Carnival Cruise Line cancels more Aussie sailings

Sydney Australia - August 6, 2017: Dawn in Sydney, and the cruise ship Carnival Spirit is docked at Circular Quay. Across the water we see the iconic shape of the Sydney Opera House beneath the lightening sky.

Carnival Cruise Line has scrapped four additional cruises out of Australia, as uncertainty surrounding a local restart continues.

The changes to the schedule mean all Carnival Spirit and Carnival Splendor sailings are now cancelled up to and including 16 December.

Carnival Cruise Line has also postponed the restart of five ships operating out of US homeports to 2022, including Carnival Liberty, Carnival Sunshine, Carnival Paradise, Carnival Ecstasy, and Carnival Sensation.

In good news, the line has revealed a few additional ship restarts for November 2021 and beyond.

Carnival Valor will reset on 1 November with four- and five-night sailings out of New Orleans; Carnival Legend will restart 14 November out of Baltimore, replacing Carnival Pride, which restarts guest operations from Baltimore 12 September and then moves its homeport to Tampa following a Panama Canal repositioning cruise; Carnival Radiance will have a new maiden voyage date of 13 December out of Long Beach; Carnival Pride‘s new service from Tampa is scheduled to start on 14 November; Carnival Conquest‘s restart from Miami on 8 October has been rescheduled to 13 December; Carnival Sensation‘s 21 October restart from Mobile has been moved to January 2022.

“We are very pleased with the progress of our restart which will grow to 15 ships sailing from seven US homeports by mid-November,” said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line.

“We are making slight adjustments to our timeline to take into account supply chain realities, and ensure that our destination and shore excursion offerings can meet the strong demand we are seeing from our guests.

“Our teams, ship and shore, are prepared to continue delivering on our great guest experience and manage all health and safety protocols.”

Carnival Cruise Line also advised guests booked in November and December that it will continue to meet the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) standard of vaccinated cruises and that guests will need to present proof of both vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test at check-in.

The line said it is working to set up mobile pre-cruise rapid testing sites at all of its home ports as a backup alternative for vaccinated guests who aren’t able to make arrangements. In addition, guests will be asked to wear masks in most indoor venues of the ship where people congregate.


Featured image source: iStock/simonbradfield

Latest News

  • Destinations
  • News

APT Launches 2025 Asia Adventures

APT has launched its Asia Adventures for 2025, including new luxury holidays in India, Sri Lanka and Japan. Five new tours lead guests to the highlights of India, including a seven-night cruise along the rarely travelled Lower Ganges aboard the Ganges Voyager. Further south, Sri Lanka’s greatest destinations are revealed on a new 15-day Land […]

  • Cruise
  • Luxury
  • News

Seabourn announces Western Kimberley Traditional Owners as Godparents of Seabourn Pursuit

Seabourn has named Western Kimberley Traditional Owners, the Wunambal Gaambera, as Godparents of the ultra-luxury purpose-built Seabourn Pursuit. It is the first cruise line to appoint Traditional Owners as godparents of a ship. Seabourn Pursuit embarks on its inaugural season in the Kimberley region this June. The naming ceremony will take place on Seabourn Pursuit’s […]

  • Luxury

Malolo Island Resort opens brand new Spa

Fiji’s Malolo Island has added another string to its bow – opening its $1.3 million day spa on Thursday, 18th April 2024. (Lead Image: matriarch Rosie Whitton with spa staff) Located at the edge of the resort’s luscious patch of tropical rainforest, the new “Leilani’s Spa” adds another level of elevated experiences to Malolo’s already […]