Carnival to resume cruise operations from August

Carnival Cruise Line is looking to resume service in North America on August 1, in a gradual “phase-in” approach.

“We are taking a measured approach, focusing our return to service on a select number of home-ports where we have more significant operations that are easily accessible by car for the majority of our guests,” the Florida based international cruise liner said in a news release.

Carnival said that as it resumes operations in August, it will only be sailing from three ports: Miami and Port Canaveral in Florida and Galveston, Texas.

Eight Carnival ships — Dream, Freedom, Vista, Horizon, Magic, Sensation, Breeze and Elation — will resume service as a result.

All other homeport cruises from North America and Australia will not resume until August 31.

Carnival added that any resumption in service is “fully dependent on our continued efforts in cooperation with federal, state, local and international government officials.”

Resumed service “will also include whatever enhanced operational protocols and social gathering guidelines that are in place at the time of the resumption of cruise operations,” the cruise line said in a statement.