Carnival cancels some cruises until 2023

As the cruise industry continues to fight the fallout from COVID-19, Carnival (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK) announced this morning that it is canceling more cruises, some until 2023. The company has also changed some of the winter itineraries still technically in place at the moment, causing its share to drop in value during the trade in the morning.

The largest cancellations were for trips from San Diego aboard the Carnival Miracle, the majority of which were abandoned, including those booked through April 2023. Sailings are now canceled until further notice, at the except seven Hawaiian cruises. . Even these, however, were moved to Long Beach, Calif., Rather than the originally scheduled departures from San Diego.

The other Carnival ships (Magic, Paradise and Valor) will only resume navigation in November of this year. The Carnival Radiance will also remain inactive until November, when it will be moved to Long Beach, which it will share with the Carnival Miracle.

While the rescheduling necessarily involves many cancellations of booked trips, Carnival is also adding short cruises for winter 2021. Beginning in November 2021, it will be offering 4 and 5 day packages from Long Beach, Mexico aboard the Carnival Miracle. , between the two. Hawaiian crossings.

Just a few days ago, all the major cruise lines agreed to postpone departures to May 1 at the earliest. The news comes as new COVID-19 infections are said to be on the decline in 48 out of 50 states, as vaccines gradually move people toward herd immunity.