43 DIARIO DEL PUERTO LUNES 8 ABRIL 2024 Mediterranean,” he indicates. Thus, according to Pacheco, “the ship will make calls in Valencia and Palma de Mallorca, thus becoming the first shipping company to offer weekly cruises fromtheValenciancapitalduring thewinter season and extending thisoffer throughout theyear.” Redirecting Anothercompanyconfirmingthe redirection of its itineraries has beenCarnival,whichstatesthat it has been activelymonitoring the situation in the Red Sea and the surrounding region. And “given recent events and inclose consultationwithglobalsecurityexperts and government authorities, the company makes the decision to redirect the itineraries of 12 ships from 7 brands, whichwere scheduled to transit the Red Sea until May 2024,” explains the shipping company. Carnival notes, however, that it had not seen an impact onbooking trends due to theRed Sea situation and confirms that it has “no other Red Sea transits until November 2024.” Regarding how this situation will affect the fiscal year 2024, the shipping company asserts that it had experienced “an early and robust start to the maximum reserve period, exceeding expectations, with booking volumes that betweenNovemberandtheendof January had reached a historical maximum.” In this way, Carnival Group points out that, for the present 2024, “it continues to have the best booking position on record, with prices and occupancy considerably higher than 2023 levels. Infact, thefirsthalfof 2024 is almost completely booked.” Thus, the company is of the opinion that “the strong boost in bookings will allow for better results during the year, offsetting the impact of thediversionof the RedSea.” Princess Cruises, also part of the Carnival group, confirmed the diversion of world cruises (aboard two of its ships, “Island Princess” and “Coral Princess”) “Unfortunately, the ship ‘Island Princess’, which departed from Los Angeles on January 18, 2024, will no longer visit the Middle East, includingDubai,orAsia,”the shipping company announced in a statement. The itinerary was revised to visit Australian ports, then embark on a journey to SouthAfrica and sail to thewest coastofAfrica.Thecompanythen stressed that the ship will head “northwards, towards Western Europe and the Mediterranean, after which it will continue its planned voyage through the Atlantic.” Whereas Norwegian Cruise Line reported in thepresentation of its 2023 results that, as a result of the ongoing conflict in Israel and the Red Sea, itwas canceling and redirecting all stops in Israel during the fourthquarterof 2023. Measureupdatedatthebeginning of the current fiscal year. “All calls to Israel and the Red Sea have been canceled and redirected for the entire year 2024. Before the conflict, approximately 7% of capacity in the fourth quarter of 2023 and 4% of capacity for the entire year 2024 were hoping to visit the Middle East, predominantly on our Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands. Before the recent cancelations,approximately1%of 2024capacitywas expectedtosail theRedSea,” thefirmnoted. dereservasqueentrenoviembrey finalesdeenerohabíanalcanzado unmáximohistórico”. Deestemodo,CarnivalGroup señala que, para el presente 2024 “sigue teniendo lamejor posición dereservasregistrada, conprecios y ocupación considerablemente superiores a los niveles de 2023. De hecho, la primera mitad de 2024 está casi totalmente reservada”. Así, la compañía es de la opinión de que “el fuerte impulso de las reservas permitirá obtener mejoresresultadosduranteelaño, compensando el impactodel desvíodelMar Rojo”. PrincessCruises, tambiéndel grupo Carnival, confirmó el desvío de los cruceros mundiales (a bordo de dos de sus buques, “IslandPrincess” y “Coral Princess”) “Lamentablemente, el buque ‘Island Princess’, que partió de Los Ángeles el 18 de enero de 2024, ya no visitará Oriente Medio, incluyendo Dubái, ni Asia”, concretó la naviera en un comunicado. El itinerario fue revisado para visitar puertos australianos, para posteriormente emprender viaje hasta Sudáfrica y navegar hacia la costa occidental de África. La compañía subrayó entonces que el buque se dirigirá “hacia el norte, hacia Europa occidental y el Mediterráneo, tras lo que continuará su travesía prevista por el Atlántico”. Por suparte, NorwegianCruiseLineinformóenlapresentación de sus resultados del pasado año 2023 que, como consecuencia del conflicto en curso en Israel y el Mar Rojo, cancelaba y redirigía todas escalas en Israel durante el cuarto trimestre de 2023. Medida que se actualizó al iniciar el ejercicioactual. “Sehancanceladoyredirigido todas las escalas a Israel yel MarRojodurantetodoelaño2024. Antes del conflicto, aproximadamente el 7%de la capacidad en el cuartotrimestrede2023yel 4%de la capacidadpara todo el año 2024 esperaban visitar OrienteMedio, predominantemente ennuestras marcasOceaniaCruises yRegent SevenSeasCruises.Antesdelasrecientes cancelaciones, se esperaba que aproximadamente el 1%de la capacidad de 2024 navegara por el MarRojo”, señaló lafirma. Las compañías están monitorizando la situación en el Mar Rojo y han tomado las medidas para garantizar la seguridad Cruise shipping companies hope that the situation will normalize and resume itineraries through the Red Sea region
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