MIAMI, Oct. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Cruise Line
announced plans for more ship restarts for January and February, as
it works towards the return of its full fleet sailing from U.S.
homeports in the spring of 2022.
With 17 ships scheduled to be operating by year-end, Carnival
Sunshine will restart from Charleston on Jan. 13 and Carnival Liberty from Port Canaveral
on Feb. 11.
With today's announcement, Carnival's U.S.-based operations will
cover the following homeports and ships by February, and represents
90 percent of Carnival's U.S.-based capacity:
- Galveston: Carnival Breeze, Carnival Dream and Carnival
Vista
- Miami: Carnival Freedom,
Carnival Horizon, Carnival Sunrise and Carnival Conquest
- Port Canaveral: Mardi
Gras, Carnival Elation, Carnival Magic and
Carnival Liberty (effective Feb.
11)
- New Orleans: Carnival
Glory and Carnival Valor
- Long Beach: Carnival
Panorama, Carnival Radiance and Carnival Miracle
- Baltimore: Carnival
Legend
- Tampa: Carnival
Pride
- Charleston: Carnival Sunshine (effective Jan. 13)
"Our restart plan continues to excel across all metrics, and we
are looking forward to completing the restart of the fleet in the
new year," said Christine Duffy,
president of Carnival Cruise Line. "We appreciate the support
and patience of our guests, travel agents and port and destination
partners who have been key to this successful restart."
Duffy said that Carnival continues to carefully monitor the
status of public health and adjust its operating protocols
accordingly. "We are optimistic that vaccines will be
approved for children between the ages of 5-11 before the end of
the year and we look forward to welcoming more families back on
board," she added. As it relates to ships operating in
January and February, Carnival will continue to operate vaccinated
cruises under its current protocols.
Cruises on Carnival's three remaining U.S.-based ships –
Carnival Ecstasy from Jacksonville, Carnival Paradise from
Tampa, and Carnival Sensation from
Mobile – have been cancelled through February.
In addition, Carnival Splendor from Sydney, Australia is cancelled through
Feb. 7, and Carnival Spirit from
Brisbane, Australia is cancelled
through Feb. 20.
For additional information on Carnival Cruise Line and to book a
cruise vacation, call 1-800-CARNIVAL, visit www.carnival.com, or
contact your favorite travel advisor or online travel site.
About Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Cruise Line is
proud to be known as America's Cruise Line with a total of 24
ships, sailing from 14 U.S. homeports and employing more than
40,000 team members from 120 nationalities. The line resumed
cruise operations July 3, 2021 while
its newest and most innovative ship, Mardi Gras, featuring the first roller
coaster at sea and the first in the Americas powered by
eco-friendly Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) debuted from Port
Canaveral, Fla., July 31, 2021.
As part of its 50th Birthday festivities, Carnival
Celebration, sister ship to Mardi
Gras, is scheduled to debut in late 2022 from PortMiami,
along with an as-yet-unnamed ship slated to enter service in
2023.
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