Carnival Cruise Line ships are docked off the coast of The Bahamas as they prepare to repatriate crew members to their home countries throughout the world.
Carnival Freedom crew pose for a photo before boarding a flight in Barbados, one of several Caribbean and Latin American nations that assisted the cruise line in its crew repatriation effort.
Carnival Cruise Line (CCL) is nearing the end of its crew repatriation efforts.
To date, more than 26 000 crew members have been repatriated worldwide, including thousands of crew members who are citizens of more than 25 different nations throughout the Caribbean and Latin America.
As of today, CCL expects to have less than 400 crew members remaining on board awaiting repatriation once their home country borders are opened or travel restrictions are eased.
Over the weekend, management of the cruise line expressed gratitude to countries across the region, including The Bahamas, Barbados, Colombia, Curacao, Mexico, Panama, St. Maarten and Nicaragua, which assisted in the repatriation effort through seaport operations as well as helping to facilitate the safe and efficient transfer of crew via chartered and commercial aircraft and as ground transportation.
“Many of our partners in the Caribbean and Latin America have gone above and beyond in supporting our repatriation efforts and played a vital role in helping our team members return home safely,” President of Carnival Cruise Line, Christine Duffy said.
“We offer our most sincere thanks to government officials, private transportation operators and maritime partners for their cooperation, hard work and gracious hospitality,” she further expressed. (TL/PR)