The period of March 28-April 3 was the busiest booking week in Carnival Cruise Line's history - a nice birthday present for the company that is celebrating 50 years in 2022.
Bookings for the week didn't just break the record, they shattered it -- showing a double-digit increase from the previous record seven-day booking total.
With 22 of its 23 ships back in guest operations across all its year-round U.S. homeports, Carnival has come roaring back. Its final ship, Carnival Splendor will return to service from Seattle on May 2.
In November, Carnival will welcome its newest ship, Carnival Celebration, to PortMiami.
By year-end 2022, Carnival will have more capacity sailing (as measured by ALBDs - available lower berth days) than it was sailing in 2019. The growth will continue in 2023, as the line adds Carnival Jubilee, another new Excel-class ship. Jubilee will homeport in Galveston.
"The excitement of the industry's restart, our successful return of our entire fleet, the guest reaction to Mardi Gras, our loyal guest response to our 50th birthday this year, the support of our travel advisor partners - and of course, the amazing work of our Carnival team - have all contributed to the strong demand we are seeing, and this record-breaking booking week," said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line.
Duffy added that all sales channels, including travel advisors, Carnival.com, the Carnival guest contact centre and personal vacation planners all contributed to the record-breaking results.
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