/PRNewswire/ Carnival Cruise Line today laid out plans for its next wave of the summer restart of guest operations, including the first cruise for Mardi.
Carnival Cruise Line is bringing back more ships into service in August and their newest and largest cruise ship will enter service on July 31. Carnival
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It was a festive day three weeks ago as the Carnival Sensation made its way into the port of Mobile. The visit was only a few hours to allow crew members to be vaccinated for COVID-19. But a ship docking at the Mobile Cruise Terminal for the first time in more than a year was reason to celebrate and hope that the ship will be back taking on passengers soon.
Mobile area Azalea Trail Maids and Dixieland band welcome the Carnival Sensation to the port city
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Mobile: A Carnival cruise ship docked in the port city Friday so crew members could be vaccinated against COVID-19. With a brass band playing on the wharf, the Carnival Sensation docked at the Mobile Cruise Terminal, where staff members from USA Health planned to go on board to provide first doses for 110 crew members. The ship will return in three weeks for second doses, the city said in a statement. U.S. ports are closed to cruise lines because of the global pandemic, but Mayor Sandy Stimpson said such vaccinations are a major step toward getting the industry back in business. Carnival said crew members have received vaccines at other ports including Miami and Port Canaveral in Florida and Galveston, Texas. Sensation will be based in Mobile offering trips to the western Caribbean once cruises resume, but it’s unclear when that will happen.