[2] Carnival Miracle has an eleven-story atrium with a ruby-red glass ceiling, which is also part of the "whale tail" funnel.

On March 8, 2015 the Miracle entered "Drydock #2" operated by BAE Systems at Pier 70 in San Francisco, California to be refurbished.

This plan was subsequently cancelled in May 2016[8] and in November 2016, Carnival announced that Miracle would relocate to Tampa, Florida in January 2018 to undertake cruises to the western Caribbean.

[10] In June 2018, the cruise line announced that Carnival Miracle would reposition to San Diego, California in late 2019.

[11] In March 2023, it was announced that Carnival Miracle would reposition to Galveston in October 2024 and will be the fourth ship based out of that homeport.