Carnival plans to restart some cruises in August
Carnaval’s Holland America cruise ship Zaandam approaches Port Everglades during the new coronavirus pandemic, Thursday, April 2, 2020, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Those passengers that are fit for travel in accordance with guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control will be permitted to disembark. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Carnival Corp (CCL.N) is planning to restart some of its cruise trips from North America in August as it tries to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, which has brought the industry to a virtual standstill.
The company says it plans to resume cruises on eight ships from Miami, Port Canaveral and Galveston on August 1st, while operations in all other North American and Australian markets would remain suspended through August 31st.
While every cruise operator has been hit hard by the halt in global tourism and thousands of cancellations, none has faced a bigger reputational crisis than Carnival.
At least three of the company’s Princess Cruises unit became hotbeds for coronavirus infections. One of them, the Ruby Princess, became part of a homicide investigation in Australia as the country’s deadliest virus infection source.
The Princess cruise ships are not among the vessels Carnival plans to restart operations, according to Reuters.
