Posted on 02/24/2021 12:59:37 PM PST by Capt. Tom
In the last 24 hours, Carnival Cruise Line had already removed all its May 2021 sailings from its website and now another suspension has been officially announced. The cruise line now plans to resume cruises from June 2021 at the very earliest. Mardi Gras‘ debut from Port Canaveral has also been cancelled.
Carnival Cruise Line Extends Suspension It comes as no surprise that Carnival Cruise Line has decided to extend its suspension on operations in the U.S. through May 31, 2021. It now means that Carnival cruise ships won’t begin sailings until June at the very earliest. The pause will be for even longer into the fall for select ships, which was already previously announced.
This news first started coming to light after the Miami-based cruise line removed all its May 2021 sailings from its website on Tuesday evening. Many guests started noticing that they could not book any cruises for that month and the earliest voyages were only available from June 2021.
Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line stated:
“We continue to work on plans to resume operations and are encouraged by the focus to expedite vaccine production and distribution which are having a demonstrated impact on improving public health,” said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. “We appreciate the support of all of our guests, employees and trade partners who we know are looking forward to our return.”
Carnival had previously announced an extended suspension on January 22, 2021, for all U.S. departures through April 30, 2021. The operator has also already extended its pause in Australia with Carnival Splendor cruises canceled through June 28 and Carnival Spirit through September 12, 2021.
Carnival Cancellations Guest Cancellation Options Earlier in February, Carnival already started sending out new cancellation options for guests who are booked on sailings of seven days or shorter and for sailings eight days or longer.
Guests started receiving communications recently with new options for sailings that are seven days or less on bookings through July 31, 2021. Carnival advised that it was awaiting further details from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention so was offering new options to provide further peace of mind.
For the longer sailings, the options impact 8-day sailings through October 31, 2021, and 10 & 14-day itineraries for Carnival Sensation and Carnival Pride.
Within the new options, guests will automatically receive a $100 onboard credit should their cruise still go ahead. If the voyage eventually does not go ahead and guests have not received their credit, then they will receive options already offered during the suspension of operations.
Was Carnival’s Extension Expected? Indeed it was! Norwegian Cruise Line already extended its pause through May 2021 so it was just a matter of time until another major cruise line followed. All the cruise lines out of the U.S. are waiting on the CDC for more technical details on resuming cruises, they’re all in the same boat.
Carnival has not been able to get test sailings going yet until further guidance from the CDC. Without test sailings, then guest operations can’t resume. The longer the CDC waits in allowing cruises to resume, the more vaccines come into play.
With some cruise lines already making vaccines mandatory, cruise lines could eventually wait until the various vaccines are more widely available. Vaccinated guests will undoubtedly lower the risk of cruise outbreaks, and in fact, Royal Caribbean and NCL have made this essential for crew members.
We’ve had other hints that cruises could be delayed even further with cruise line repatriating crew members once again in anticipation of a longer waiting on returning to service and even predictions from analysts.
With Carnival already sending out new cancellation options to guests there was already talk of a further delay, and that’s exactly what happened.
What About Mardi Gras? Many cruisers will be asking about Carnival’s new cruise ship the Mardi Gras. She has already been delayed four times since her original debut date at the end of August 2020 out of Copenhagen.
Mardi Gras’ new debut date was set to be May 29, 2021 but it has been confirmed that the voyage will no longer take place. The first cruise for the vessel is now showing as departing on June 5 our of Port Canaveral.
I think we can get the drift of the CDC cruise killing solution from that paragraph. Delay, delay, delay.-Tom
Even before COVID I wouldn’t set foot on a cruise ship.
Ouch. Going to be a very tough recovery in this industry. Curious as to their debt is and what the payoff period plan may be. Or may not be. Or just accepting bankruptcy and restructure of debt.
I wonder what it costs each day just to keep this company afloat?
“Carnival Cruise Lines continues to commit suicide until June 2021 or until you racist wypeepo get your act together”
“ Carnival Cruise Lines continues to commit suicide until June 20XX until you racist AND science deniers get your act together “
Around $11 million.
Cruises will be a thing of the past. They will never come back. The governments overplayed the pandemic fear to get control of everyone’s lives without seeing the consequeneces.
Biden and the dems will bale em out...for a cut.
Sink them all, make some great fishing reefs in the GOM
Can they do Zoom cruises until then?
You called it!
Without looking at the finances I get a feel that the lines are in debt for a minimum of 15 years. Most of us have mortgages of 20-30 years, but those loans are based on us having income to pay back the mortgage. To me the cruise lines are going to lose their past income even when allowed to cruise and will have to pay back billions of dollars in borrowed money and some Lines may have to reorganize under bankruptcy or take longer to pay back the loans. -Tom
You couldn’t pay me enough to do a cruise, ever. Still, it’s a shame many companies will be sunk the to bottom of the Mariana Trench from covid.
No cruising forevermore for us peons.
The abandoned ships will be doled out to the new royalty — Pelosi, McConnell, Biden, etc., for their private use.
It’s going to be an awesome year for airlines, cruises, and commercial real estate...
“From the article - “Carnival has not been able to get test sailings going yet until further guidance from the CDC. Without test sailings, then guest operations can’t resume. The longer the CDC waits in allowing cruises to resume, the more vaccines come into play.”
The CDC and Fauci are only interested in reducing infections, hospitalizations, and deaths with an objective of zero. They view any activity as an impediment to this objective. Given their way, they would have us all in quarantine awaiting our government mandated food rations. If that ruins cruising forever, they would think that is justified if it saves even one life.
Is Carnival planning on putting in even more handicapped rooms?
“ Cruises will be a thing of the past. They will never come back. The governments overplayed the pandemic fear to get control of everyone’s lives without seeing the consequences.”
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Ok, let’s band together and buy all their ships when they go under, for
pennies on the dollar, Chain them all together out in international waters,
and move what little is left of the American Constitutional Republic there, while this one turns itself into Venezuela. (They don’t intend for there to
be any place to escape to, do they?)
/S
~Easy
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