Carnival Cruise

Carnival Corp. released its second quarter financial update on Friday, June 24 with overall positive news for the cruise line. The company reported its revenue has increased 50% and bookings have doubled since the first quarter. 

Although Carnival Corp. reported a net loss of $1.9 billion for the quarter, the cruise line reports that cash turned positive in April 2022 thanks to continued sequential improvements of bookings. The company ended the second quarter with positive cash flow although revenue came up short of the cruise line’s expectations. 

Life is busy and things pop up, and sadly sometimes we need to cancel a cruise. Not a fun prospect, but something we should be prepared for.

Before you book a cruise, it is a good idea to understand cancellation policies, especially as it relates to any promotional pricing and packages. Details regarding how much money you will get back, timeframes and processes are all things to know ahead of time.

Carnival provides its customers with some options to get their money back, or credit, when cancelling a cruise.  

Carnival Cruise Line has officially returned to New York, meaning that the cruise line has retuned to service in all 14 of their U.S. home ports.

Yesterday, June 16, marked the first day since March 2020 that a Carnival Cruise Line ship had returned to the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. Carnival Cruise Line’s ship the Carnival Magic docked in New York to celebrate the occasion.

Carnival Cruise line is introducing a new program by the name of ‘Menu Mate food ingredient’ in order to better accommodate guests who sail with the line who have special diet and food requests, such as guests with food allergies.

This morning, May 26th, Carnival Cruise Line’s ship Carnival Freedom experienced a fire onboard while docked at the Grand Turk port in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Located on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, Amber Cove is Carnival Cruise Line’s private port destination.

Carnival Cruise Line announced today, May 12, 2022 that construction has begun on their newest cruise port destination on Grand Bahama Island.

As stated on their website, on May 4th 2022, Carnival Cruise Line updated their testing requirements of COVID-19 for passengers aboard their ships.

The Carnival Cruise Line website now states, “except when destination requirements differ, guests who are up to date with their vaccines may take their test within three days prior to sailing. Up to date means a person has received all recommended COVID-19 vaccinations, including any booster dose, when eligible.”

Cruising has become less of an all-inclusive vacation over the years, with cruise companies selling lots of add-ons to increase onboard spending. However, there are many complimentary benefits that cruisers will enjoy.

What is included in the basic Carnival cruise fare? For the most part, it is similar to other cruise lines. A stateroom, food, entertainment, activities and sports are among the major inclusions.

Carnival’s large fleet of ships offers lots for those cruisers who don't want to spend a lot on extras but still have a good vacation.