Carnival Faces First Big Pandemic Test as Two of Its European Lines Set Sail Again
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Carnival is on the cusp of restarting cruises on AIDA and Costa brands. To say the company has something to prove is an understatement.
In its long battle to get ships back on the seas, the world's largest cruise company, Carnival, has come to see two fronts: the United States, and everywhere else.
In a recent podcast interview with Bloomberg, Carnival CEO Arnold Donald noted that right now, the idea of sailing in the U.S. is "premature" due to "pretty vibrant" community spread of Covid-19 happening there. This echoes comments made by Royal Caribbean CEO Michael Bayley in the company's last earning call, who said high infection rates in the U.S. would naturally hinder the restart of operations. (Never
