Eight cruise lines owned by the Carnival Corporation have announced plans to resume operations, with Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, Carnival Cruise Line, Cunard, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises, and Costa Cruises sailing in the United States, the Caribbean, and Europe.
The cruise lines are resuming operations using a phased approach, with sailings announced on 42 of the corporation’s 91 ships (52 per cent), through the end of the 2021 fiscal year on 30NOV.
The initial cruises will take place with enhanced health protocols.
Restarting plans are as follows:
In North America:
- Carnival Cruise Line will resume guest cruise operations with eight ships by the end of AUG, including sailings out of Galveston, Miami, Port Canaveral, Long Beach and Seattle (to Alaska). Included in that roster is Mardi Gras, the line's newest ship, with sailings from Port Canaveral starting on 31JUL.
- Princess Cruises expects to resume guest cruise operations in JUL with Alaska sailings and a series of cruises around the UK, as well as cruises out of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Fort Lauderdale to the Caribbean, Panama Canal, Mexico, Hawaii and California coast starting in SEP.
- Holland America Line expects to resume guest cruise operations in JUL with Alaska sailings, followed by sailings from Greece in AUG, and from Italy and Spain in SEP, as well as sailings to Mexico, Hawaii, the California coast and the Caribbean this fall.
- Seabourn expects to resume guest cruise operations in JUL sailing from Greece and Barbados, along with the beginning of the Antarctica season in NOV.
Holland America Line and Princess Cruises are offering land-based vacation options this summer for travellers to experience Alaska through a combination of escorted, explorer and rail tours, as well as lodging and sightseeing.
In Europe:
- Cunard will offer a series of cruises this summer sailing around UK coastal waters in JUL, followed by voyages to the Iberian coast and Canary Islands. In NOV, Queen Mary 2 will return to service with a combination of transatlantic crossings, and Caribbean cruises.
Carnival Corporation’s European cruise lines’ expected restarts can be found here.
Additional brand updates on the resumption of guest cruise operations for the remainder of fiscal year 2021 will be announced as further restart plans are finalized.
"We are excited to see eight of our world-leading cruise line brands sailing this summer, and to date, we've announced over half of our capacity returning by the end of the fiscal year, as we work to meet significant pent-up demand for cruising and get back to what we do best – serving our guests with one of the world's most popular vacations," said Roger Frizzell, chief communications officer for Carnival Corporation.
