Carnival starts cancelling next year’s cruises

The world’s major cruise business has started cancelling subsequent year’s trips in a fresh blow to an industry devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.

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

Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises president, stated: “We share in the disappointment of this cancellation for friends of our planet cruises.”

The cancellations follow an announcement by Cunard, also owned by Carnival, that products and services will be suspended till March subsequent year.

All sailings have been cancelled for Queen Elizabeth till Mar 25,  Queen Mary 2 till Apr eighteen, and Queen Victoria till May possibly 16, Cunard stated.

Shares in Carnival, also detailed on the New York stock exchange, have plunged about fears that the Miami-headquartered business faces a extended highway to restoration in the wake of the pandemic.