4th May 2020 15:03
(Alliance News) - Carnival PLC on Monday said it plans to phase in resumption of its North American service over the summer, with operations to remain on pause in all but eight of its ships.
Shares in Carnival were down 5.6% at 947.20 pence in London in afternoon trading.
The cruise line owner - which already put cruises on hold in response to Covid-19 restrictions - said that, starting August 1, cruises on eight of its ships will resume.
These will be the Carnival Dream, Carnival Freedom and Carnival Vista ships from Galveston, Texas; as well as the Carnival Horizon, Carnival Magic and Carnival Sensation ships from Miami, Florida. Ships Carnival Breeze and Carnival Elation from Port Canaveral, Floria will also resume cruises.
All North American cruises between June 27 and July 31 are cancelled and, outside of the eight ships specified, all other North American cruises are cancelled through August 31.
Carnival Spirit Alaskan cruises from Seattle have been cancelled, along with the Carnival Spirit Vancouver-Honolulu originally planned for October 6 has also been cancelled. On top of this, all Carnival Splendor cruises in Australia between June 19 and the end of August have been cancelled.
By Anna Farley; [email protected]
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