Carnival Cruise Line has reached out to company booked on upcoming sailings of Carnival Satisfaction to allow them to know that two weeks of sailings are actually cancelled as a result of a change in dry dock scheduling. The impacted sailings are from March 29 by way of April 12, 2026, when the ship was scheduled to offer 7-night cruises from Baltimore, Maryland.
As a substitute, nevertheless, the ship can be coming into dry dock for updates and renovations, and sailings throughout that window can not transfer ahead.
“In our steady effort to boost our product, Carnival Satisfaction has now been scheduled for dry dock and we’re sorry to tell you that your cruise has been cancelled,” the notification e mail learn.
Thankfully, the impacted cruises are greater than 22 months away, which makes it simpler for affected vacationers to rearrange their trip plans.
The cruise line is providing an incentive if company want to rebook on a unique crusing, both on Carnival Satisfaction or on a completely different ship. The fare price of the now-cancelled cruise can be protected on comparable voyages when booked in comparable lodging.
Moreover, if company rebook, they may get a $50 (USD) onboard credit score per particular person, as much as $100 per stateroom, to make use of on the brand new crusing as a thanks for persevering with their plans to set sail with Carnival Cruise Line.
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If vacationers are unable to rebook or select not to take action, they don’t have to take any motion. The cancelled cruises can be absolutely refunded, together with any Early Saver reservations, with no charges or penalties. Equally, all pay as you go purchases, comparable to gratuities, drink packages, or web packages will even be absolutely refunded again to the unique type of fee.
Refunds can be processed after Could 28, 2024, however could take as much as three weeks to course of by way of completely different monetary establishments.
What Updates Could Be Deliberate?
Carnival Satisfaction‘s most up-to-date dry dock was a month-long renovation in Could 2023. That main refurbishment passed off in Cadiz, Spain, and included including the Heroes Tribute Bar & Lounge, Carnival Adventures Store, and Desires Picture Studio to the ship.
Different public areas had been renovated, the arcade relocated, and the David’s Steakhouse was rebranded to Fahrenheit 555. This included the elimination of the generally controversial statue of David from the restaurant, which has just lately reappeared most appropriately on Carnival Firenze.
The 2023 dry dock additionally included repainting the ship’s hull within the new purple, white, and blue livery colours that first debuted on Mardi Gras and have progressively been rolled out throughout the Carnival fleet.
As a result of the 2026 dry dock is barely half the size of time of the 2023 renovations, it’s unlikely that the modifications can be fairly as excessive. All cruise ships enter dry dock each 2-3 years for basic upkeep and upgrades, nevertheless, which generally embody new decking and flooring the place mandatory, updates to lighting and fabric, and technical upgrades to make sure the very best operation.
On the time of this deliberate dry dock, the 88,500-gross-ton, Spirit-class Carnival Satisfaction can be homeported from Baltimore, providing 7-night Bahamas sailings. Of particular curiosity on these tropical sailings are calls to the upcoming Celebration Key, Carnival Cruise Line’s new personal vacation spot at present underneath development on Grand Bahama Island.
The ship ought to proceed these itineraries instantly following the dry dock. Presently, the cruise line has not introduced the place the dry dock renovations can be accomplished, neither is there any plan for one-way sailings to or from the dry dock location.
Carnival Satisfaction‘s itineraries previous spring 2026 haven’t but been introduced, as cruise strains usually don’t launch new itineraries to date prematurely. That info needs to be introduced within the coming months as new seasons are revealed for the whole Carnival fleet.
