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Carnival Cruise Line announced today that it is pausing operations immediately across its fleet of ships based in North America and will resume them on Friday, April 10. All ships currently at sea will continue their voyages and return to their homeports as scheduled.
Throughout this COVID-19 situation that has now turned into a global pandemic, the cruise line said that it has implemented higher and higher levels of screening, monitoring and sanitation protocols to protect the health and safety of their guests, crew and the communities we serve. While Carnival has not had a diagnosed case linked to ther operation the cruise line said that it realizes this situation is bigger than the cruise industry and they will continue to do their part to support public officials to manage and contain this unprecedented public health challenge.
The cruise line said that it is contacting booked guests directly regarding their cruise and their options.
In the announcement, Carnival said "Our guests have been tremendously patient and understanding as we have reacted to a rapidly changing situation and a desire to be responsive to authorities in the U.S. and the destinations we visit. We are very sorry that this decision will disrupt the vacation plans for our guests and look forward to resuming operations and providing our guests safe, fun and memorable vacations. And it goes without saying, we can only do that with the support of our outstanding onboard team members who have been nothing short of amazing during this prolonged period of challenge."
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