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20 July 2021 - 4:00PM
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Carnival Cruise Line Makes Plans For Additional Ship Restarts In September And
October
More Than Half the Carnival Fleet to be Sailing by October With Carnival
Planning to Continue to Operate Vaccinated Cruises
MIAMI, July 19, 2021 -- Carnival Cruise Line announced today that three more
ships will resume guest operations in September, and another four in
October - bringing the total number of ships to 15 - as the line's successful
restart of operations continues to ramp up. Based on the success of its
initial resumption of service and the guest response to the onboard experience
and health and safety protocols that have been implemented, Carnival
will continue to operate all its ships as vaccinated cruises through at least
October.
The three ships for September are Carnival Glory from New Orleans, starting
Sept. 5, Carnival Pride from Baltimore, starting Sept. 12, and Carnival Dream
from Galveston, starting Sept. 19.
Turning to October, the four additional ships to restart will be Carnival
Conquest from Miami, effective Oct. 8, Carnival Freedom from Miami, effective
Oct. 9, Carnival Elation from Port Canaveral, effective Oct. 11, and Carnival
Sensation from Mobile, effective Oct. 21.
Related to this announcement, Carnival is notifying guests and travel agents of
an extension in its pause of operations through Sept. 5 for Carnival Pride from
Baltimore, Sept. 11 for Carnival Dream from Galveston, Oct. 4 for Carnival
Conquest from Miami and Oct. 16 for Carnival Sensation from Mobile. Cruises on
Carnival Sunshine from Charleston, Carnival Ecstasy from Jacksonville and
Carnival Liberty from Port Canaveral will be cancelled through Oct. 31. In
addition, a three-day cruise on Carnival Miracle from Long Beach on Sept. 24 is
being cancelled, and then Carnival Miracle will begin sailing from Long Beach
on Sept. 27.
"We are very excited about our restart and greatly appreciate the support of
our guests, travel agents and port and destination partners," said Christine
Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. "By the end of July, we will have
five ships in our restart plan, including the introduction of service on Mardi
Gras, and we are seeing a great combination of strong demand and strong guest
satisfaction scores tied to the positive guest experience on board."
Carnival will continue to welcome unvaccinated guests on board, but all
unvaccinated guests including children under the age of 12, will be subject to
pre-cruise and pre-embarkation testing and testing again prior to debarkation
(on cruises longer than four days) along with a $150 per person charge to
cover the costs of testing, reporting and health and safety screenings. At this
time, Carnival is limiting operation of its supervised youth programs to
vaccinated children and youth 12 years and older. Unvaccinated guests departing
from Florida (effective July 31) and Texas (effective Aug. 2) will also need to
show proof of travel insurance coverage, based on the itineraries being sailed
and the requirements of ports and destinations visited. These additional
measures will be in place through at least October but may be extended based on
guidance from public health and medical advisors and the requirements of
destination partners.
"The decision to sail with vaccinated voyages was a difficult one to make, and
we recognize this is disappointing to some of our guests especially the many
families with children under the age of 12 who we love to sail, and who love to
sail with us," said Duffy. "It's important to remember that this is a temporary
measure given the current circumstances. In consultation with our medical
experts and advisors, we've determined this plan is in the best interests of
the health and safety of our guests, crew and the destinations that we bring
our ships to. It's very important that we continue to maintain the confidence
of our destination partners, so that we can provide our guests with the optimal
cruise experience and sail our itineraries."
"Our plan envisions successfully bringing back our entire fleet by the end of
the year, returning to full service - most especially for the millions of
families who sail with us - and building back our business for the benefit of
our guests, employees and the tens of thousands of jobs and local businesses
that depend on our company. We will continue to offer exemptions to
our unvaccinated guests on a limited, capacity-managed basis within 14 days of
sailing as we finalize the vaccinated guest count. The more bookings
we initially secure for our cruises with fully vaccinated guests, the more
exemptions we can ultimately offer for those unvaccinated guests already
booked and those wishing to sail," Duffy added.
Booked guests and travel advisors are being notified of the plans for the
returning ships, the cruise cancellations and the process by which they are
being asked to follow to confirm traveler vaccination status and to apply
for an exemption to the vaccination standard. Guests who want to change their
plans, who are unable to wait to see if they receive an exemption, or who
cannot meet the vaccination standards may change their reservation without
penalty or request a full refund. Guests, travel advisors and news media with
additional questions are encouraged to review Carnival's Have Fun. Be Safe.
page and FAQ on Carnival.com.
SOURCE Carnival Cruise Line
CONTACT: Vance Gulliksen, media@carnival.com
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