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LAST UPDATED: 17.09.2020

Munich, 17 september 2020

Dear guests and partners,

Carnival Cruise Line today announced the sale of Carnival Fascination and Carnival Imagination, which had previously been put on long-term lay-up status and removed from published itineraries.

The sale of Carnival Fascination, launched in 1994, and Carnival Imagination, introduced in 1995, is in line with Carnival Corporation’s plan to accelerate the removal of less efficient ships from its fleet. This follows the sale of Carnival Fantasy and Carnival Inspiration which took place in July. Upon return to operations, Carnival will still operate four upgraded Fantasy-class ships – Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Sensation, Carnival Elation and Carnival Paradise – which feature additional balcony staterooms as well as enhanced dining and entertainment options that are part of the line’s Fun Ship 2.0 enhancement program.

Related to its ongoing ship enhancement program and the current pause in cruise operations, Carnival also advised guests and travel agents that it is delaying the return to guest operations for four ships until after scheduled dry dock enhancements are completed in the first half of 2021.



The four impacted ships and resulting cancelled itineraries include:

• Carnival Magic itineraries operating from Miami will be cancelled until Mar. 13, 2021

• Carnival Paradise itineraries operating from Tampa will be cancelled until Mar. 19, 2021

• Carnival Valor itineraries operating from New Orleans will be cancelled until Apr. 29, 2021 (including the transatlantic cruise from New Orleans on Jan. 25, 2021 and the return from Barcelona on Feb. 26, 2021)

• Carnival Spirit itineraries operating from Brisbane will be cancelled through May 16, 2021, with the first sailing being the Singapore to Brisbane voyage embarking on June 12, 2021.



All affected guests or their travel agencies will be contacted individually with all information and details regarding cancellation and rebooking.

We ask for your kind understanding that, in these exceptional circumstances, it will take us longer than normal to respond to your inquiries.

Thank you for your continued support!

Your Carnival Cruise Line Team

Munich, 16 september 2020

Dear Guests,

The members of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) have agreed to extend the voluntary pause in cruise operations in the U.S. until 31.10.2020.

If conditions in the U.S. change and short, modified sailings are possible, the industry may consider an earlier restart.

Therefore, Carnival Cruise Line is cancelling all cruises through 31.10.2020.

We apologize for disrupting our clients’ vacation plans and greatly appreciate their understanding, and your assistance, as we work through these decisions.

Please find below a detailed list of the current cancellations:

San Francisco sailings through 2020

sailings through 2020 Carnival Splendor sailings through and including December 17, 2020

sailings through and including December 17, 2020 Carnival Spirit sailings through and including May 16, 2021

sailings through and including May 16, 2021 Carnival Legend sailings through and including October 30, 2020

sailings through and including October 30, 2020 Mardi Gras sailings November 14, 2020 through and including January 30, 2021

sailings November 14, 2020 through and including January 30, 2021 Carnival Breeze from Ft. Lauderdale sailings November 7, 2020 through and including March 7, 2021

from Ft. Lauderdale sailings November 7, 2020 through and including March 7, 2021 Carnival Imagination and Carnival Inspiration sailings through and including April 19, 2021

sailings through and including April 19, 2021 Carnival Magic:

- Ft. Lauderdale and Miami sailings through and including October 31, 2020

- Transatlantic & Barcelona sailings April 10, 2021 through and including May 3, 2021

- Ft. Lauderdale and Miami sailings through and including October 31, 2020 - Transatlantic & Barcelona sailings April 10, 2021 through and including May 3, 2021 Carnival Fascination sailings through and including January 9, 2022

sailings through and including January 9, 2022 Carnival Sensation sailings March 3, 2022 and March 7, 2022

sailings March 3, 2022 and March 7, 2022 Carnival Sunrise:

- Sailings through and including October 19, 2020

- Miami 7 and 8 day sailings from October 9, 2021 through and including April 30, 2022, excluding the March 5, 2022 sailing

- Miami 5 day sailing January 3, 2022

- Sailings through and including October 19, 2020 - Miami 7 and 8 day sailings from October 9, 2021 through and including April 30, 2022, excluding the March 5, 2022 sailing - Miami 5 day sailing January 3, 2022 Carnival Radiance:

- Sailings through and including November 1, 2020

- 9, 12 and 14 day sailings from May 2, 2021 through and including April 29, 2022

- 5 day sailings December 23, 2021 and December 28, 2021

- Sailings through and including November 1, 2020 - 9, 12 and 14 day sailings from May 2, 2021 through and including April 29, 2022 - 5 day sailings December 23, 2021 and December 28, 2021 All Other Ships sailings through and including October 31, 2020

All affected guests or their travel agencies will be contacted individually with all information and details regarding cancellation and rebooking.

We ask for your kind understanding that, in these exceptional circumstances, it will take us longer than normal to respond to your inquiries.

We strive to process your enquiries as quickly as possible and ask you to send them by e-mail to info@carnivalcruiseline.de.

Thank you for your continued support!

Your Carnival Cruise Line Team

Munich, 23 July 2020

Dear Guest,

Carnival Cruise Line today announced the following changes in its fleet and associated re-routings:



As part of Carnival Corporation’s recent announcement to reduce its overall capacity and focus on ships with upgraded features, Carnival Fantasy and Carnival Inspiration have been sold. Carnival Fascination and Carnival Imagination will move to a long term lay-up status, with no specific timeline identified for a return to operation.

Carnival Sensation will move from Miami to Mobile and take up itineraries previously assigned to Carnival Fantasy and Carnival Fascination, with guests on those two ships being re-accommodated on Carnival Sensation.

Carnival Sunrise will move from Port Everglades to Port Miami and assume the itineraries previously operated by Carnival Sensation, providing a larger, upgraded ship for short itineraries with the many new features installed during Carnival Sunrise’s transformation completed in 2019. Guests booked on the Sunrise 4- and 5-day itineraries from Port Everglades will be automatically moved to sailings from Port Miami.

Carnival Fascination itineraries from San Juan and Barbados have been cancelled for 2020-2021.

Itineraries for Carnival Imagination and Carnival Inspiration from Long Beach have been cancelled through 19.04.2021. Carnival Panorama will continue to operate 7-day cruises from Long Beach while Carnival Miracle will operate shorter itineraries from San Diego to Baja Mexico.

Carnival Radiance will now move directly from Europe after its transformation and homeport in Long Beach in April of 2021, where it will assume the short Baja Mexico itineraries previously served by Carnival Imagination and Carnival Inspiration. Guests booked on Carnival Imagination and Carnival Inspiration after 22.04.2021 will be re-accommodated on Carnival Radiance.

Separately, Carnival also notified its Australian guests that it has extended its pause of operations in that country, and has cancelled six cruises scheduled to operate between 25.09. and 29.10.2020.



In summary, the following voyages have been cancelled (American date):

Ship Sail dates Status IM 10/1/2020 - 4/18/2021 Canceled IS 10/2/2020 - 4/19/2021 Canceled FS 10/4/2020 - 1/9/2022 Canceled SN 10/9/2021 - 4/30/2022 Canceled SE 3/3/2022 and 3/7/2022 Canceled RD 5/2/2021 Canceled RD 5/14/2021 - 4/29/2022 Canceled

For the following voyages, there will be changes (American date):

Ship Sail dates Status Ship Swap SE 10/1/2020 - 4/28/2022 Yes to SN FA 10/3/2020 - 1/13/2022 Yes to SE SN 10/31/2020 - 5/6/2021 Same ship (SN) FLL Port to MIA Port Modified Dates SN 5/10/2021 - 10/3/2021 Yes to HZ FLL Port to MIA Port Modified Dates Modified Itineraries FS 1/16/2022 - 4/30/3022 Yes to SE Modified Date and Duration for 1st sailing IM 4/22/2021 - 4/28/2022 Yes to RD Modified Dates Modified Itinerary IM 5/27/2021 and 9/2/2021 Yes to RD Modified Dates Modified Itinerary Modified Duration IS 4/23/2021 - 4/29/2022 Yes to RD RD 5/23/2021 - 4/24/2022 Yes to BR Modified Dates Modified Itinerary



All affected guests or their travel agencies will be contacted individually with all information and details regarding cancellation and rebooking.

We ask for your kind understanding that in these exceptional circumstances it will take us longer than normal to respond to your inquiries. We are determined to settle your requests as soon as possible.



We strive to process your enquiries as quickly as possible and ask you to send them by e-mail to info@carnivalcruiseline.de.

Thank you for your continued support and loyalty

Your Carnival Cruise Line Team

Munich, 7 July 2020

Dear Guest,

As already communicated in March, the Corona crisis has delayed work on the rebuilding of Carnival Radiance and the construction of Mardi Gras.

For this reason, the following amendments have been made:

Mardi Gras will now enter into service from Port Canaveral on 06.02.2021. Itineraries out of Port Canaveral with departure date from 14.11.2020 to 30.01.2021 have been cancelled.

will now enter into service from Port Canaveral on 06.02.2021. Itineraries out of Port Canaveral with departure date from 14.11.2020 to 30.01.2021 have been cancelled. Carnival Radiance’s $200 million dry dock at the Cadiz, Spain shipyard was suspended this spring when the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a nationwide lockdown. Carnival is now evaluating shipyard options to complete the transformation, but the ship is likely not going to be completed until the spring.

$200 million dry dock at the Cadiz, Spain shipyard was suspended this spring when the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a nationwide lockdown. Carnival is now evaluating shipyard options to complete the transformation, but the ship is likely not going to be completed until the spring. As a result of the delayed arrival of Carnival Radiance, Carnival Breeze will be redeployed from Fort Lauderdale to Port Canaveral and will assume the itineraries for Carnival Radiance from 08.11.2020 to 24.04.2021. Consequently, guests on 18 Carnival Breeze sailings from Fort Lauderdale scheduled to operate from 07.11.2020 to 07.03.2021 are being notified that their cruises have been cancelled.

will be redeployed from Fort Lauderdale to Port Canaveral and will assume the itineraries for Carnival Radiance from 08.11.2020 to 24.04.2021. Consequently, guests on 18 Carnival Breeze sailings from Fort Lauderdale scheduled to operate from 07.11.2020 to 07.03.2021 are being notified that their cruises have been cancelled. The transatlantic and European departures of Carnival Magic from 13.03.2021 to 03.05.2021 have been cancelled. Carnival Magic will be moved to Miami and will take over 7 departures of Carnival Breeze from 13.03.2021 to 24.04.2021, which were originally planned to take place from Fort Lauderdale. The itinerary remains the same, only the departing port and the ship will change.

Christine Duffy, President of Carnival Cruise Line:

“We continue to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global commerce, public health and our cruise operations. In addition to our current pause in service, there have been many other unintended consequences, including shipyard, dry dock and ship delivery delays, and related changes to our deployment plans for our fleet. While we had hoped to make up construction time on Mardi Gras over the summer, it’s clear we will need extra time to complete this magnificent ship. We share our guests’ disappointment and appreciate their patience as we work through this unprecedented time in our business and the lives of so many people. We remain committed to working with government, public health and industry officials to support the response to the pandemic and to return to operations when the time is right.”

All affected guests or their travel agencies will be contacted individually with all information and details regarding cancellation and rebooking.

We ask for your kind understanding that in these exceptional circumstances it will take us longer than normal to respond to your inquiries. We are determined to settle your requests as soon as possible.

We strive to process your enquiries as quickly as possible and ask you to send them by e-mail to info@carnivalcruiseline.de.

Thank you for your continued support and loyalty

Your Carnival Cruise Line Team

Munich, 22 June 2020

Dear Guests,

Carnival Cruise Line today extended the temporary pause of operations through 30.09.2020.

This decision follows the announcement by the cruise industry on Friday that it will voluntarily extend its pause in North America.

Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy:

“During this unprecedented pause in our business, we have continued to assess the operating environment and confer with public health, government and industry officials. We have watched with great interest as commerce, travel and personal activities have begun to start back up, and once we do resume service, we will take all necessary steps to ensure the health and safety of our guests, crew and the communities we bring our ships to in order to maintain public confidence in our business. Nevertheless, we apologize for disrupting your vacation plans and appreciate your patience as we work through these decisions.”

All affected guests or their travel agencies will be contacted individually with all information and details regarding cancellation and rebooking.

We ask for your kind understanding that in these exceptional circumstances it will take us longer than normal to respond to your inquiries. We are determined to settle your requests as soon as possible.

We strive to process your enquiries as quickly as possible and ask you to send them by e-mail to info@carnivalcruiseline.de.

Thank you for your continued support and loyalty

Your Carnival Cruise Line Team

Munich, 04 May 2020

Dear Guests,

During our current pause of operations, we have continuously examined all possibilities to determine whether a planned resumption of operations on 27 June 2020 is feasible.

Although there are positive signs that we are moving towards a certain degree of normality, the point at which we can finally resume operations remains uncertain.



It goes without saying that before resuming operations, we ensure that all hygiene and health standards as well as official requirements have been implemented and prepared in the best possible way. We continue to work closely with government officials at the federal level and with officials in the local communities of our ports of departure and destinations to ensure their readiness.



In order to be able to guarantee all this, we are planning a gradual restart and are initially focusing our work on a number of selected ports.



All affected guests or their travel agencies will be contacted individually with all information and details regarding cancellation and rebooking.

We ask for your kind understanding that in these exceptional circumstances it will take us longer than normal to respond to your inquiries. We are determined to settle your requests as soon as possible.

We strive to process your enquiries as quickly as possible and ask you to send them by e-mail to info@carnivalcruiseline.de

Thank you for your continued support and loyalty

Your Carnival Cruise Line Team



Munich, 14 April 2020

Dear Guests,

taking into consideration the global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Carnival Cruise Line has decided to cancel the following cruises:

All cruises until 26.06.2020

All Carnival Sunrise cruises from New York in summer and fall 2020

All Alaska sailings through and including 30.06.2020

All sailings from San Francisco through 2020

All sailings with Carnival Radiance through and including 01.11.2020

All sailings with Carnival Legend through and including 30.10.2020

All affected guests or their travel agents will be contacted individually by us with all information and details regarding cancellations and rebooking.

We ask for your kind understanding that in these exceptional circumstances it will take us longer than normal to respond to your inquiries. We are determined to settle your requests as soon as possible.

For all cruises departing from 1 August 2020 we offer the following flexible options:

Guests who want to keep their booking:

Guests who choose to keep their booking as currently scheduled for departures between 01.08.2020 and 30.09.2020 will receive the following Onboard Credit (OBC) amounts automatically and do not need to contact us. Valid for bookings made no later than 10.03.2020: $50 per cabin for 2 day to 5 day cruises $100 per cabin for 6 day and longer cruises



will receive the following Onboard Credit (OBC) amounts automatically and do not need to contact us. Valid for bookings made no later than 10.03.2020:

Guests who want to change their booking:

For all departures until 30.09.2020 , if you decide to change vacation plans, we will allow to move the booking to a new date and receive a Future Cruise Credit (FCC)* in the amount of the non-refundable cancellation fee: Departures June – September 2020 : Move your booking to a future date no later than 30 days prior to departure, departure of the new cruise no later than one year after the original departure. Valid for bookings made no later than 10.03.2020.

, if you decide to change vacation plans, we will allow to move the booking to a new date and receive a Future Cruise Credit (FCC)* in the amount of the non-refundable cancellation fee:

*The Future Cruise Credit (FCC) is non-transferable, cannot be used as a deposit or applied to a chartered sailing and has no cash value. The FCC may only be used towards the cruise fare of one booking in the same currency in which the original voyage was originally paid and cannot be used for taxes, fees and port expenses, onboard charges or gratuities.The booking guest shall be responsible for payment of the difference between the amount of the FCC and the amount of the new booking. If the amount of the new cruise is less than the amount of the FCC, the remaining unused part of the FCC forfeits.

Thank you for your continued support and loyalty

Your Carnival Cruise Line Team