Line will make 41 Port-of-Call Stops in September
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Carnival Pride
at anchor at Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas in 2018. (Jim Fox photo)
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MIAMI
(Sept. 8, 2019) - As Carnival Cruise Line continues to work closely
with its partners to deliver relief to the people of Grand Bahama and
Abaco islands recovering from Hurricane
Dorian, it also plans 41 calls to Nassau, Half Moon Cay and Princess
Cays for the remainder of September as those destinations eagerly await
cruise guests.
Bahamian
officials have expressed great appreciation for the support Carnival
and its employees and guests have provided but also stressed that the
other parts of The Bahamas are open
for business and stand ready to welcome guests.
"Thank
you to all who have joined us to support our friends in the Bahamas
with donations," said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise
Line. "Our work to assist and support
continues.
And as our ships and our guests return to Bahamian ports of
call, our visits will make sure that our guests experience the beauty of
The Bahamas and that the economy moves forward and jobs will be
supported."
Carnival
Corporation and the Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation have
pledged $2 million in funding and in-kind support for hurricane relief
efforts in The Bahamas. Relief
shipments on cargo vessels started arriving last week, and Carnival
Pride and Carnival Liberty will also drop off supplies to Freeport on
Sept. 12 and Sept. 13.
Carnival
has also asked employees and guests to join the effort through online
giving tools, and this weekend began a donation program at its U.S.
homeports as guests board their
cruise ships. Organizations supported by these online efforts include
Direct Relief and World Central Kitchen.
Anyone that would like to
donate should visit:
About Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival
Cruise Line, part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;
NYSE: CUK), is "The World's Most Popular Cruise Line®" with 26 ships
operating two- to 24-day voyages to The
Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New
England, Bermuda, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands
and Southeast Asia.
The line currently has three new ships scheduled
for delivery – Carnival Panorama™ in 2019, Mardi Gras in
2020 and an as-yet-unnamed ship in 2022.
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