Carnival's Seabourn cancels additional voyages
Carnival announced on Tuesday that its ultra-luxury brand Seabourn will cancel additional voyages for three cruise ships in its fleet, as part of its pause in global ship operations amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The FTSE 250 company said the announcement applies to Seabourn Ovation, Seabourn Encore, and Seabourn Quest, with Ovation’s operations pausing until 3 January, Encore until 6 January, and Quest until 10 May.
It said Seabourn was also announcing a revised delivery date for its new purpose-built expedition ship, Seabourn Venture, which was now scheduled for 1 December 2021.
The delay was because of shipyard closures at T Mariotti earlier in the year due to Covid-19, which resulted in disruptions to the overall construction and finishing process for the ship.
Seabourn had previously announced a pause in its global ship operations from 14 March until May next year, depending on the ship, effectively cancelling all voyages for those ships scheduled to operate during that time frame.
It said the decision to cancel additional voyages was a “proactive action” to deal with the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and its global response.
“Our utmost priority is the health, safety and well-being of our guests, crew and the people in destinations,” said Seabourn president Josh Leibowitz.
“We recognise the long lead time for planning an ultra-luxury Seabourn experience and with that in mind, we proactively announce the cancellation of these additional voyages.
“We are working very closely with science and medical advisors as well as our source and destination markets to develop protocols for the ultimate return to operations.”
At 0914 BST, shares in Carnival were down 4.13% at 1,011p.