Carnival Provides Ship to Support Recovery Efforts from Hurricane Ida
Carnival Cruise Line announced that it will use Carnival Glory to house first responders supporting the recovery efforts in Louisiana from Hurricane Ida. The cruise line entered into an agreement with the City of New Orleans and FEMA to provide the ship through September 18, 2021. Carnival Glory arrived at the Port of New Orleans this past Friday and has since gone through a required U.S. Coast Guard inspection.
Carnival Glory will be used to house up to 2,600 hospital workers, first responders, city and utility workers, as well as emergency personnel. The ship will stay in the Port of New Orleans and serve as emergency housing for frontline workers directly involved in the city's recovery needs.
"While we want to provide the city of New Orleans with an economic boost by restarting guest operations, we want to first provide this critical housing support to address emergency needs and to get power restored to the region," said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. "We appreciate the understanding of our guests, who we know love New Orleans as much as we do."
Carnival canceled Carnival Glory’s originally scheduled cruise sailing from New Orleans on September 12. It plans to restart passenger cruises on Glory beginning on Sunday, September 19.
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