What Happened to the Carnival Holiday Cruise Ship?

By Michael Ferguson

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Carnival Cruise Lines was forced to shutter its entire fleet of ships for 2020. The Carnival Holiday Cruise Ship was one of the first ships to be affected.

Carnival Holiday was a 2,052-passenger ship that was originally built in 1987 and had been cruising since 1991. It was a regular fixture on the Caribbean circuit, offering seven-day cruises from Galveston, Texas, as well as shorter trips to Mexico and the Bahamas.

In March 2020, with coronavirus ravaging the world, Carnival announced it would suspend all operations until at least May 11th. This suspension extended multiple times throughout the year and eventually became indefinite. The Carnival Holiday Cruise Ship remained docked in Galveston until October 2020 when it departed for Freeport, Bahamas.

The reason for this move is not clear but speculation suggests that Carnival is looking to scrap the ship as part of its cost-cutting measures due to Covid-19 related losses. In July 2020, Carnival announced it was permanently retiring eight of its oldest ships due to “the highly uncertain environment” caused by coronavirus.

The Carnival Holiday Cruise Ship is currently anchored off Freeport awaiting an uncertain fate. Whether it will be scrapped or sold off remains to be seen. Either way, it looks unlikely that we will see this popular cruise ship back on the high seas anytime soon.

Conclusion:
What happened to the Carnival Holiday Cruise Ship? In light of the Covid-19 pandemic and cost-cutting measures put in place by Carnival Cruise Lines, this 2,052-passenger ship has been suspended indefinitely and is currently anchored off Freeport awaiting an uncertain fate. It looks unlikely that we will see this popular cruise ship back on the high seas anytime soon.