Carnival starts cancelling next year’s cruises
The world’s biggest cruise firm has started cancelling next year’s trips in a fresh blow to an business devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Former FTSE one hundred cruise operator Carnival blamed border limits and the “continued uncertainty of airline travel” for axing Princess Cruises sailings in early 2021.
Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises president, reported: “We share in the disappointment of this cancellation for attendees of our earth cruises.”
The cancellations abide by an announcement by Cunard, also owned by Carnival, that products and services will be suspended till March next year.
All sailings have been cancelled for Queen Elizabeth till Mar twenty five, Queen Mary 2 till Apr 18, and Queen Victoria till Might sixteen, Cunard reported.
Shares in Carnival, also outlined on the New York stock exchange, have plunged over fears that the Miami-headquartered firm faces a lengthy highway to restoration in the wake of the pandemic.
