Cruise ships will return to Puerto Vallarta starting in the first quarter of 2021.
Carnival Cruises Line announced that it plans to return to Puerto Vallarta in early March, while waiting until the end of April for its other routes.
Through a statement, Carnival announced that it has cancelled all its cruises up until February 2021, at which time it will have departures from Miami, Port Canaveral, and Galveston, and the maiden voyage of the Mardi Gras.
The Mardi Gras ship will operate from Port Canaveral, and will be the first ship powered by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in the Americas. It also has BOLT, the first roller coaster at sea.
“We apologize to our guests, but we must continue to take a thoughtful, deliberate, and measured approach as we chart our return to operations in 2021. Our commitment is to the health and safety of our guests, crew, and the communities we visit,” said Carnival.
Carnival said that the first cruise to be offered to the Mexican Riviera will be March 6th.
Carnival had been operating at least one weekly cruise in Puerto Vallarta before the pandemic, most recently with the Carnival Panorama, which is also announced for another visit next year.