However, there are some exceptions for certain ships and destinations.
Sailings onboard Eurodam and Oosterdam to Alaska are due to restart the second week of June 2021
Sailings on the Koningsdam, Noordam and Nieuw Amsterdam to Alaska are due to begin mid-May, 2021.
Sailings onboard Volendam and Westerdam to the Mediterranean are due to begin from early June, 2021.
Sailings onboard the Zuiderdam to Alaska are due to begin in early June 2021.
Sailings onboard the Zaandam to Canada and New England are due to begin from September, 2021. Guests and their travel agents are being notified of the cancellations and options for Future Cruise Credits (FCC) and rebooking, the cruise line said in a statement.
Cruise lines remain confident that there are calmer waters ahead, with strong bookings reported for 2022 sailings and a focus on long-haul and exotic destinations.
Carnival Corporation â the worldâs largest cruise company whose portfolio of cruise brands includes Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises and Cunard among others â said it has already booked more cruises for the first half of 2022 than it did in 2019, despite minimal advertising or marketing.
Speaking during a fourth quarter earnings call, Carnivalâs chief financial officer, David Bernstein revealed: âOur cumulative advance bookings for the first half of 2022 are ahead of a very strong 2019, which was at the high end of the historical range.â
Homeporting in Southampton for the summer of 2022, the ship will be welcomed to a brand-new terminal following a recently announced partnership with ABP Southampton.
Prior to this, the British firm had hopes of resuming in January.
P&O Cruises president Paul Ludlow said: “With hopeful news headlines clearly we do not want to extend our pause in operations any further than absolutely necessary, but given the ever-changing guidance around international travel and the varying regulations in many European ports of call we felt it prudent to cancel these additional dates.
“In addition, as the final payments are due for these cruises very soon we felt it was the right thing to do for our guests. We are so sorry to disappoint those who were due to travel.”