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Here is the email CCL issued. Keep in mind this info may change. April 23, 2024 Dear Carnival Pride Guest, Thank you for your patience as we worked through the plans regarding your upcoming cruise. We continue to stay in close contact with the U.S. Coast Guard, state of Maryland and Port of Baltimore officials regarding plans to resume maritime operations in Baltimore Harbor and appreciate your patience. We have been advised that we will not be able to operate your cruise from Baltimore. Therefore, we have made arrangements to sail from and return to Norfolk, Virginia. As you know, this situation remains beyond our control. As a token of our appreciation for your understanding, we will be posting a US$100, per stateroom, onboard credit to your Sail & Sign® account.  Below are the details of our revised embarkation plans. The address for Norfolk’s cruise terminal is: Decker Half Moone Cruise Center One Waterside Drive, Norfolk, Virginia 23510 Directions and parking information can be found here. We are making arrangements for buses to take guests who need assistance with transportation from Baltimore to Norfolk, but prompt action to pre-register is required. Shuttle service will begin at 8:30 AM and the final bus will depart at 10:30 AM. We estimate that the ride will be approximately five hours and we will provide water and a light snack. Availability is limited to those who sign up ahead of time and you must register to secure your spot. If you need the service, please complete the registration here by 12:00 noon (ET), April 25. In the meantime, please sign up for text alerts by texting CCL1 to CRUISE (278473).  Transportation service will also be offered back to Baltimore at the conclusion of the cruise. Terminal arrival appointments will remain as planned, but we will extend overall embarkation timeframe to give everyone enough time to make it to Norfolk. In preparation for departure, all guests must be on board by 4:00 PM (ET). We know this is an unexpected change of plans and we appreciate your understanding. The entire Carnival Pride team is looking forward to welcoming you aboard for a fun and memorable cruise. Sincerely,

Below is a copy of the email received. Hope this helps, keep in mind the details may change. April 23, 2024 Dear Carnival Pride Guest, Thank you for your patience as we worked through the plans regarding your upcoming cruise. We continue to stay in close contact with the U.S. Coast Guard, state of Maryland and Port of Baltimore officials regarding plans to resume maritime operations in Baltimore Harbor and appreciate your patience. We have been advised that we will not be able to operate your cruise from Baltimore. Therefore, we have made arrangements to sail from and return to Norfolk, Virginia. As you know, this situation remains beyond our control. As a token of our appreciation for your understanding, we will be posting a US$100, per stateroom, onboard credit to your Sail & Sign® account.  Below are the details of our revised embarkation plans. The address for Norfolk’s cruise terminal is: Decker Half Moone Cruise Center One Waterside Drive, Norfolk, Virginia 23510 Directions and parking information can be found here. We are making arrangements for buses to take guests who need assistance with transportation from Baltimore to Norfolk, but prompt action to pre-register is required. Shuttle service will begin at 8:30 AM and the final bus will depart at 10:30 AM. We estimate that the ride will be approximately five hours and we will provide water and a light snack. Availability is limited to those who sign up ahead of time and you must register to secure your spot. If you need the service, please complete the registration here by 12:00 noon (ET), April 25. In the meantime, please sign up for text alerts by texting CCL1 to CRUISE (278473).  Transportation service will also be offered back to Baltimore at the conclusion of the cruise. Terminal arrival appointments will remain as planned, but we will extend overall embarkation timeframe to give everyone enough time to make it to Norfolk. In preparation for departure, all guests must be on board by 4:00 PM (ET). We know this is an unexpected change of plans and we appreciate your understanding. The entire Carnival Pride team is looking forward to welcoming you aboard for a fun and memorable cruise. Sincerely,

Four minutes ago, on JH FB page he stated an email will be issued today.

According to the Unified Commend Response Progress Graphic on the response webpage they are showing the channel with the 35' draft as cleared above and below the surface. The 20' channel is the channel show on the right in the graphic. The area that shows clear in the main channel is the limited access with a depth of 35'. My guess the cruise line does not want to get ahead of the politicians on this announcement. The graphic changed yesterday afternoon, as of me typing this note no news release issued. I anticipate news conference be conducted before CCL makes an announcement.

We are on the same sailing. The Key Bridge Response web page was updated today to show the temporary channel is cleared above and below the surface. So I hope we hear something tomorrow.

On the Unified Command web page, they updated the Response Progress Graphic which showed all in progress this morning and now shows the limited channels is clear on the surface and subsurface. Also, on JH FB page he said be patient.

On the Unified Command web page, they updated the Response Progress Graphic which showed all in progress this morning and now shows the limited channels is clear on the surface and subsurface. Also, on JH FB page he said be patient.

We are the Pride on 4/28 and haven't been advised yet.

Didn't release any info, he asked a question. I don't think he would ask a question like that without receiving guidance from whom he calls the beards.

During the news conference today, it was reported that three bridge pieces need to be moved to open channel 3. One is being moved today and the others in the next day or two.

Not that it means anything at this point, today on JH FB page he asked the following question: "Do you one day hope that Carnival Cruise Line will build a smaller ship, a brand new ship say a new Spirit class sized ship?". I think this is very interesting, because he often presents items prior to news releases. No guarantees, but interesting and adds to this thread.

News conference today at 1pm est. time will tell. Looking at some photos of channel 3, it looks like they may have one more section to remove, at least above the water line. Viewing the live feed, looks like they are working the channel 3 area.

Don't know what the game is but would agree, keep a tally on paper and do the payout discreetly.

Agree, since Unified Command is located at the terminal. But I have one thought, since the cruise lines know that the full channel's projected opening is late May and Unified Command will need to be in place until then, why not just make the move to Norfolk until mid to late May. I would think it would provide a temporary stabilization of delivery logistics. Unless the port has a plan to handle both Unified Command and cruise functions at the same time.

Since this thread was discussing future fleet. I think newer smaller ships should be part of the plan. As I stated, if any cruise line added smaller ships with the technology of the mega ships the smaller ships would be less expensive to operate in a soft market. Because they would be easier fill closer to capacity compared to a mega ship and have a higher occupancy rate and margin. Yes, the mega ships make a larger "profit" in the current booming market, but when a market softening occurs, unless they can fill the mega ship, they will be expensive for a cruise line to maintain compared to a smaller ship with the same technology.