REG-Carnival PLC: Carnival Corp.’s AIDA Cruises to Restart in August

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09/07/2020 11:40

Carnival Corporation's AIDA Cruises to Restart Sailing Vacations in August

Germany's leading cruise company presents details about its gradual, phased-in
restart and enhanced health and safety protocols. Bookings for the first short
cruises start today, July 9, 2020.

ROSTOCK, Germany, July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDA Cruises, Germany's
leading cruise line and a part of Carnival Corporation & plc
(https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2853836-1&h=4215726116&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.carnivalcorp.com%2F&a=Carnival+Corporation+%26+plc) (NYSE/LSE:
CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest cruise company – today announced it
will resume sailing operations in August 2020. Following an industry-wide
pause in operations in mid-March, three of its ships will restart sailing next
month. AIDAperla will be the first to set sail on August 5 from Hamburg,
followed by AIDAmar from Rostock-Warnemünde on August 12 and AIDAblu from
Kiel on August 16. Bookings start today, July 9.

Supported by the theme – "With certainty the most beautiful vacation" –
AIDA Cruises has worked with several global and national health authorities to
develop a comprehensive set of health and hygiene protocols to help facilitate
a safe, healthy and phased-in return to cruise vacations. The brand will
provide extensive information about the enhanced protocols and procedures it
will implement against COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. More
details are available at www.aida.de/sichererurlaub.

Starting with the booking process through individual travel preparation,
embarking and disembarking in port, and medical care on board, AIDA Cruises
has introduced a variety of preventive measures to complement existing health
and hygiene standards.

These measures range from the digital health questionnaire prior to the
cruise, to temperature measurements before check-in for guests and crew, to
physical distancing guidelines and routing systems on arrival and departure
and on board, to closely managing capacities at venues such as restaurants,
bars, theatres, sports and wellness areas.

The enhanced protocols are supplemented by additional hygiene and safety
measures, such as increased cleaning and disinfection measures, which take
place in all cabins and public areas according to a defined protocol, as well
as additional disinfection dispensers at check-in and on board.  

Onboard medical care for all guests and crew is available around the clock.
The ships are equipped with PCR-test-kits and diagnostic devices for the
immediate evaluation of suspected COVID-19 cases, and the medical team on
board is trained in the relevant test procedures and treatment methods.
Together with the responsible authorities, extensive processes have been
developed to facilitate medical care, safe disembarkation, and a safe return
home as quickly as possible for patients diagnosed with a confirmed COVID-19
case.

The first cruises will take place with an adjusted passenger capacity and
without calling at another port. AIDA guests can look forward to a versatile
vacation program on board with the usual five-star service for guests, with
the implementation of necessary hygiene standards and rules for avoiding
contact and keeping distance. Bookings start today, July 9, 2020, 12:00 a.m.
(German time) in all travel agencies, at www.aida.de, as well as in the AIDA
Customer Center at +49-381-20270707.

The comprehensive health concept and the measures taken to manage suspected
and confirmed COVID-19 cases have been developed with medical experts and are
based in part on the current guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO)
and the German Robert Koch Institute (RKI) as well as other governmental and
health authorities. Additionally, the renowned independent testing company
SGS Institut Fresenius will check the implementation of the comprehensive
hygiene standards and the processes of preventive measures against COVID-19.

AIDA Cruises is already working intensively on the next steps. Depending on
the opening of further European ports for cruise ships, the first foreign
destinations could be integrated into the itinerary.

In a third phase, the gradual return to the original itinerary will be
possible, naturally taking into account current developments in the
destinations and in compliance with the respective international and national
regulations of health and hygiene authorities and AIDA's own high standards.

CONTACT: Communication: Hansjörg Kunze, Vice President Communication &
Sustainability, Tel.: +49 (0) 381 / 444-80 20, Fax: + 49 (0) 381 / 444-80 25,
presse@aida.de



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