(TAN): Following the US Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) decision to extend its no-sail order for cruise operations, Carnival Cruise Line has started notifying guests and travel agents that it has cancelled cruises from all US homeports except Miami and Port Canaveral for November and December.
While operations from Miami and Port Canaveral in November and December are still not certain, Carnival is focusing its initial return to service from those two homeports, whenever that might occur.
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Carnival continues to work towards resumption of cruise operations, with a gradual, phased-in approach, designating Miami and Port Canaveral as the first two homeports for embarkations. Cruises currently scheduled for November and December from those two homeports remain in place for the time being.
However, the cruise line is providing guests booked on those cruises the ability to voluntarily cancel their reservation and receive the same offer that all other impacted guests are receiving, which includes a combination future cruise credit and onboard credit, or a full refund.
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“As we have said throughout this pause, our return to operations will be gradual and phased in. 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,” said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line.
