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Carnival Corporation has reported a net loss of US$2 billion for the first quarter of 2021.
The company was forced to halt all sailings in March last year as the Covid-19 pandemic spread around the world and has yet to return in many markets.
However, Carnival said the cash burn rate in the first quarter was better than expected as the company identified and implemented opportunities to optimise its monthly spend.
The group currently expects six of its nine brands to resume limited guest cruise operations by this summer.
Aida resumed operations in March sailing in the Canary Islands, while Costa began sailing to Italian ports in May.
Cleveland author outlines ‘100 Things To Do In Alaska Before You Die,” from snorkeling to searching for gold Susan Glaser, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio Many visitors to Alaska barely see beyond the shore, as passengers on large cruise ships that sail the scenic southeast coast.
Maybe this is the summer to extend that vision past the gangplank, and into the state’s interior.
Cleveland author Fran Golden has plenty of ideas to get you started. Golden, with co-author Midgi Moore, just published “100 Things to Do in Alaska Before You Die” (Reedy Press, $19.95), a trove of ideas both unfamiliar and tried and true.
Carnival Cruise Line s Mardi Gras will easily be the largest in its fleet, carrying 6630 passengers. Mardi Gras When this ship starts operations on April 24 it will easily be the largest in Carnival Cruise Line s fleet, carrying 6630 passengers. Mardi Gras will be home-ported in Port Canaveral, Florida, and will operate week-long Caribbean cruises. The ship is all about family fun. Six zones are themed on destinations such as Italy, France and the South Pacific, while a recreation area it s calling the Ultimate Playground is dedicated to basketball, mini-golf, rope courses and five waterslides. Bolt, the first rollercoaster at sea, whizzes passengers around the ship s funnel.
08 April 2021
In a world where working remotely has become commonplace out of necessity, Princess Cruises is delivering super-charged internet connectivity by leveraging a new constellation of satellites to offer the ultimate remote workstation – an office at sea.
Upon its return to service, every Princess cruise ship in the global fleet will feature land-like connectivity as part of its MedallionNet Wi-Fi service, making remote working, distance learning, and the opportunity to securely conduct important transactions, available all while enjoying the most picturesque video conference backdrop on the horizon thousands of miles from home.
Each Princess MedallionClass ship transmits enough bandwidth per vessel to guarantee a superior connection for each guest and the personal device they are using. MedallionNet’s seamless integration ensures guests can work from their deck chairs as efficiently and effectively as in their office, with access to their cloud-based enterprise