MIAMI, July 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Carnival Cruise Line announced today that three more ships will resume guest operations in September, and another four in October–bringing the total number of ships to 15–as the line's successful restart of operations continues to ramp up.Based on the success ofits initialresumptionof serviceand theguest response to the onboard experience andhealth and safety protocols that have been implemented,Carnival willcontinue tooperate all itsships as vaccinated cruisesthrough at least October.

The three ships for September are Carnival Glory from New Orleans, starting Sept. 5, Carnival Pride from Baltimore, starting Sept. 12, and Carnival Dream from Galveston, starting Sept. 19.

Turning to October, the four additional ships to restart will be Carnival Conquest from Miami, effective Oct. 8, Carnival Freedom from Miami, effective Oct. 9, Carnival Elation from Port Canaveral, effective Oct. 11, and Carnival Sensation from Mobile, effective Oct. 21.

Related to this announcement, Carnival is notifying guests and travel agents of an extension in its pause of operations through Sept. 5 for Carnival Pride from Baltimore, Sept. 11 for Carnival Dream from Galveston, Oct. 4 for Carnival Conquest from Miami and Oct. 16 for Carnival Sensation from Mobile. Cruises on Carnival Sunshine from Charleston, Carnival Ecstasy from Jacksonville and Carnival Liberty from Port Canaveral will be cancelled through Oct. 31. In addition, a three-day cruise on Carnival Miracle from Long Beach on Sept. 24 is being cancelled, and then Carnival Miracle will begin sailing from Long Beach on Sept. 27.

"Wearevery excited about our restart andgreatly appreciate the support of our guests,travel agents and port and destination partners," said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. "By the end ofJuly,we will have five shipsin our restart plan,including the introduction of service on Mardi Gras, andwe are seeing agreat combination of strong demand and strong guest satisfaction scorestied to the positive guest experience on board."

Carnival will continue to welcome unvaccinated guests on board,but all unvaccinated guests including children under the age of 12,will be subject to pre-cruiseandpre-embarkationtestingand testing again prior to debarkation(on cruiseslonger thanfour days) along with a $150 per person charge to coverthe costs oftesting, reportingandhealthand safety screenings.At this time,Carnival is limiting operation ofitssupervised youth programs to vaccinated childrenand youth12 years and older. Unvaccinated guests departing from Florida(effective July 31) and Texas (effective Aug. 2) will also need to show proof of travel insurance coverage, based on the itineraries being sailed and the requirements of ports and destinations visited. These additional measures will be in place through at least October but may be extended based on guidance from public health and medical advisorsand the requirements of destination partners.

"The decision to sail with vaccinated voyages was a difficult one to make, and we recognize this is disappointing to some of our guests especially the many families with children under the age of 12 who we love to sail, and who love to sail with us," said Duffy."It's important to remember that this is a temporary measure given the current circumstances. In consultation with our medical experts and advisors, we've determined this plan is in the best interests of the health and safety of our guests, crew and the destinations that we bring our ships to. It's very important that we continue to maintain the confidence of our destination partners, so that we can provide our guests with the optimal cruise experience and sail our itineraries."

"Our plan envisions successfully bringing back our entire fleet by the end of the year, returning to full service – most especially for the millions of families who sail with us – and building back our business for the benefit of our guests, employees and the tens of thousands of jobs and local businesses that depend on our company. We will continue to offer exemptions to ourunvaccinatedguests on a limited, capacity-managed basiswithin 14 days of sailing as we finalize the vaccinated guest count. The more bookings weinitiallysecure for our cruises with fully vaccinated guests, the more exemptions we canultimatelyofferfor thoseunvaccinatedguests already bookedand those wishing to sail," Duffy added.

Bookedguests and travel advisors are being notified of the plansfor the returning ships, the cruise cancellationsand the processby whichthey are being asked to follow to confirmtravelervaccination statusandtoapply foranexemption to the vaccination standard.Guestswho wanttochange their plans, who are unable to wait to see if they receive an exemption, orwho cannot meet the vaccination standards may change their reservation without penalty or request a full refund. Guests, travel advisors and news media with additional questions are encouraged to review Carnival's Have Fun. Be Safe.page and FAQ on Carnival.com.

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SOURCE Carnival Cruise Line

Vance Gulliksen, media@carnival.com