Carnival Cruises on Wednesday has canceled more trips for two of its flagship cruise ships until the late spring, it was reported.
The Carnival Triumph, which was stranded for five days in the Gulf of Mexico in February and left 4,000 people stranded for nearly a week, will remain out of service until June 3, reported The Associated Press. This means that an additional 10 cruises will be called off.
The Carnival Sunshine, which is being fully made-over, will return back to service on May 5 after two European cruises were canceled.
“We sincerely regret canceling these cruises and disrupting our guests’ vacation plans,” Carnival head Gerry Cahill said in a release, according to AP. “We are fully committed to applying the recommendations stemming from our fleet-wide review and to make whatever investments are needed despite the difficult decision to impact people’s vacations.”
Guests who were slated to take part on the cruises will get full refunds and a 25 percent discount for a future trip, the company said.
“Our team of experts has worked virtually around the clock to determine the best set of solutions and rapidly develop an effective implementation plan for both of these ships,” Cahill added, according to the Houston Chronicle. “Moving forward, we will have the ability to source materials and schedule improvements much more expediently, thus minimizing the scheduling impact on other vessels.”
Some Carnival ships have had major mechanical problems lately. The passengers on the Triumph had to endure several days of overflowing toilets, high heat, and food shortages after a power outage in the Gulf of Mexico. There were also problems on the Legend, Dream, and Elation ships.
