- The cruise line industry has been shut down for nearly a year. Carnival announcing Wednesday it’s extending its pause in service through May 31st.
- It is not surprising, but it is expected from them to cruise again relatively soon and it’s going to be a phased in approach.
- The City of Mobile has lost out on nearly 200,000 visitors the cruise ship attracts every year and the money they spend not only at restaurants.
A recent news article published in the Fox10 News reveals that tourism insiders optimistic about cruise ship industry return.
The City of Mobile
David Clark, Visit Mobile President & CEO says since the pandemic — the City of Mobile has lost out on nearly 200,000 visitors the cruise ship attracts every year and the money they spend not only at restaurants — but revenue from up to 25,000 to 30,000 hotel room stays and $6-million dollars in parking.
COVID vaccine rollout
While the COVID vaccine rollout is making progress, once Carnival does return to cruising — they’ll start with their three main ports: Galveston, Miami, and Ft. Lauderdale.
In a statement Carnival tells FOX 10 News: “As we have stated consistently, we will resume service when the time is right taking a gradual, phased in approach with select ships. The vaccines are indeed promising and we are evaluating a number of factors to see how those would work into our return to service plan.”
“I think there will be some pre-board testing, I think there will be some onboard testing throughout the cruise. I also think we should look for shorter cruises in the short-term,” said Clark.
Sensation and Port City
Clark says the Port City looks forward to welcoming the Sensation to her new home.
“Our city is born to celebrate and so we are going to give them a real heartfelt welcome. Make your reservations now,” said Clark.
Carnival says they plan to contact people whose cruises have been impacted by the delay to reschedule.
Meanwhile, because the site is not operational — the Mobile County Health Department has staged several mass vaccination clinics there during the downtime.
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Source : Fox10 TV
