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Anticipating the return to service of 42 vessels by the end of November, Carnival Corporation is considering a gradual restart of operations.
With individual brands following different takeover plans, the company is once again sailing to several destinations, including the Caribbean, Mediterranean and Northern Europe.
Here are the latest, brand by brand:
Carnival Cruise Line
First navigation: In service
Ships: Carnival Vista, Carnival Breeze, Carnival Horizon, Carnival Miracle, Mardi Gras, Carnival Magic, Carnival Sunrise and Carnival Panorama
Regions: Caribbean, Alaska, Bahamas and Mexican Riviera
After much anticipation, Carnival Cruise Line resumed service earlier this month. Currently, three of the brand’s ships are sailing with passengers, including the Carnival Breeze, the last ship to welcome passengers again, on July 15.
The North American brand now offers Caribbean cruises from Galveston and Miami, with plans to add Alaska itineraries starting July 27.
From July 31, four more ships are expected to enter service, including the Carnival Panorama in the Mexican Riviera and the new Mardi Gras in the Caribbean.
Princess Cruises
First navigation: July 25, 2021
Ships: Majestic Princess, Sky Princess, Princess Royal, Grand Princess, Ruby Princess, Enchanted Princess, Caribbean Princess and Crown Princess
Regions: Alaska, United Kingdom, Caribbean, Panama Canal, Mexico, Hawaii and California
Princess Cruises is set to welcome guests again on July 25. The premium brand is restarting service in Alaska, with the Majestic Princess offering a shortened season of weeklong cruises in the region, departing from Seattle.
The upscale cruise line also resumes service in Europe on July 31, offering a series of Seacations around the British Isles.
From September, Princess also returns to the Caribbean and the West Coast. Five ships are expected to sail to the two destinations, including the new Enchanted Princess, which was delivered in 2020.
Holland America Line
First navigation: July 24, 2021
Ships: New Amsterdam, Eurodam, Zuiderdam, Koningsdam, Rotterdam and Nieuw Statendam
Regions: Alaska, Mediterranean, Mexico, Caribbean, Hawaii, Panama Canal and California
Holland America Line has included a total of six vessels in its current restart plan. Before returning to the Caribbean and the West Coast at the end of the year, the premium brand will resume service in Europe and Alaska between July and August.
The Nieuw Amsterdam will be the first ship to welcome guests again, kicking off a short season in Alaska on July 24.
A few weeks later, Eurodam also resumes service, offering cruises in the Eastern Mediterranean from Piraeus, Greece.
From September, the company returns to the Caribbean and the West Coast, departing from Port Everglades and San Diego.
Seabourn
First navigation: In service
Ships: Seabourn Ovation and Seabourn Odyssey
Regions: Mediterranean and Caribbean
Carnival’s ultra-luxury brand, Seabourn, resumed cruising operations earlier this month.
Departing from Piraeus, Seabourn Ovation currently offers a series of itineraries around the Greek Islands.
Continuing the company’s restart plan, a second ship will soon be reactivated, offering cruises in the Caribbean. From July 18, the Seabourn Odyssey will be based in Barbados, making a series of new summer trips with stops in the British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin and Saint Kitts.
Seabourn is also planning a return to the United States, with departures from Miami starting in November.
P&O Cruises United Kingdom
First navigation: In service
Ships: Britannia, Iona, Ventura and Azura
Regions: United Kingdom, Atlantic Islands, Mediterranean and Caribbean
P&O Cruises restarted its service at the end of June, with a program of domestic cruises in the United Kingdom.
Two of the company’s ships – the Britannia and the Iona – offer round-trip “short breaks” from Southampton until September 25, when international cruises are expected to resume.
From December, the British company plans to offer cruises to the Mediterranean, the Atlantic islands and the Caribbean; two additional ships will then resume their operations, including the Venture and the Azura.
Cunard Line
First navigation: August 13, 2021
Ships: Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary 2
Regions: United Kingdom, transatlantic crossings, Western Europe, Atlantic Islands and the Caribbean
Like P&O, Cunard is restarting service in the UK before resuming international operations. From August 13, the Queen Elizabeth will offer a series of national scenic cruises around the British Isles.
After her summer program in the UK, the Queen Elizabeth sets out on new routes to Western Europe and the Atlantic Islands.
The Queen Mary 2, meanwhile, resumes service in November, offering transatlantic crossings before crisscrossing new short stays in Western Europe. Later in the year, the ship is also sailing the Caribbean with three new cruises.
Costa Cruises
First navigation: In service
Ships: Costa Smeralda, Costa Luminosa, Costa Deliziosa, Costa Firenze, Costa Toscana, Costa Fascinosa and Costa Diadema
Regions: Western and Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East, South America, Caribbean and Canary Islands
Based in Italy, Costa Cruises currently has four vessels in service, including the Costa Smeralda with a capacity of 5,200 passengers, the largest cruise ship currently sailing.
The operations are part of an expanded restart plan that includes Eastern Mediterranean and Western Mediterranean cruises for the summer.
The new Costa Firenze was the newest addition to the active lineup, starting to offer a week-long all-Italian itinerary on July 4.
Starting in September, Costa plans to add three more ships in service, offering cruises to Western Europe, the Canary Islands, the Middle East, South America and the Caribbean.
AIDA Cruises
First navigation: In service
Ships: AIDAperla, AIDAblu, AIDAsol, AIDAprima and AIDAstella
Regions: Europe – Northern Europe and the Mediterranean
Germany-based AIDA Cruises restarted k navigation in March with a Canary Islands program on the AIDAperla. Currently, the company offers cruises in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe with five different ships.
While AIDAsol sails from Germany, AIDAblu offers cruises in Greece and AIDAperla is in action in the Western Mediterranean.
A fourth ship, the AIDAprima, resumed service on July 3, offering seven-day trips from Kiel through October 23.
AIDAstella, meanwhile, is expected to resume service in the Mediterranean on July 29.,
AIDA also recently announced plans to add capacity from Germany, with the deployment of another Sphinx-class vessel yet to be determined.
P&O Australia
First navigation: December 18, 2021
Ships: Pacific Explorer, Pacific Encounter and Pacific Adventure
Regions: South Pacific – Australia
P&O Australia has once again extended its operational break. The company has canceled all cruises scheduled to depart until December 17.
According to the company, the move was necessary because it “continues to follow the advice of international and local government authorities, public health experts and the wider community.”
P&O Australia’s first scheduled cruise departs on December 18 aboard the Pacific Adventure.
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