Carnival starts cancelling next year’s cruises

The world’s largest cruise firm has begun cancelling future year’s trips in a clean blow to an marketplace devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.

Former FTSE one hundred cruise operator Carnival blamed border restrictions and the “continued uncertainty of airline travel” for axing Princess Cruises sailings in early 2021.

Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises president, explained: “We share in the disappointment of this cancellation for company of our environment cruises.”

The cancellations follow an announcement by Cunard, also owned by Carnival, that solutions will be suspended right until March future year.

All sailings have been cancelled for Queen Elizabeth right until Mar 25,  Queen Mary 2 right until Apr eighteen, and Queen Victoria right until May perhaps sixteen, Cunard explained.

Shares in Carnival, also shown on the New York stock trade, have plunged about fears that the Miami-headquartered firm faces a prolonged road to restoration in the wake of the pandemic.