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Joseph J. Sinapi Jr

Carnival Cruise Line Operation Resumption



Carnival Cruise Line's resumption of operation is well underway, with eight ships sailing revenue voyages under the "Have Fun be Safe" protocols as of September 2, 2021. Carnival Magic, Horizon, Vista, Breeze, Panorama, Miracle, Sunrise, and the newest Carnival Ship Mardi Gras are all successfully sailing!


Resumption of operations is no easy task, from restaffing to ship maintenance. Each ship is under tremendous pressure to restart successfully and bring Carnival guests the cruise experiences they have come to love! With success comes "roadblocks" and "hiccups," as seen throughout restart with 26 crew members and one guest test positive for COVID onboard Carnival Vista, to Carnival Magic's delayed disembarkation of guests at Amber Cove, Dominican Republic due to two COVID positive crew members. Of course, growing pains with Mardi Gras short rolling blackouts onboard during her second revenue cruise are all common issues and have been handled well by Carnival and their employees. Another expected issue is the cancelation of more voyages influenced by many things, but the most important is getting the necessary resources to all Carnival ships. That being said, below you will find the revised Carnival Resumption of Operation schedule.



Ships currently sailing successfully under "Have Fun Be Safe" Protocols:

Orginal Resumption Schedule Revised Schedule

Carnival Glory September 5, 2021 sailing has been canceled due to the aftermath of Hurricane Ida

Carnival Pride will begin service from Baltimore on September 12, 2021, after a short season she will reposition and commence sailing from Tampa scheduled to start on Nov. 14

NO CHANGE IN RESUMPTION PLANS


NO CHANGE IN RESUMPTION PLANS


Carnival Conquest's restart from Miami on Oct. 8 has been rescheduled to Dec. 13


NO CHANGE IN RESUMPTION PLANS


NO CHANGE IN RESUMPTION PLANS


Carnival Sensation's Oct. 21 restart from Mobile has been moved to Jan. 2022.


Expanded Resumption of Operations Schedule:


Carnival Legend will restart Nov. 14 out of Baltimore, replacing Carnival Pride


Carnival Radiance will have a new maiden voyage date of Dec. 13 out of Long Beach (rescheduled from Nov. 5 due to a revised dry dock transformation plan)


Carnival Valor will sail from New Orleans with four- and five-night sailings starting on Nov. 1



Statement from Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy:

"We are very pleased with the progress of our restart which will grow to 15 ships sailing from seven U.S. homeports by mid-November," said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. "We are making slight adjustments to our timeline to take into account supply chain realities and ensure that our destination and shore excursion offerings can meet the strong demand we are seeing from our guests. Our teams, ship and shore, are prepared to continue delivering on our great guest experience and manage all health and safety protocols."

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