Carnival Aida cruises restart cancelled as Italy delays approval

Carnival on Monday said it had been forced to cancel short trips on its AIDA Cruises as the Italian government had still not granted approvals.

The cruise line in July had said it would restart operations in August after cruises had been stopped to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic as countries ordered lockdowns and imposed travel restrictions.

Carnival said trips between August 5 and 12 were affected by the delay. AIDA said it would reimburse payments to those who had booked cruises and allow them to re-book a different cruise, with an on-board credit of 50% of the actual travel price.