Cruise Cancelled for Second Time, Carnival's New Ship
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Doug Parker reports on several updates regarding Carnival Corporation and its cruise brands. The Sun Princess inaugural voyage scheduled for February 18 has been cancelled for the second time. President John Padgett stated that the ship must remain at the shipyard for additional technical work following its delivery on February 14. Carnival is providing various forms of compensation to affected guests. In ship development news, Carnival Corporation has signed a deal with Meyer Werft shipyard to build a fourth Excel class vessel for the Carnival Cruise Line brand. This 180,000 gross registered ton ship will be powered by LNG and is expected to debut in the spring of 2027. Additionally, the Carnival Vista is facing a shortened return to service cruise due to shipyard delays in Europe and bad weather. The originally planned three day voyage from Central Florida will now be a two day trip with a stop in Nassau. Carnival is offering prorated refunds and onboard credits to guests impacted by this change. The report concludes with a summary of cruise line stock performance, noting declines for both Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean.
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while we will be taking delivery of our new Sun princess on February 14th the ship must remain alongside in the shipyard to allow for additional technical work to be completed and we regret to announce that we have no other option than to cancel the February 18th Voyage
this is the second time they've canceled the inaugural
Carnival Corporation has Inked a deal with Meer worth Shipyard to construct a fourth Excel class cruise ship for its Carnival Cruise Line brand
Carnival Corporation CEO Josh Weinstein said that the brand hopes to have one to two new ships from 2027 onward annually
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