Carnival pulls out of Europe
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Carnival Cruise Lines has pulled out of Europe and will be sending no ships to either the UK or the Mediterranean next year, it has been revealed.
The US line made the announcement in a letter addressed to UK agents, stating that its US passengers – who make up the bulk of its capacity – would be hesitant to pay increased Atlantic airfares.
Last year the cruise line had two ships sailing in Europe: one in the UK and the other in the Mediterranean. Carnival will also be making no job cuts to its UK team.
The letter read as follows:
“We have made the decision to keep the rest of the fleet sailing from our US home ports. Given the current market conditions, increasing air fares, and the fact that most of our guests are from the U.S., we have decided to not deploy a Carnival ship to Europe in 2014. This was a difficult decision for us, as we realise our guests truly love sailing with Carnival in Europe, largely because we provide great holidays at great value for money. We are hopeful we will return in the future.”