The Bahamas may reopen to cruise tourists by July 1st, according to Prime Minister Hubert Minnis, depending on the finalisation of health and safety protocols.
Bahamas likely to be first cruise destination to reopen for tourists
Carnival Corporation thanks customers for ‘outpouring of support’ amid shutdown
On the same day that Carnival Corporation was forced to lay off or furlough thousands of US-based employees across all nine of its cruise lines, the President and CEO of the company […]
Carnival Cruise Line will resume operations with just eight of its 26 ships
Carnival Cruise Line has provided an update on how it will resume service once no sail orders from the CDC are lifted, with plans to operate just eight ships initially.
Ship Preview: Carnival’s Mardi Gras
The first roller coaster at sea, the first all-suite enclave on any Carnival ship and a whole host of new-to-the-line dining options will debut aboard the 5,200-passenger Mardi Gras.
Carnival Corp. says it has budgeted for ‘worst case scenario’ in global cruise shutdown
Carnival Corporation has more than enough cash on hand to survive the current global shutdown of the cruise industry, even assuming a ‘worst case scenario’, according to CEO Arnold Donald.
All US cruise operations suspended for a further 100 days by CDC
It will be another three months at least before cruise lines are able to start sailing from US ports, or calling at any American ports on itineraries from overseas, according to a […]
Saudi Arabia buys stake in cruise giant Carnival as it seeks to become cruise destination
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund purchased an 8.2% stake in Carnival Corporation on Monday, sending the company stock on the New York Stock Exchange to more than $10, a 30% increase compared […]
Carnival Radiance refurbishment delayed by cruise and wider industry shutdown
The refurbishment of Carnival Victory, transforming the ship into Carnival Radiance, has been paused and the ship is now only expected to leave dry-dock in November.
Cruise infrastructure gets repurposed in the global fight against Coronavirus
Carnival Cruise Line has offered the use of its ships as hospitals, cruise terminals in Los Angeles and New York are being used as field hospitals and Cunard Line’s three ships may […]
Global cruise industry grinds to a halt amid Coronavirus pandemic
The global Coronavirus pandemic is bringing the world’s cruise industry to a standstill amid growing fears over the vulnerability of cruise ships to on-board outbreaks of the virus.
