Carnival Cruise Website Glitch Gives 80% Discount, Tropical Storm Idalia Ship Changes
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Doug Parker reports on several significant updates within the cruise industry for late August. Tropical weather activity has forced multiple itinerary adjustments for major cruise lines. Carnival Magic and Carnival Legend have modified their six day itineraries to include destinations such as Half Moon, Nassau, and Freeport due to Hurricane Franklin. Additionally, Disney Cruise Line redirected the Disney Fantasy from a Western Caribbean route to an Eastern Caribbean route in response to Tropical Storm Idalia. In separate news, the MSC Seaside experienced delays returning to Port Canaveral because of technical issues that affected the vessel's maximum cruising speed, impacting both departing and embarking passengers. The report also covers a technical error on the Carnival Cruise Line website regarding the Cheers beverage package. A glitch caused the total package price to display incorrectly, allowing guests to purchase the package at an eighty percent discount without the standard requirement for all cabin guests to participate. Carnival brand ambassador John Heald stated that these incorrect prices would not be honored and refunds would be issued, though the company provided a discount code for future purchases. Finally, the report notes positive movement in cruise line stocks for Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean.
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it was a busy weekend with itinerary changes after Hurricane Franklin in the Atlantic and tropical storm idalia
Carnival Magic and Carnival Legend have altered their Six-Day cruise itineraries to Bermuda because of hurricane Franklin
MSC Seaside was delayed returning to Port Canaveral due to technical issues impacting the ship's maximum cruising speed
Carnival Cruise Line's website experienced an error that incorrectly calculated the total of its cheers beverage package
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