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25/01/2021 14:00

Carnival Cruise Line Releases Additional Plans On Fleet Deployment

MIAMI, Jan. 25, 2021 -- Carnival Cruise Line today released plans for
additional ship deployments as it continues to refine its phased in approach
to a return to guest operations for 2021, resulting in some ship-specific
cruise cancellations and movements.  Those plans include:
* Related to already-announced dry dock plans for Carnival Magic, Carnival
Paradise and Carnival Valor, those ships' return to operations will be delayed
until November 2021. Consequently, voyages on Carnival Magic from Norfolk
(embarkations from Sept. 29-Oct. 30), Carnival Paradise from Tampa
(embarkations from June 5-Oct. 28) and Carnival Valor from New Orleans
(embarkations from Sept. 16-Oct. 28) have been cancelled.
* Carnival Miracle's planned seasonal service from San Diego has been
suspended until further notice, and sailings out of San Diego that were
available for sale through April 2023 have been cancelled, with the exception
of seven voyages to Hawaii, which will move to Long Beach.
* Carnival Radiance's dry dock and transformation has been moved to September,
with a planned arrival to Long Beach in November 2021.
* With Carnival Miracle's reposition to Long Beach, the ship will assume the
three- and four-day itineraries for Carnival Radiance from May 3-Nov. 1, 2021
as well as the seven Hawaii Carnival Journeys referenced above. In addition,
Carnival Miracle will launch a new program of four- and five-day cruises to
Mexico during the winter season, beginning November 2021 and continuing
through April 2023.
Carnival is advising guests and travel agents of these changes.  Where
possible, West Coast guests are being accommodated in a transfer to Carnival
Miracle (from Carnival Radiance), or the retention of their Hawaiian itinerary
via a Long Beach embarkation instead.  With this change, Carnival will
eventually run a three-ship operation from its port facility at Long Beach: 
Carnival Panorama sailing seven-day Mexican Riviera itineraries and Carnival
Radiance operating three- and four-day  itineraries year-round, with Carnival
Miracle operating four- and five-day Mexico and 14-day Hawaii itineraries
during the winter.

"Like so much about this current global situation, we are adapting our plans
as circumstances evolve and we are able to confirm alternatives.  We are
disappointed that our return to seasonal ports like Norfolk and San Diego has
been impacted and appreciate the support of those port partners and
communities.  The support of our guests, travel agents, ports and business
partners has truly been overwhelming as we work through this situation," said
Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line.

CONTACT:  Vance Gulliksen, media@carnival.com  



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