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Carnival Cruise Line Extends Homeport COVID Testing Through Year-End

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Carnival Cruise Line has extended the availability of coronavirus testing at its homeports through the end of December 2021. This was announced in a Facebook post by the cruise line’s brand ambassador John Heald.

The testing is available for vaccinated guests who sail from Galveston, Baltimore, New Orleans and Long beach through DocGo and for vaccinated passengers sailing from Miami, Port Canaveral and Tampa via Rapid Cruise Testing.

Appointments must be made online and are non-refundable at the price of $100 per person.

Heald asked Carnival guests to use the homeport testing services only if they “exhausted all other ways to get tested such as tests by your local pharmacy, monitored home tests etc.”

“This will be more affordable plus most importantly it will give you peace of mind knowing you already have your negative result 48 hours before your fun starts,” Heald explained.

Any appointment made with the testing centres and not taken will not be refunded in December, according to him.

“The reason for this is that we had people not show up and then ask for a refund which in turn meant that people who wanted appointments could not get them. So, for December there will be no refunds made,” Heald explained.

Here Are All Of Carnival Cruise Line’s Homeports For 2021

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Carnival Legend

Big Thank you to https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/ 

Carnival Cruise Line has the most U.S. homeports of any cruise brand, plus a seasonal operation in Europe and year-round cruising in Australia.

Here’s a look at the company’s planned homeports for 2021:

Port Canaveral

Ships:

– Carnival Breeze (March to April);

– Carnival Elation (March to December);

– Carnival Liberty (March to December);

– Carnival Magic (November and December);

– Mardi Gras (April to December).

Miami

Ships:

– Carnival Conquest (March to December);

– Carnival Freedom (October to December);

– Carnival Horizon (March to December);

– Carnival Sunrise (March to December).

Jacksonville

Ships:

– Carnival Ecstasy (March to December).

Tampa

Ships:

– Carnival Paradise (November and December);

– Carnival Pride (November and December).

Galveston

Ships:

– Carnival Breeze (May to December);

– Carnival Dream (March to December);

– Carnival Freedom (March to April);

– Carnival Vista (March to December).

Mobile

Ships:

– Carnival Sensation (March to December).

New Orleans

Ships:

– Carnival Glory (March to December);

– Carnival Valor (November and December).  

Baltimore

Ships:

– Carnival Legend (November and December);

– Carnival Pride (March to October).

Charleston

Ships:

– Carnival Sunshine (March to December).

San Diego

Ships:

– Carnival Miracle (March and April/October to December).

San Francisco

Ships:

– Carnival Miracle (April to September).

Seattle

Ships:

– Carnival Freedom (April to September).

Long Beach

Ships:

– Carnival Panorama (March to December);

– Carnival Radiance (November and December).

Europe

Ships:

– Carnival Legend: Barcelona (May and October), Dover (June to August), and Civitavecchia (August to October).   

Australia

Ships:

– Carnival Spirit: Brisbane (June to December);

– Carnival Splendor: Sydney (March to December).

‘Positive Signs’ as Holland America Moving Six Ships Toward U.S.

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Holland America Line is preparing for a gradual restart and is said to be moving six cruise ships toward the U.S. citing positive signs and a new conversation around the return to service.

The news came in a letter sent to crew from President Gus Antorcha, reported by Crew Center, and also obtained by Cruise Industry News.

“Following in-depth discussions with the CDC, other government agencies, and medical and science authorities, we have decided to start moving six Holland America Line ships toward U.S. waters over the next several weeks to begin completing the requirements for conditional sailing,” Antorcha said in the letter sent to the crew.

The ships heading to U.S. waters are the Koningsdam, Nieuw Statendam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Westerdam, Zuiderdam, and Noordam. Holland America did not specify port information but the line has traditionally had a strong presence in the winter from Port Everglades and Tampa, which would pull from a large drive-to market.

“While there is still much to be done, this is an important first step toward our goal of resuming cruise operation,” the letter said.

“Holland America Line will continue to work with the CDC on our eventual return to guest cruise operations. We are fully aligned with the CDC on our top priorities for compliance, protecting the environment, and the health, safety, and well-being of our guests, the people in communities we touch, our crew, and shoreside employees.”