Carnival Cruise Bookings Soar After It Eases COVID Testing Requirements

[asalligo]

On 8/20/2022 at 1:34 PM, cmichael1221 said:

No one was ever banned.  You made the choice not to follow Carnival's rules.  Get your facts straight.

Banned, restricted, decided, warned by a physician not to get the vaccine, all semantics. They could not give Carnival their money and sail. 

[medianeh]

On 8/20/2022 at 3:36 PM, firefly333 said:

My apologies you are correct. This was just posted to my cruise. I'm vaccinated but many are not.

 

 

Sorry, haven't been on since my last post.  I'm glad to hear that what I read was correct.  lol.  We are going next year August, so hoping everything everywhere is lifted.

 

 

[BlerkOne]

4 hours ago, asalligo said:

Banned, restricted, decided, warned by a physician not to get the vaccine, all semantics. They could not give Carnival their money and sail. 

When did Carnival ban the unvaxed? Never 

 

[Guest BasicSailor]

WHAT >>>> Carnival Cruise Bookings Soar After It Eases COVID Testing Requirements.

 

Nothing I see shows any booking soaring. Must be a sales tactic.😏

Edited August 23, 2022 by BasicSailor

[Dthomas1]

On 8/20/2022 at 1:34 PM, cmichael1221 said:

No one was ever banned.  You made the choice not to follow Carnival's rules.  Get your facts straight.

This post say's it all.

[jimbo5544]

17 hours ago, asalligo said:

Banned, restricted, decided, warned by a physician not to get the vaccine, all semantics. They could not give Carnival their money and sail. 

Huh?

[Dthomas1]

Just now, jimbo5544 said:

Huh?

Double huh?

[tlguinn_2000]

On 8/19/2022 at 6:04 PM, icft said:

I honestly don't know the state of demand for cruising. But I don't put much faith in headlines about increased bookings

 

Who knows? Only time and our wallets will tell.

 

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Here is what the people who put their money where their mouth is are saying:

Stock up 15% in past month

 

[Buckeyefrank100]

17 hours ago, BasicSailor said:

WHAT >>>> Carnival Cruise Bookings Soar After It Eases COVID Testing Requirements.

 

Nothing I see shows any booking soaring. Must be a sales tactic.😏

So you are able to see capacity levels by ship and know the historical booking rates to be able to make your comparison to show no increase in bookings?  The only indicator the general public has is the general pricing and that is higher than it has been for quite a while.  That would indicate to me that bookings are up.

 

[Guest BasicSailor]

Just now, Buckeyefrank100 said:

So you are able to see capacity levels by ship and know the historical booking rates to be able to make your comparison to show no increase in bookings?  The only indicator the general public has is the general pricing and that is higher than it has been for quite a while.  That would indicate to me that bookings are up.

 

Naa , just seeing ships with rooms available.

[Buckeyefrank100]

3 minutes ago, BasicSailor said:

Naa , just seeing ships with rooms available.

That doesn't mean bookings aren't up.  LOL

[Ilovesailaway]

47 minutes ago, tlguinn_2000 said:

 

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Here is what the people who put their money where their mouth is are saying:

Stock up 15% in past month

 

Carnival is down over 12% for the past week

 

Edited August 23, 2022 by Ilovesailaway

[cruizergal70]

23 hours ago, asalligo said:

Banned, restricted, decided, warned by a physician not to get the vaccine, all semantics. They could not give Carnival their money and sail. 

It's not semantics. The word "banned" indicated that people had no choice in the matter. People did have choices.  Some chose to not get vaccinated.  There are consequences to every decision. 

[firefly333]

1 hour ago, Ilovesailaway said:

Carnival is down over 12% for the past week

 

Stock price reflects the market. Ccl ran up with the other stuff during the recent FOMO (fear of missing out rally) to overbought, now fed is saying stop it right now. We will raise rates until inflation is ramped down. Friday fed speaks. Stock price doesnt reflect current prices or have any relation to cruise prices very much. This week it's about the fed. Unless it's natural gas or oil its struggling. 

 

Dont blame the stock price. Let's hope carnival is selling cabins like crazy and can at least speak to when they might be profitable again. ... though I sure wish jubilee prices would go on sale.

[kdr69]

Protocols evolving even more so now for European Cruises.

 

GUEST ADVISORY VACCINATION AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS UPDATE CARNIVAL PRIDE & CARNIVAL CELEBRATION  EUROPEAN DEPARTURES - 2022     August 23, 2022 Dear Carnival Guest, We know you are looking forward to your European sailing and want to update you on vaccination and testing requirements specific to your cruise, as follows: As our protocols continue to evolve, boosters are encouraged but no longer required for guests who are eligible. All Cruises (excluding itineraries with Greece and Spain):  All unvaccinated guests, age 5 and older, must provide the negative result of a lab-administered or supervised (by a medical professional), self-administered PCR or antigen COVID test taken up to 3 days before embarkation. Cruises Visiting Greece:  All guests, 5 years and older, must present the negative results of a PCR test taken within 3 days before sailing or an antigen test within 2 days before sailing. Vaccinated guests who are eligible for a booster but not boosted are considered unvaccinated and will be subject to additional testing on board which will be provided on a complimentary basis.  Due to destination requirements, a document of recovery will not be acceptable for cruises visiting Greece. If a self-test is not supervised by a medical professional, it is not acceptable for travel to Greece. Cruises Visiting Spain: All unvaccinated guests, 12 years and older, need to present the negative results of a PCR test taken within 3 days before sailing or an antigen test within 2 days of sailing.  If a self-test is not supervised by a medical professional, it is not acceptable for travel to Spain. We are currently working on updating our Have Fun. Be Safe. COVID-19 protocols webpage but wanted to share this information with you as soon as possible.  We look forward to welcoming you on board your Carnival cruise vacation shortly.

Sincerely, Colleen Oliverio VP, Guest Services - Contact Centers

 

[grimpil]

Am i reading this right? For Greek cruise if i am vaxxed and fully boosted i need an antigen test (on my dime)2 days prior to embarkation, but if i am not boosted the will provide complimentary testing?

[jimbo5544]

3 minutes ago, grimpil said:

Am i reading this right? For Greek cruise if i am vaxxed and fully boosted i need an antigen test (on my dime)2 days prior to embarkation, but if i am not boosted the will provide complimentary testing?

Still need the test to board, but complimentary during voyage.

[wemjam]

On 8/19/2022 at 9:22 PM, mz-s said:

 

$CCL may not get much money directly from casino guests (they don't pay for drinks, often don't buy excursions, etc), but the casino gets a lot of money from casino guests - and the casino pays a lot of money to $CCL.

We watched a documentary one time on the cruise lines.  Basically what they said, and what people don't realize is, the cruise lines do NOT make their money off the room you book - they make their money off everything else you buy.  Drinks, excursions, casino, shopping, specialty restaurants, etc.  That is what makes them money.

 

It's like the movies.  Your ticket doesn't even get them to break even - its the concessions you buy that makes a movie theater profitable.