Key Aspects:
- A popular wine festival and a road paving project will both impact travel to Norfolk for guests boarding Carnival Sunshine on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
- Carnival has notified guests about potential traffic delays and noted that everyone must be onboard the ship by the final boarding time on their boarding passes.
- There is no change to Carnival Sunshine‘s 4 p.m. departure time or the 8-night Canada itinerary.
Carnival Cruise Line guests setting sail aboard Carnival Sunshine on Saturday, October 17, 2026 will face a double whammy of traffic disruptions in Norfolk as they head to the cruise terminal for embarkation. The cruise line has sent out a traffic alert to make sure all guests are aware of the challenges and how best to ensure they do not miss the ship.
“Norfolk’s Wine Festival will occur on the day of your embarkation, resulting in street closures and heavier than normal traffic in some areas. Additionally, the eastbound Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (I-64 toward Norfolk) will be closed for scheduled roadwork,”the notification email explained.…