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Carnival Cruise Line reports best-ever booking week after CDC drops COVID cruise ship warning
The Carnival Freedom is seen February 18, 2013 in Key West, Florida. (KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images) Carnival Cruise Line said Monday that it had posted its best-ever booking week in the company's history. The company reported that its busiest booking week was from March 28 to April 3, 2022. Carnival noted that the week showed a double-digit increase from the previous record seven-day booking total. "The excitement of the industry’s restart, our successful return of our entire fleet, the guest reaction to Mardi Gras, our loyal guest response to our 50th birthday this year, the support of our travel advisor partners — and of course, the amazing work of our Carnival team — have all contributed to the strong demand we are seeing, and this record-breaking booking week," Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy said in a statement. CDC LIFTS TRAVEL WARNING FOR THE CRUISE INDUSTRY TWO YEARS INTO PANDEMICDuffy added that all sales channels contributed to the results, including Carnival.com, travel advisers, the Carnival guest contact center and personal vacation planners.Now, 22 of its 23 ships are back in guest operations across all year-round U.S.