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Half of Carnival Cruise Line fleet to return to service by October

Cruise
James Chapple
20 July 2021

Half of Carnival Cruise Line’s fleet is set to return to service by October, the line has confirmed.

Vaccinated passengers on sailings of less than 16 days will not have to test (Credit: Carnival Cruise Line)

A further three ships will resume guest operations in September, followed by another four in October. This will bring the total number of operational Carnival ships up to 15.


The line, though, will continue to welcome unvaccinated guests, but warned additional mitigations for unvaccinated guests – including testing and health screening – would remain in place until at least October, with these guests footing the bill.


Carnival said it had based its decision on guest response to the onboard experience and health and safety protocols it has introduced.