MIAMI, Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival
Cruise Line today released plans for additional ship deployments as
it continues to refine its phased in approach to a return to guest
operations for 2021, resulting in some ship-specific cruise
cancellations and movements. Those plans include:
- Related to already-announced dry dock plans for Carnival Magic,
Carnival Paradise and Carnival Valor, those ships' return to
operations will be delayed until November
2021. Consequently, voyages on Carnival Magic from Norfolk
(embarkations from Sept. 29-Oct. 30),
Carnival Paradise from Tampa
(embarkations from June 5-Oct. 28)
and Carnival Valor from New
Orleans (embarkations from Sept.
16-Oct. 28) have been cancelled.
- Carnival Miracle's planned seasonal service from San Diego has been suspended until further
notice, and sailings out of San
Diego that were available for sale through April 2023 have been cancelled, with the
exception of seven voyages to Hawaii, which will move to Long Beach.
- Carnival Radiance's dry dock and transformation has been moved
to September, with a planned arrival to Long Beach in November
2021.
- With Carnival Miracle's reposition to Long Beach, the ship will assume the three-
and four-day itineraries for Carnival Radiance from May 3-Nov. 1, 2021 as well as the seven Hawaii
Carnival Journeys referenced above. In addition, Carnival Miracle
will launch a new program of four- and five-day cruises to
Mexico during the winter season,
beginning November 2021 and
continuing through April 2023.
Carnival is advising guests and travel agents of these
changes. Where possible, West Coast guests are being
accommodated in a transfer to Carnival Miracle (from Carnival
Radiance), or the retention of their Hawaiian itinerary via a
Long Beach embarkation
instead. With this change, Carnival will eventually run a
three-ship operation from its port facility at Long Beach:
Carnival Panorama sailing seven-day Mexican Riviera itineraries and
Carnival Radiance operating three- and four-day itineraries
year-round, with Carnival Miracle operating four- and five-day
Mexico and 14-day Hawaii itineraries during the winter.
"Like so much about this current global situation, we are
adapting our plans as circumstances evolve and we are able to
confirm alternatives. We are disappointed that our return to
seasonal ports like Norfolk and San
Diego has been impacted and appreciate the support of those
port partners and communities. The support of our guests,
travel agents, ports and business partners has truly been
overwhelming as we work through this situation," said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise
Line.
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SOURCE Carnival Cruise Line