| Whoa, Carnival’s halfway there…

CARNIVAL Corporation will operate three-quarters of its fleet capacity by the end of the year.

The company has announced sailings on more than 50 ships through to the end of the year across Carnival Cruise Line (CCL), Holland America Line (pictured), Princess Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Line, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line and the United Kingdom’s P&O Cruises.

Of those brands, Carnival Corp envisions CCL’s entire fleet will return to service by the end of the year, while eight of the company’s nine total brands have now announced plans to resume guest operations, with the outlier being P&O Cruises Australia, which recently extended its pause until mid-Dec (CW 02 Jul).

Nearly half of Carnival Corp’s capacity will be represented by ships homeported in the US.

Further brand restart announcements are expected in the coming weeks, including resumption plans for more ships and itineraries for this year.

“With strong ongoing demand for cruising, we look forward to serving our guests with additional ships announced across eight of our brands and nearly three-quarters of our fleet capacity returning by the end of this year, marking an important milestone for our company and all those who rely on the strong economic impacts generated by the global cruise industry,” said Carnival Corp Chief Communications Officer Roger Frizzell.