Carnival bookings pile up as cruises are scheduled to resume in August

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Carnival bookings pile up as cruises are scheduled to resume in August

Bret Gibson | Sunday, May 10, 2020 11:11 p.m.

In this May 2016 file photo, beachgoers enjoy a day on the sand as the Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Glory cruise ship heads out to sea in Miami Beach, Fla.

Carnival Cruise Line was swamped with bookings recently when it announced that it would return to the high seas after months of coronavirus lockdown.

A representative with Cruise Planners, an American Express travel franchise, told TMZ that cruise bookings increased exponentially when Carnival announced it intends to resume some cruises in August.

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The rep claimed bookings in the three days after the announcement shot up by 600% from the previous three days. This current vacation frenzy is notably 200 percent higher than the bookings Cruise Planners received during the same period last year.

Despite the uncertainty over the pandemic, Carnival said it was “not a bit concerned about traveling at this time.”

“We are taking a measured approach, focusing on the potential for sailing from a select number of homeports where we have more significant operations that are easily accessible by car for the majority of our guests,” Carnival said in a press release.

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