Carnival locks in new plans for fleet, sells vessels
Cruiseline operator Carnival Cruise said on Thursday that new plans for its fleet were now locked in place, with a confirmed date for an additional Excel-class, LNG-powered ship arriving in November 2022.
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The company also said four ships were either sold or put on long-term lay-up status, and other ships redeployed to new homeports, as it seeks to leverage its network of year-round and seasonal homeports in the US with upgraded offerings.
Carnival Fantasy and Carnival Inspiration have been sold, while Carnival Fascination and Carnival Imagination will move to a long term lay-up status, with no specific timeline identified for a return to operation.
Carnival Radiance will now move directly from Europe after its $200m transformation and homeport in Long Beach in April of 2021, where it will assume the short Baja Mexico itineraries previously served by Carnival Imagination and Carnival Inspiration.
Carnival president Christine Duffy said: "We have used this pause in operations to think carefully about our fleet and to build a plan that gives our guests new choices and upgrades to current ship offerings.
"With our future fleet plan resolved, we are focused on ensuring we are ready to return to operations once it is determined that the time is right to resume cruising in the US."
As of 1610 BST, Carnival shares were down 3.46% at 936.20p.