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• Carnival Firenze Officially Joins Carnival’s Fleet
• Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy Honored with CLIA's Lifetime Achievement Award
• CRUISE HIVE NEWSLETTER
• Carnival Names Gwen Stefani as Godmother of Carnival Jubilee
• Carnival Ship Finishes Dry Dock, Brings New Features to Guests
• Carnival Ship Rescues 27 People Adrift at Sea in the Caribbean

Narrowed losses and increases in bookings that reflect strong pent-up demand for cruise vacations are also contributing factors to the rating, analyst John Staszak said in a note released on Tuesday. "There is therefore a fair amount of 2022 left to sell, and it could be misleading to extrapolate from the small amount of cash bookings made to date," Rollo said. "Additionally, initial cruise deployment is mostly domestic and short duration, which are lower yielding itineraries than the more exotic/international cruises which will take longer to recover." As for future cruise bookings, despite Carnival describing pricing as strong in its second-quarter results only a portion, which Rollo predicts is about 25%, of 2022 is currently sold.

Carnival Firenze Officially Joins Carnival’s Fleet

“They need to make sure that their destination is driving awareness,” Stein answered, “so that people want to go there. Once ports develop awareness and interest, they have to make sure they deliver experiences that resonate with guests, so they’ll want to come back. MIAMI, March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Cruise Line today revealed details for Paradise Plaza and Calypso Lagoon, two of the five portals at its new Celebration Key™ cruise destination on Grand Bahama set to debut in July 2025. Even if the company can address these challenges, investors have thousands of stocks from which to choose. Many of these companies will not have the proportionate debt burden held by Carnival, making it doubtful investors will want to buy Carnival stock in large numbers.

Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy Honored with CLIA's Lifetime Achievement Award

The company had two unvaccinated guests under the age of 16 test positive for Covid. Now, it wants any unvaccinated guests leaving from Florida ports to have travel insurance. But Stefani -- a three-time Grammy award winner, The Voice judge and now cruise ship godmother -- was clearly the star of the event. Originally built in 2000 for Costa Cruises, Carnival Firenze will sail year-round from Long Beach.

CRUISE HIVE NEWSLETTER

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Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean International also tightened mask protocols on cruise ships in the face of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. “We are absolutely thrilled to be welcoming Gwen Stefani onto Carnival Jubilee so we can honor her as the ship’s godmother,” said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. “She has demonstrated her commitment to our Carnival values, including promoting diversity and inclusion, supporting charitable causes, being a leader in her field, and of course, having fun." The new 180,000-gross-ton ship will have capacity for more than 6,400 passengers and will be powered with liquefied natural gas (LNG). The vessel will join sister ships Carnival Mardi Gras, Carnival Celebration and Carnival Jubilee in Carnival's Excel class.

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However, cost improvements of more than $250 million are being offset by the $130 million hit from re-routing ships in the Red Sea region, higher fuel prices, and currency exchange rates, CFO David Bernstein said. Bookings for the rest of 2024 remain the best year on record with total customer deposits reaching $7 billion in the first quarter, the company said. The company's first-quarter revenue jumped 22% to $5.41 billion, roughly in line with analysts' expectations.

Carnival Ship Finishes Dry Dock, Brings New Features to Guests

Carnival Cruise Line is offering all travelers on this one sailing of Carnival Pride a $100 (USD) onboard credit per stateroom to ease the tension and “start your journey on the right foot” regardless of where the ship may disembark. "Consistent with its plans to resume cruises, Carnival expects to have all of its ships deployed by the spring of 2022. With the number of COVID cases continuing to drop, we are optimistic that management's targets are achievable," Staszak said. The cruise line asks passengers to wear their masks outdoors if social distancing isn't feasible and to follow local regulations during port visits. All passengers 2 and older are "requested" to wear masks indoors except when they are eating, drinking or in their staterooms. The cruise line requested that passengers wear masks in large gatherings outside if physical distancing cannot be maintained.

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If cruise passengers have arranged for early flights on debarkation day and the ship does need to dock in Norfolk, it may be impossible to make those flights. If the ship still docks in Baltimore, guests will simply have more time to enjoy the city. Carnival Pride is scheduled to reposition to Baltimore after finishing her winter season sailing from Tampa, Florida. That one-way cruise will depart Tampa on April 7, 2024 and visit top ports of call in the Caribbean – Jamaica, Aruba, Curacao, Barbados, Antigua, and St. Maarten – on the way to Baltimore. Argus, on the other hand, is maintaining a buy rating for the stock due to the company's plans to resume operations in July.

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If that alternative is necessary, the cruise line will provide complimentary bus service to all three major airports in the Washington, DC region – Baltimore/Washington International (BWI), Reagan National (DCA), and Dulles International (IAD). Carnival Pride is due to reposition from Tampa, Florida to Baltimore, Maryland on that 14-night, one-way Journeys cruise. Guests are understandably nervous about whether or not the ship will be able to reach Baltimore and how any change might impact their post-cruise travel arrangements. Carnival Paradise is on a five-day Caribbean cruise that departed from Tampa on Saturday, according to CruiseMapper. Norwegian requires passengers to wear masks indoors except for when eating or drinking or in their stateroom. Carnival Cruise Line updated its mask policy Friday for sailings through Jan. 31 as omicron spreads.

The ship has capacity for more than 5,000 passengers and will offer three- to seven-day voyages to Baja California and the Mexican Riviera, calling in ports like Ensenada, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan. At 30 years old, the ship was actually among the oldest in any major cruise line fleet. Carnival’s Mardi Gras is the line’s first “Excel” class ship, a group of new mega-ships that are the largest in the cruise line’s fleet. The Excel class is also notable for being powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), a cleaner-burning fuel that is considered better for the environment.

It will also have many of the same features as Mardi Gras, including its roller coaster — which is set to be the first of its kind at sea. The Mardi Gras has been widely anticipated for years, but has seen delays due to the COVID crisis. It now plans to start sailing in February 2021 from Port Canaveral, after a delay pushed its inaugural sailings from November 2020. Today Carnival Cruise Line announced several big updates to its fleet as it looks to prepare for the future of cruising past the current health crisis. For planning itineraries, Stein said the cruise line has a very high prioritization on reducing its carbon footprint, which can be achieved by sailing shorter distances or at lower speeds. Carnival ships also call at other corporate-managed destinations, including Amber Cove, Grand Turk and Half Moon Cay.

Carnival's stock has risen more than 20% this year putting its market cap at just over $30 billion. It closed Friday at $26.06, which is about 17% lower than its 52-week high of $31.52, which it hit on June 8. It had kept Covid cases under control for months, but the country is now seeing new cases flaring up in several regions. As a result, Carnival has canceled its Princess Cruises in and out of Australia through Dec.19, citing continued uncertainty about the resumption of cruises in the region for its decision. Carnival's next cruise from a U.S. port is the Carnival Breeze, which is scheduled to leave from Galveston on July 15.