CARNIVAL Cruise Line has once again been forced to cancel additional Australian sailings due to the ban on international cruise ships, with the company this morning informing travel advisors of further suspensions. All Carnival Splendor voyages are now cancelled up to and including 04 Mar 2022, along with Carnival Spirit...
CARNIVAL Cruise Line has once again been forced to cancel additional Australian sailings due to the ban on international cruise ships, with the company this morning informing travel advisors of further suspensions.
All Carnival Splendor voyages are now cancelled up to and including 04 Mar 2022, along with Carnival Spirit (pictured) departures through until 06 Mar 2022.
“While we continue to make progress on our plan to return to service, there is still no certainty when cruise departures from Australia can resume,” Carnival said in a travel agent update.
A range of flexible options are being offered, including 100% refunds or alternatively future cruise credits with bonus onboard credits for rebookings.
“Carnival will resume cruising when the time is right, and will do so with enhanced health measures developed in conjunction with government authorities, public health experts, local ports of call and the Cruise Lines International Association,” the update noted.
MEANWHILE, the news for Carnival is better in the United States, where the cruise line overnight confirmed all 22 of its American-based ships would return to service by Mar.
The previous deployment scheme had planned for 19 ships in operation by Feb, with the latest update to see Carnival Sensation recommence sailing from Mobile on 05 Mar; Carnival Ecstasy from Jacksonville on 07 Mar; and Carnival Paradise out of Tampa on 12 Mar 2022.
ADDITIONALLY, the cruise line has also announced the 2023 delivery of its third Excel-class vessel, which will be named Carnival Jubilee, and will initially be deployed out of Galveston.
Her sister ships include Mardi Gras which recently started sailing from Port Canaveral, and Carnival Celebration which is scheduled for delivery next year.
