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Holy ship – Carnival will set sail August 1st

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According to CNBC , which had the scoop, Carnival has announced that 8 ships will set sail starting August 1st. Two will depart from Port Canaveral ( Orlando ), one from Miami, and 3 from Galveston Texas. All other US and Australian based cruises will keep their anchors dropped until August 31st. The CDC and Miles the Monkey himself aren’t recommending cruises anytime soon…

Here’s a statement from Carnival:

“We are taking a measured approach, focusing our return to service on a select number of homeports where we have more significant operations that are easily accessible by car for the majority of our guests.”

You can see the cruises being offered ( this is non-affiliate ) 

Honestly, I can’t think of anything worse than setting sail and wondering if there will be an outbreak and ultimately stuck at sea because no port will take you. That seemed to be a headline for most of March…

Would you hop on a cruise yet?

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4 Comments

  • Tom May 4, 2020

    Probably the safest time to cruise. Ships will be cleaner than ever. I wouldn’t be afraid to go.

  • EnjoyFine Food May 4, 2020

    Sailing from a “select number of homeports … that are easily accessible by car.” I think they are saying that Covid-19 makes it too risky to fly to the departure city for your cruise. Stay safe. Drive and cruise. I can’t stop laughing.

  • dot May 4, 2020

    no yet and then only on small ships not those with 4500 people.

  • Howard May 4, 2020

    I’ve never gone on a cruise, but this seems like one of the best times to do it if you were thinking it.

    The ships likely won’t be full, and prices would be probably at the lowest levels in history.
    I am flying and traveling for fun – not tempted to jump on this… but, if I was a cruiser?

    I’d be booking up for sure. Why not?

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