Say what you will about Carnival, there’s one thing the line does better than any other: comedy. And we’re not talking about passenger brawls or wardrobe malfunctions! Why? Because instead of featuring a guest comedian who performs one or two evenings in the main theater during the course of a cruise, every Carnival ship has a smaller, dedicated space for comedy called “The Punchliner Comedy Club.” Each Carnival sailing will feature multiple rotating comedians performing anywhere from 5 to 30+ total shows depending on the length and itinerary of the cruise. Before I answer some additional questions about The Punchliner Comedy Club and provide the schedule of comedians by ship for 2024, since we’re talking comedy, I figured I’d share my three favorite cruise jokes:
And why I’ll never get hired as a cruise ship comedian…
Joke 1
Question: What did the ocean say to the cruise ship passengers? Answer: Nothing, it just waved!
Joke 2
Question: Why was the cruise passenger afraid to buy a new hat? Answer: He was afraid of cap-sizing.
Joke 3
Question: What is it like to work on a cruise ship? Answer: It has its ups and downs!
There are two different kinds of shows offered, adults only (rated R) and family friendly (rated PG). Those under 18 are never allowed in the adults only shows (Carnival is very strict about this).
No! Unlike comedy clubs on land, there is no charge or minimum drink purchase at The Punchliner Comedy Club on Carnival. All show are included in your cruise fare.
Arrive early! There are capacity limits for every show and popular comedians will attract large crowds. You can find out which comedians are performing each night by looking on the HUB App or on the daily printed Fun Times schedule provided to your cabin each day. Sometimes the same show will be repeated over the course of a cruise, so be sure to check the schedule in advance for the names of the shows. Also, if there are back-to-back shows scheduled and you’d like to see both of them, crew will usually clear the club between shows, so you’ll have to exit and then re-enter. In terms of dress code, it’s “cruise casual” – almost anything goes except for bathing attire, flip-flops, and cut-off or basketball shorts. There is no smoking in the comedy club.
Bar service is offered in The Punchliner Comedy Club. Here’s the menu:
While this list isn’t 100% complete (I’ll keep adding to it as I receive additional scheduling information), if there’s a particular comedian you’re dying to see, you can use it as a rough guide (keep in mind that schedules can change for a variety of reasons, including at the last minute due to illness).
INDEX (skip to):
Breeze
Celebration
Conquest
Dream
Elation
Firenze
Freedom
Glory
Horizon
Jubilee
Legend
Liberty
Luminosa
Magic
Mardi Gras
Miracle
Panorama
Paradise
Pride
Radiance
Spirit
Sunrise
Sunshine
Valor
Venezia
Vista
April 7-13: Valarie Storm
April 13-18: Carl Strong
April 22-May 2: Carl Strong
May 2-6: Cee-Jay Jones
May 6-16: Chris Strait
May 16-20: Spike Davis
May 20-25: Spike Davis
May 20-25: Daniel Dugar
June 8-17: Alex Elkin
June 13-22: Carl Strong
June 22-27: Adam Hunter
June 27-July 1: Azeem
July 1-6: Ronnie Bullard
July 15-20: Kier
August 12-22: Ronnie Bullard
August 17-26: Alex Elkin
August 26-31: Kier
September 5-14: Manny Olivera
September 5-9: Kier
September 9-19: Kim Harrison
September 19-23: Alex Elkin
September 22-28: Kier
October 17-2: Russ Nagel
October 21-23: Jeff Shaw
October 23-26: Jeff Shaw
November 9-18: Russ Nagel
November 23-26: Will C
November 26-28: Will C
December 21-26: Will C
April 18-24: Valarie Storm
April 24-28: Spike Davis
April 24-May 1: Jill Kimmel
April 24-May 1: Lowell Sanders
May 1-4: Azeem
Jones May 1-5: Cee-Jay
May 14-22: Manny Maldonado
May 24-31: Jimmy Della Valle
May 26-29: Ronnie Bullard
May 29-June 2: Russ Nagel
June 5-9: Manny Maldonado
June 5-9: Manny Olivera
June 18-23: Alex Elkin
June 18-26: Valarie Storm
June 26-30: Manny Maldonado
July 10-17: Jill Kimmel
July 13-17: Azeem
July 13-17: Cee-Jay Jones
July 17-21: Chris Wiles
August 7-10: Ronnie Bullard
August 7-10: Azeem
August 14-18: Manny Olivera
August 14-21: Jill Kimmel
August 21-25: Kim Harrison
August 29-September 1: Russ Nagel
September 4-11: Ronnie Bullard
September 7-11: Cee-Jay Jones
September 25-29: Cee-Jay Jones
October 3-6: Jill Kimmel
October 6-10: Jill Kimmel
October 6-10: Russ Nagel
October 16-20: Spike Davis
October 20-24: Spike Davis
October 27-32: Ronnie Bullard
December 1-4: Kim Harrison
December 15-19: Ronnie Bullard
December 19-22: Cee-Jay Jones
December 22-26: Cee-Jay Jones
April 1-8: Lowell Sanders
May 6-11: Kim Harrison
May 24-31: Jimmy Della Valle
June 7-14: Kim Harrison
August 2-9: Jimmy Della Valle
August 5-12: Mike Burton
September 2-9: Mike Burton
September 20-23: Jimmy Della Valle
October 4-7: Spike Davis
October 7-11: Spike Davis
October 25-28: Spike Davis
October 28-November 1: Spike Davis
April 3-9: D.J. Cooch
April 20-22: Randy Lubas
May 7-15: Carl Strong
May 15-21: Mike Speenberg
May 18-20: Azeem
May 21-26: Carl Strong
May 21-29: Kim Harrison
May 29-June 4: Ronnie Bullard
June 18-25: Azeem
June 26-29:Alex Elkin
June 26-29: Jill Kimmel
June 29-July 2: Mike Brody
August 7-10: Spike Davis
August 7-13: Alex Elkin
September 7-10: Spike Davis
September 10-18: Mike Brody
September 24-29: Jimmy Della Valle
November 16-19: Ronnie Bullard
December 11-17: Russ Nagel
April 6-15: Julie Scoggins
April 15-24: Myles Weber
April 20-29: Daniel Dugar
April 26-May 5: Larry Omaha
May 9-13: JC Coccoli
May 23-June 1: Manny Maldonado
June 10-16: Mike Speenberg
June 24-29: Larry Omaha
May 21-30: Spencer James
May 30-June 4: Valarie Storm
June 4-9: Spike Davis
June 9-13: Spike Davis
June 4-13: Jill Kimmel
June 13-18: Chris Strait
August 4 -8: Cee-Jay Jones
August 13-21: Russ Nagel
August 27-31: Cee-Jay Jones
August 31-September 3: Jimmy Della Valle
September 3-10: Jason Love
October 8-15: Jason Love
October 12-15: Jill Kimmel
October 15-19: Jill Kimmel
October 22-29: Jimmy Della Valle
October 22-29: Chris Strait
April 4-11: Jason Love
April 22-May 2: Kim Harrison
April 27-May 6: Valarie Storm
June 3-8: Russ Nagel
June 13-17: Matt Stanley
June 17-22: JC Coccoli
July 6-11: Spike Davis
July 11-15: Spike Davis
July 7-15: Kim Harrison
August 17-22: Kier
August 17-26: Jason Love
September 5-14: Myles Weber
May 2-10: Ronnie Bullard
May 17-23: Myles Weber
June 21-27: Myles Weber
August 16-23: Myles Weber
August 23-26: Ronnie Bullard
September 2-9: Mike Brody
September 23-27: Spike Davis
September 27-30: Spike Davis
September 27-30: Jason Love
September 30-October 4: Kier
October 7-11: Kier
October 11-18: Kim Harrison
October 18-25: Mike Brody
October 18-25: Myles Weber
October 25-28: Jason Love
October 28-November 1: Kier
October 31-November 4: Kenny Miller
November 8-15: Ronnie Bullard
November 15-22: Kenny Miller
April 10-16: Damon Sumner
April 24-May 1: Russ Nagel
May 22-28: Azeem
June 5-8: Ronnie Bullard
June 12-19: Ronnie Bullard
August 1-6: Kim Harrison
August 29-September 3: Chris Strait
September 3-12: Russ Nagel
September 12-17: Ronnie Bullard
October 1-10: Kim Harrison
October 10-15: Manny Olivera
October 10-15: Azeem
November 20-23: Cee-Jay Jones
November 23-27: Cee-Jay Jones
December 20-23: Kim Harrison
December 23-27: Kim Harrison
March 30-April 2: Russ Nagel
April 2-9: Cee-Jay Jones
April 13-16: Manny Olivera
April 16-23: Ronnie Bullard
April 27-30: Azeem
April 30-May 4: Alex Elkin
April 30-May 4: Julie Scoggins
May 7-11: Spike Davis
May 11-14: Spike Davis
May 14-18: Manny Olivera
May 14-18: Alex Elkin
May 21-24: Cee-Jay Jones
May 25-28: Cee-Jay Jones
May 28-June 4: Alex Elkin
June 11-15: Manny Olivera
June 11-14: Chris Wiles
June 14-18: Chris Wiles
June 22-25: Jill Kimmel
June 25-29: Cee-Jay Jones
June 29-July 2: Alex Elkin
July 9-13: Jimmy Della Valle
July 13-16: Jeff Shaw
July 9-16: Ronnie Bullard
July 16-20: Kim Harrison
July 16-20: Spike Davis
July 20-23: Spike Davis
July 30- August 3: Cee-Jay Jones
August 13-17: Cee-Jay Jones
August 17-20: Cee-Jay Jones
August 27-31: Chris Wiles
September 3-7: Kim Harrison
September 9-14: Jimmy Della Valle
September 10-17: Azeem
September 24-28: Alex Elkin
September 28-October 1: Chris Wiles
October 15-19: Chris Wiles
October 29-November 2: Jeff Shaw
November 2-5: Russ Nagel
November 12-16: Cee-Jay Jones
November 16-19: Cee-Jay Jones
December 10-14: Ronnie Bullard
April 3-10: Kim Harrison
April 3-10: Mike Delamont
April 14-17: Kenny Miller
April 17-21: Kenny Miller
April 10-18: Ronnie Bullard
May 29-June 3: Kenny Miller
June 11-16: Kenny Miller
June 23-28: Jeff Shaw
July 2-12: Chris Strait
June 11-19: Russ Nagel
September 12-22: Chris Strait
September 12-15: Cee-Jay Jones
September 16-22: Cee-Jay Jones
October 6-12: Cee-Jay Jones
December 1-4: Jeff Shaw
December 15-18: Kim Harrison
April 1-8: Ronnie Bullard
April 15-22: Chris Strait
May 9-12: Mike Delamont
May 12-19: Daniel Dugar
May 19-26: Sid Davis
May 30-June 6: Kim Harrison
July 3-7: Cee-Jay Jones
July 7-10: Cee-Jay Jones
June 6-9: JC Coccoli
June 20-24: Chris Strait
July 24-28: Adam Hunter
July 24-31: Kim Harrison
August 28-September 4: Adam Hunter
October 16-23: Adam Hunter
April 18-25: Matt Sadler
May 1-4: Lance Montalto
May 1-4: Jeff Shaw
May 11-15: Omar Tarango
May 11-20: Russ Nagel
May 15-30: Lance Montalto
May 20-22: Omar Tarango
May 20-25: Ronnie Bullard
June 10-13: Lance Montalto
June 15-20: Daniel Dugar
July 13-20: Mike Brody
August 3-12: Manny Olivera
August 15-17: Jeff Shaw
August 17-22: Mike Burton
August 17-24: Mike Brody
September 2-9: Mike Burton
September 7-9: Jeff Shaw
September 9-12: Jeff Shaw
April 10-17: Rafi Gonzalez
April 17-23: Azeem
April 17-24: Alex Elkin
April 24-28: Julie Scoggins
April 28-May 1: Cee-Jay Jones
May 29-June: Chris Wiles
June 20-26: Ronnie Bullard
July 7-10: Chris Wiles
July 17-14: Ronnie Bullard
August 14-21: Chris Strait
September 15-18: Chris Wiles
October 1-4: Kenny Miller
October 19-22: Ronnie Bullard
October 27-30: Russ Nagel
November 24-27: Russ Nagel
April 1-3: Chris Wiles
April 3-6: Chris Wiles
April 6-9: Chris Wiles
April 9-13: Alex Elkin
April 15-24: Mike Delamont
April 20-23: Manny Olivera
April 23-27: Manny Maldonado
May 4-6: Jill Kimmel
May 14-25: Lowell Sanders
May 22-27: Valarie Storm
May 22-27: Chris Wiles
May 27-June 3: Jill Kimmel
June 1-3: Spike Davis
June 24-29: Spike Davis
July 17-21: Jason Love
July 24-27: Russ Nagel
July 27-31: Alex Elkin
August 3-6: Ronnie Bullard
August 21-24 Spike Davis
August 24-28 Spike Davis
August 28-31: Alex Elkin
September 11-14: Spike Davis
September 14-18: Spike Davis
September 21-23: Jeff Shaw
September 23-25: Jeff Shaw
September 28-October 2: Manny Olivera
October 2-9: Azeem
October 16-19: Manny Olivera
October 23-26: Ronnie Bullard
October 26-29: Kim Harrison
October 29-November 2: Jason Love
November 2-6: Kim Harrison
November 2-6: Ronnie Bullard
November 20-23: Ronnie Bullard
November 23-27: Chris Wiles
December 28-January 1, 2025: Russ Nagel
March 30-April 2: Omar Tarango
April 6-11: Russ Nagel
April 15-21: Lance Montalto
June 7-24: Lance Montalto
June 28-July 5: Kier
June 27-July 4: Kenny Miller
July 19-21: Jeff Shaw
July 21-23: Jeff Shaw
July 26-29: Jeff Shaw
July 29-31: Jeff Shaw
July 31-August 10: Kier
October 16-21: Kier
November 3-5: Jeff Shaw
December 9-11: Jeff Shaw
December 11-14: Jeff Shaw
December 14-17: Jeff Shaw
March 30-April 13: Spencer James
April 23-30: Jason Love
April 1-10: Manny Olivera
April 20-23: Jill Kimmel
May 7-14: Larry Omaha
June 2-15: Spencer James
June 11-18: Larry Omaha
June 18-25: Jason Love
June 18-25: Manny Maldonado
July 16-23: Russ Nagel
July 23-27: Jason Love
July 30-August 6: Chris Strait
December 3-6: Cee-Jay Jones
December 6-9: Cee-Jay Jones
April 6-15: JC Coccoli
April 11-20: Larry Omaha
April 20-29: JC Coccoli
April 29-May 9: Chris Wiles
April 29-May 29: Mike Speenberg
May 28-June 1: Larry Omaha
June 6-10: Larry Omaha
June 6-13: Valarie Storm
June 16-24: Manny Olivera
July 4-11: Alex Elkin
September 16-21: Russ Nagel
September 20-29: Kenny Miller
October 6-10: Chris Wiles
October 19-24: Chris Wiles
October 23-30: Kenny Miller
November 7-11: Kim Harrison
November 11-16: Kim Harrison
April 21-24: Larry Omaha
May 22-26: JC Coccoli
June 9-12: Jeff Shaw
July 27-31: Chris Wiles
August 7-14: Jason Love
August 13-17: Kenny Miller
September 1-4: Chris Wiles
September 25-October 2: Mike Burton
October 24-30: Manny Olivera
November 24-27: Kenny Miller
March 29-April 1: Cee-Jay Jones
April 12-19: Spencer James
April 15-22: Chris Wiles
April 22-26: Cee-Jay Jones
April 26-May 3: Chris Strait
May 3-6: Lowell Sanders
May 3-10: Jason Love
May 10-17: Spencer James
May 17-24: Larry Omaha
June 10-17: Manny Maldonado
June 24-July 1: Spencer James
July 1-8: Jason Love
July 8-15: Russ Nagel
July 22-29: Jimmy Della Valle
August 9-12: Jill Kimmel
August 23-26: Russ Nagel
October 4-7: Jimmy Della Valle
October 4-7: Chris Strait
October 13-18: Chris Strait
October 21-27: Jill Kimmel
November 4-11: Chris Wiles
December 1-9: Russ Nagel
April 6-9: Kenny Miller
April 23-26: Jeff Shaw
May 1-6: Omar Tarango
May 7-11: Russ Nagel
May 11-15: Kenny Miller
May 28-June 4: Adam Hunter
June 4-7: Omar Tarango
June 11-15: Daniel Dugar
July 13-16: Adam Hunter
July 20-27: Mike Brody
July 23-27: Chris Strait
August 20-24: Adam Hunter
August 24-27: Mike Brody
August 31-September 2: Jeff Shaw
September 20-24: Jason Love
September 30-October 3: Cee-Jay Jones
October 3-9: Mike Burton
October 26-29: Mike Brody
April 11-14: Azeem
April 11-20: Kim Harrison
April 20-29: Rafi Gonzalez
June 15-24: Rafi Gonzalez
July 18-22: Jill Kimmel
August 10-19: Rafi Gonzalez
August 18-23: Kenny Miller
September 2-12: Rafi Gonzalez
September 21-30: Kim Harrison
October 24-November 2: Rafi Gonzalez
December 14-23: Kenny Miller
March 30-April 7: Paul Hooper
April 4-8: Spike Davis
April 17-21: Spike Davis
April 17-21: Cee-Jay Jones
April 21-24: Mike Speenberg
May 2-11: Daniel Dugar
May 6-11: Alex Elkin
May 15-19: Cee-Jay Jones
May 19-21: Jeff Shaw
May 25-June 3: Mike Speenberg
June 27-July 1: Valarie Storm
July 1-3: Jeff Shaw
July 3-6: Jeff Shaw
August 17-25: Chris Wiles
September 22-28: Chris Wiles
September 26-September 28: Jeff Shaw
September 28-October 1: Jeff Shaw
November 18-21: Jeff Shaw
November 21-24: Jeff Shaw
November 24-27: Jeff Shaw
March 28-April 1: Adam Hunter
April 6-15: Sid Davis
April 11-20: Adam Hunter
May 27-June 1: Chris Strait
June 1-10: Daniel Dugar
June 15-24: Kim Harrison
August 15-19 Spike Davis
September 30-October 10: Adam Hunter
October 28-November 2: Adam Hunter
November 7-11: Chris Strait
November 16-21: Lance Montalto
December 5-9: Kim Harrison
December 9-14: Kim Harrison
May 6-17: Jeff Shaw
May 11-20: Kim Harrison
June 14-22: Jeff Shaw
June 14-18: Cee-Jay Jones
June 22-30: Chris Wiles
June 22-30: Russ Nagel
July 28-August 1: Spike Davis
August 1-5: Spike Davis
August 9-17: Kim Harrison
August 22-31: Jill Kimmel
September 18-24: Manny Olivera
October 30-November 4: Cee-Jay Jones
November 4-8: Cee-Jay Jones
December 29-January 1, 2025: Kim Harrison
April 4-11: Jason Love
April 20-24: Mike Delamont
April 24-May 1: Ronnie Bullard
April 28-May 1: Manny Maldonado
May 15-21: Valarie Storm
May 21-29: Russ Nagel
May 29-June 4: Manny Olivera
June 4-12: Jason Love
June 26-29: Kim Harrison
July 10-16: Myles Weber
July 24-30: Kier
August 3-18: Tim Bateman
August 27-September 1: Azeem
September 1-4: Kier
September 18-21: Ronnie Bullard
October 22-27: Kier
October 30-November 2: Tim Bateman
November 13-19: Chris Wiles
December 2-8: Ronnie Bullard
December 3-11: Chris Wiles
December 17-22: Lance Montalto
Azeem
Cee-Jay Jones
Chris Wiles
Damon Sumner
Jason Love
Jeff Shaw
Jill Kimmel
Kenny Miller
Kier
Kim Harrison
Manny Olivera
Miles Weber
Ronnie Bullard
Russ Nagel
Spike Davis
Valarie Storm
William Cliffton (Will C)
And with that…
Class Dismissed!
Homework (10 points): Who is your favorite comedian on Carnival? Share to the comments!
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