Carnival Cruise Line has extended its sailing pause from US ports up to the end of March, the company revealed in a press statement, taking the cruise line past one year since it has sailed with passengers and one year since The Bahamas has entertained cruise passengers.
It was on March 13 last year that Carnival issued its first notice of a pause in its cruise business because of the global spread of COVID-19.
“Booked guests and travel agents are being notified directly of the cancellations and their options for a generous future cruise credit and onboard credit package, or a full refund,” Carnival noted in its statement.
Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy said in the statement that bookings continue to show a strong demand for cruise travel, even amidst the ongoing pandemic.
However, she said the cruise line is eyeing a phased approach to its return to sailing.
“We are sorry to disappoint our guests, as we can see from our booking activity that there is clearly a pent-up demand for cruising on Carnival,” Duffy said.
“We appreciate their patience and support as we continue to work on our plans to resume operations in 2021 with a gradual, phased-in approach.”
Carnival has canceled all embarking from US homeports up to March 31, 2021 and has extended its sailing pause for some of its vessels past March 31, given that it cannot sail certain itineraries under current CDC guidelines.
Downtown Nassau has been a ghost town since cruise lines stopped sailing last year, and some of those whose livelihoods depend on cruise passengers have continued to depend on social assistance for support.
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