Carnival Cruise

With second quarter performance showing a surge of bookings and increased occupancy for sailings, Carnival Corporation is hopeful about the cruise line’s future.

Even with the threat of an impending recession, Carnival Cruise executives and analysts think the cruise line is well positioned to handle any economic downturn. 

While certainly not recession-proof, Carnival's executive team expressed confidence in the company’s long-term outlook. This is, in part, because of pent-up cruising demand from the pandemic. 

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. 

Life is busy and things pop up, and sadly sometimes we need to cancel a Carnival cruise. While this is not a fun prospect, it is something we should be prepared for.

Before you book a cruise, it is a good idea to understand cancellation policies, especially as they relate 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 before you commit to making any booking. 

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.

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 still a lot of things included with your cruise fare.