MIAMI, July 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Cruise
Line will be notifying guests and travel agents on Tuesday of
revisions to the delivery of its newest ship, Mardi Gras, as well as the transformed
Carnival Radiance – both resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic – and
new itineraries for Carnival Breeze and Carnival Magic that are all
part of an updated deployment plan from November 2020 to May
2021.
The key points of the changes:
- Mardi Gras, the first
LNG-powered ship to operate in the Western Hemisphere and featuring
the first roller coaster at sea, will now enter into service from
Port Canaveral, Fla. on Feb. 6, 2021.
Itineraries out of Port Canaveral for departures from Nov. 14, 2020 to Jan. 30,
2021 have been cancelled.
- Carnival Radiance's $200 million
dry dock at the Cadiz, Spain
shipyard was suspended this spring when the COVID-19 pandemic
resulted in a nationwide lockdown. Carnival is now evaluating
shipyard options to complete the transformation, but the ship is
likely not going to be completed until the spring.
- As a result of the delayed arrival of Carnival Radiance,
Carnival Breeze will be redeployed from Fort Lauderdale to Port Canaveral and will
assume the itineraries for Carnival Radiance from Nov. 8, 2020 to Apr. 24,
2021. Consequently, guests on 18 Carnival Breeze sailings
from Fort Lauderdale scheduled to
operate from Nov. 7, 2020 to
Mar. 7, 2021 are being notified that
their cruises have been cancelled.
- Carnival Magic's transatlantic and European itineraries from
Mar. 13, 2021 to May 3, 2021 have been cancelled. Seven sailings
previously scheduled for Carnival Breeze from Fort. Lauderdale from Mar. 13 to Apr. 24, 2021 will move to
Miami and those guests will sail
on the same itinerary, but on Carnival Magic operating from
PortMiami.
"We continue to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on
global commerce, public health and our cruise operations. In
addition to our current pause in service, there have been many
other unintended consequences, including shipyard, dry dock and
ship delivery delays, and related changes to our deployment plans
for our fleet," said Christine
Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. "While we
had hoped to make up construction time on Mardi Gras over the summer, it's clear we
will need extra time to complete this magnificent ship. We
share our guests' disappointment and appreciate their patience as
we work through this unprecedented time in our business and the
lives of so many people. We remain committed to working with
government, public health and industry officials to support the
response to the pandemic and to return to operations when the time
is right."
Guest and travel agent notifications will be emailed over the
course of the day on Tuesday, July 7. Carnival expressed its
appreciation for their guests' and travel agent partners' patience
as it completes the notification process.
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