Carnival Cruise
Line Cancels Some Cruises For November And December
MIAMI, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) decision to extend its
no-sail order for cruise operations, Carnival Cruise Line is
notifying guests and travel agents that it has cancelled cruises
from all U.S. homeports except Miami and Port Canaveral for November and
December 2020. While operations
from Miami and Port Canaveral in
November and December are still not certain, Carnival is focusing
its initial return to service from those two homeports, whenever
that might occur.
Carnival continues to work on protocols and procedures that
would allow for the resumption of cruise operations, with a
gradual, phased-in approach, designating Miami and Port Canaveral as the first two
homeports for embarkations. Cruises currently scheduled for
November and December from those two homeports will remain in place
for the time being while Carnival evaluates options. However,
the cruise line is providing guests booked on cruises in November
and December out of Miami and Port
Canaveral the ability to voluntarily cancel their reservation and
receive the same offer that all other impacted guests are
receiving, which includes a combination future cruise credit and
onboard credit, or a full refund.
"As we have said throughout this pause, our return to operations
will be gradual and phased in. And while we are not making
any presumptions, once cruising is allowed, we will center our
initial start-up from the homeports of Miami and Port Canaveral," said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise
Line. "The health and safety of our guests, crew and
communities we serve remain the cornerstone of our plans and
decisions. The patience and support of our guests and travel
agent partners have been a huge motivation to our team as we have
worked through this unprecedented situation and we are dedicated to
getting back to operations when the time is right."
CONTACT: Vance Gulliksen,
media@carnival.com