(TAN): Carnival Cruise Line has informed guests and travel advisors that it has cancelled all cruises scheduled to embark between Oct. 1 and Oct. 31.
This is in keeping with the decision announced by the members of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) to voluntarily extend the pause in U.S. cruise embarkations until Oct. 31, 2020. Guests are being offered an enhanced value package of a future cruise credit and onboard credit, or a full refund.
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If conditions in the U.S. change and short and modified sailings are possible, the industry may consider an earlier restart. Carnival Cruise Line has informed that in the meantime, they would continue to work with public health and government officials to finalise enhanced health and sanitation protocols and procedures that would guide their eventual return to service.
