Key Aspects:
- Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Firenze suffered a major computer system failure on December 15, 2025.
- The technology problem delayed the ship’s departure by at least one day.
- The ship is due to operate a 6-night Mexican Riviera voyage.
A technology glitch appears to have caused a major, overnight departure delay of a Carnival Cruise Line ship’s Mexican Riviera voyage.
Carnival Firenze, sailing roundtrip from Long Beach, California, was due to leave port on December 15, 2025, but was forced to remain in port due to a connectivity problem, the full details of which are not known.
Guests booked on the 6-night voyage posted about the delay on social media, saying the ship was scheduled to depart at 3 p.m. The technology issue, however, forced the ship to stay in port overnight, and as of the morning of December 16, 2025, it was still there…