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The Carnival Cancellations Continue, Costing Negotiations Underway
posted (January 25, 2011)
One Carnival Cruise ship made a call on Belize today - but no more are expected this week. Carnival has cancelled calls by three ships that were scheduled to arrive, one on Wednesday and two on Thursday. The ships are the Glory, the Legend, and the Valor, with a combined passenger count of 9,600.

The issue is working out a deal with the boat tenders - and that sticking point in that deal is price per head per passenger. As we understand it, Carnival wants a price of five dollars per head, while the best the Belizean group can offer is five dollars, seventy-five cents per head.

That - as we understand it is the primary sticking point - but Carnival also wants only the large tender boats to service their cruise ships when they are the only ones in port, which is also a sticking point.

So, despite involvement at the highest levels the matter remains unresolved, but under negotiation from multiple angles with multiple players.

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