Carnival Cruise Line Australia has announced a halt on its domestic operations will be extended again.
"If you are booked on a Carnival Splendor cruise departing through 28 June 2021 or a Carnival Spirit cruise departing through 12 Sept 2021, we will be sending communications to you shortly," the company said in a statement.
"Carnival will resume cruising when the time is right, and will do so with enhanced health measures developed in conjunction with government authorities, public health experts, local ports of call and the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)."
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Cruises worldwide and from Australia were cancelled in March last year as countries shut their borders to liners looking to dock on their shores.
Thousands of Australians were left stranded on ships for weeks amid COVID-19 outbreaks at sea.
A ban imposed by the Federal Government on both domestic and international cruises in March 2020 is yet to be lifted. In December, it was extended for another three months.
However, there were some signs earlier this week of a recovery in cruise sales for 2022 amid steep discounts being offered.
Cruise companies were now seeing record sales for next year, Today reported.
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan told Today cruise companies had adapted well to the pandemic.
"The cruise industry has done a lot of work to make sure that cruising now is COVID-safe," Mr Tehan said.
"They have put protocols in place so people should be confident to be able to go and book cruises.
"There are welcome signs and, yes, we are seeing rebounding when it comes to cruising".
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