Carnival Cruise Line cancels additional cruises through end of January; Galveston third on list for resuming operations
GALVESTON, Texas โ Carnival Cruise Line has notified guests and travel agents that it has canceled additional cruises for the first part of 2021. Thereโs no firm date given by Carnival on the date when it would resume operations in Galveston. The cruise line previously canceled operations in Australia through March 2, 2021. โWe are committed to meeting the CDC requirements and keeping our guests and business partners informed of our progress,โ said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. โThe entire Carnival team appreciates the great support of our guests, travel advisors and business partners, and local officials in our homeports and destinations.โ
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Here are things you need to know for Friday, Oct. 2:1. President Trump and first lady test positive for COVID-19President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president tweeted early Friday. You know the feeling when youโre trying to get some work done online and you lose your internet connection for a few minutes? Carnival Cruise Line cancels all cruises set to sail out of Galveston for 2020 due to COVID-19 concernsIf you were looking to catch a Carnival cruise out of Galveston soon, youโll have to wait. On Thursday, Carnival Cruise Line stated that some of its cruises from all U.S. homeports, except Miami and Port Canaveral, are canceled for November and December due to COVID-19 concerns.
Carnival Cruise Line cancels all cruises set to sail out of Galveston for 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns
GALVESTON โ If you were looking to catch a Carnival cruise out of Galveston soon, youโll have to wait. On Thursday, Carnival Cruise Line stated that some of its cruises from all U.S. homeports, except Miami and Port Canaveral, are canceled for November and December due to COVID-19 concerns. The cancellation applies to all cruises that were planned to sail out of the Port of Galveston. โLosing a cruise line is big for the Galveston industry,โ Newman said. 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,โ said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line.
Carnival cancels most 2020 US cruises as CDC extends ban
FILE - In this April 4, 2020 file photo, workers perform maintenance on the Carnival cruise line ship Carnival Magic while it is docked at Port Canaveral, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Carnival Cruise Line is canceling most U.S. sailings through the end of this year. The company said Thursday it is canceling sailings from all ports except its home ports of Miami and Port Canaveral, Florida. The CDC said it knows of 3,689 reported coronavirus cases and 41 deaths linked to cruises in U.S. waters between March and September. Carnival rival Norwegian Cruise Line said Thursday that it hasnโt canceled any scheduled cruises and remains optimistic it can resume U.S. operations soon. Norwegian is listing November cruises from Florida to the Bahamas and New York to Bermuda on its website.
Carnival inundated with bookings after announcing August departures; these are cruises slated to set sail from Galveston
HOUSTON โ Bookings for Carnival Cruise Line shot up 600 percent after announcing cruises would begin on August 1, according to Cruise Planners, a cruise booking company. A check of Carnivalโs website shows a Western Caribbean cruise aboard the Carnival Dream is scheduled to set sail from Galveston as soon as August 8, with several subsequent cruises to depart through the month and into next year. However, plans are just plans, as Carnival noted on social media, saying in part:Update on important information regarding our service pause extension. Posted by Carnival Cruise Line on Monday, May 4, 2020โAny resumption of cruise operations โ whenever that may be โ is fully dependent on our continued efforts in cooperation with federal, state, local and international government officials,โ a news release said. โIn our continued support of public health efforts, any return to service will also include whatever enhanced operational protocols and social gathering guidelines that are in place at the time of the resumption of cruise operations.