CARNIVAL Cruise Line is celebrating a milestone, with 100% of its United States-based fleet now back on the water. The final piece of the puzzle was the 23rd ship, Carnival Splendor, ironically previously based in Australia but forced to be redeployed due to the extended local cruise ban. CEO Christine...
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CARNIVAL Cruise Line is celebrating a milestone, with 100% of its United States-based fleet now back on the water.
The final piece of the puzzle was the 23rd ship, Carnival Splendor, ironically previously based in Australia but forced to be redeployed due to the extended local cruise ban.
CEO Christine Duffy said the departure of Splendor on her first post-pandemic voyage out of Seattle overnight made Carnival the first major operator in the United States to have its full local fleet back in service after COVID-19.
Australians will have to wait just a little longer to experience Carnival, with Splendor to return home to Sydney in Sep (CW 31 Mar) after completing her current Alaska season.
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