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Carnival Cruise Line Announces Updates to Fleet...
Carnival Cruise Line Announces Updates to Fleet....
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n Carnival Cruise Line Announces Updates To Fleet Plan\n Arrival of Second LNG Excel Class Ship Confirmed for November 2022\n Carnival Radiance Coming to Long Beach in Spring 2021\n Two Fantasy Class Ships Sold, Two Others Going to Long Term Lay-Up Status\n MIAMI, July 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Cruise Line today announced new plans for its fleet that will generate tremendous guest excitement once it resumes sailing, with a confirmed date for an additional Excel-class, LNG-powered ship arriving in November 2022, four ships either sold or put on long term lay-up status, and other ships redeployed to new homeports, as it seeks to leverage its strong network of year-round and seasonal homeports in the U.S. with upgraded offerings. The highlights of the plan include:\n \n As part of Carnival's 50th birthday in 2022, a November 2022 delivery date for the unnamed, second Excel-class ship has been confirmed from the Meyer Turku shipyard. The sister ship to Mardi Gras will showcase many of her features, including BOLT, the first roller coaster at sea, and sail out of PortMiami as previously announced. Carnival said it will open the ship for sale this fall and guests can register to be the \"first to know\" about the ship's itineraries and special open for sale promotions at www.carnival.com/ship2022.\n 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.\n 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.\n Carnival Sunrise will move from Port Everglades to PortMiami 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 $200 million transformation completed in 2019. Guests booked on the Sunrise 4- and 5-day itineraries from Port Everglades will be automatically moved to sailings from PortMiami.\n Carnival Sunrise is part of Carnival's 50th bi...