Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK) stock jumped 5% as of 12:30 p.m. EST Wednesday after the cruise operator announced that at least a couple of its cruise ships could soon be cruising again -- at least in Europe.
Specifically, the cruise company said that the Costa Smeralda, flagship of Carnival's Italian subsidiary Costa Cruises, will begin making "3- and 4-day mini-cruises" and also "a 7-day cruise, calling at Savona, La Spezia, Civitavecchia, Naples, Messina and Cagliari" in Italy beginning March 27.
On May 1, it will begin week-long cruises in the western Mediterranean, visiting Savona, Civitavecchia and Palermo in Italy, Marseille in France, and Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca in Spain.
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