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20/07/2021 07:05

Carnival Cruise Line Makes Plans For Additional Ship Restarts In September And
October

More Than Half the Carnival Fleet to be Sailing by October With Carnival
Planning to Continue to Operate Vaccinated Cruises

MIAMI, July 19, 2021 -- Carnival Cruise Line announced today that three more
ships will resume guest operations in September, and another four in
October – bringing the total number of ships to 15 – as the line's
successful restart of operations continues to ramp up. Based on the success
of its initial resumption of service and the guest response to the
onboard experience and health and safety protocols that have been
implemented, Carnival will continue to operate all its ships as vaccinated
cruises through at least October.

The three ships for September are Carnival Glory from New Orleans, starting
Sept. 5, Carnival Pride from Baltimore, starting Sept. 12, and Carnival Dream
from Galveston, starting Sept. 19.

Turning to October, the four additional ships to restart will be Carnival
Conquest from Miami, effective Oct. 8, Carnival Freedom from Miami, effective
Oct. 9, Carnival Elation from Port Canaveral, effective Oct. 11, and Carnival
Sensation from Mobile, effective Oct. 21.

Related to this announcement, Carnival is notifying guests and travel agents
of an extension in its pause of operations through Sept. 5 for Carnival Pride
from Baltimore, Sept. 11 for Carnival Dream from Galveston, Oct. 4 for
Carnival Conquest from Miami and Oct. 16 for Carnival Sensation from Mobile. 
Cruises on Carnival Sunshine from Charleston, Carnival Ecstasy from
Jacksonville and Carnival Liberty from Port Canaveral will be cancelled
through Oct. 31. In addition, a three-day cruise on Carnival Miracle from Long
Beach on Sept. 24 is being cancelled, and then Carnival Miracle will begin
sailing from Long Beach on Sept. 27.

"We are very excited about our restart and greatly appreciate the support
of our guests, travel agents and port and destination partners," said
Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line.  "By the end
of July, we will have five ships in our restart plan, including the
introduction of service on Mardi Gras, and we are seeing a great combination
of strong demand and strong guest satisfaction scores tied to the positive
guest experience on board."

Carnival will continue to welcome unvaccinated guests on board, but all
unvaccinated guests including children under the age of 12, will be subject
to pre-cruise and pre-embarkation testing and testing again prior to
debarkation (on cruises longer than four days) along with a $150 per person
charge to cover the costs of testing, reporting and health and safety
screenings. At this time, Carnival is limiting operation of its supervised
youth programs to vaccinated children and youth 12 years and older.
Unvaccinated guests departing from Florida (effective July 31) and Texas
(effective Aug. 2) will also need to show proof of travel insurance coverage,
based on the itineraries being sailed and the requirements of ports and
destinations visited. These additional measures will be in place through at
least October but may be extended based on guidance from public health and
medical advisors and the requirements of destination partners.

"The decision to sail with vaccinated voyages was a difficult one to make, and
we recognize this is disappointing to some of our guests especially the many
families with children under the age of 12 who we love to sail, and who love
to sail with us," said Duffy. "It's important to remember that this is a
temporary measure given the current circumstances.  In consultation with our
medical experts and advisors, we've determined this plan is in the best
interests of the health and safety of our guests, crew and the destinations
that we bring our ships to. It's very important that we continue to maintain
the confidence of our destination partners, so that we can provide our guests
with the optimal cruise experience and sail our itineraries."

"Our plan envisions successfully bringing back our entire fleet by the end of
the year, returning to full service – most especially for the millions of
families who sail with us –  and building back our business for the benefit
of our guests, employees and the tens of thousands of jobs and local
businesses that depend on our company.  We will continue to offer exemptions
to our unvaccinated guests on a limited, capacity-managed basis within 14
days of sailing as we finalize the vaccinated guest count.  The more bookings
we initially secure for our cruises with fully vaccinated guests, the more
exemptions we can ultimately offer for those unvaccinated guests already
booked and those wishing to sail," Duffy added.

Booked guests and travel advisors are being notified of the plans for the
returning ships, the cruise cancellations and the process by which they are
being asked to follow to confirm traveler vaccination status and to apply
for an exemption to the vaccination standard. Guests who want to change
their plans, who are unable to wait to see if they receive an exemption,
or who cannot meet the vaccination standards may change their reservation
without penalty or request a full refund.  Guests, travel advisors and news
media with additional questions are encouraged to review Carnival's Have Fun.
Be Safe.
(https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3232751-1&h=242899217&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.carnival.com%2FLegal%2Fcovid-19-legal-notices%2Fcovid-19-guest-protocols%3Ficid%3Dadvisory_cruisehealth_052521&a=Have+Fun.+Be+Safe.) page
and FAQ on Carnival.com.

SOURCE Carnival Cruise Line

CONTACT: Vance Gulliksen, media@carnival.com



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