Hundreds of cruise ship crew members get vaccinated in Galveston ahead of anticipated cruising ban lift
There are 300 crew members between the two carnival cruise ships, the Carnival Vista and the Carnival Breeze currently docked at the Port of Galveston, all agreed to be vaccinated. Carnival officials say itโs an important part of the process to get sailing again.
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, Disney, Royal Caribbean, more extend cancelation of North American cruises through Oct. 31
HOUSTON โ Unless the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. can be contained sooner, Americans wonโt be cruising out of the country until after Halloween. Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Disney Cruise Lines are among dozens that have extended the cancelation of sailings from North America through October 31. A late 2019 Economic Impact study from CLIA revealed that cruise activity supports nearly half a million jobs in the US and generates about $53 billion annually in economic activity throughout the country. โEach day of the suspension of U.S. cruise operations results in a loss of up to $110 million in economic activity and 800 direct and indirect American jobs,โ CLIA wrote on its website Wednesday. โThe impact of the suspension is particularly profound in states that depend heavily on cruise tourism, including Florida, Texas, Alaska, Washington, New York and California.โ