Carnival Cruise August Bookings br Soar Despite COVID-19 According to TMZ, a Cruise Planners br representative says cruise bookings have br dramatically increased since Carnival announced br its plans to resume some cruises in August. Carnival's bookings reportedly br went up by 600 three days br after the announcement. There are also currently 200 more br bookings than this time last year. According to TMZ, most of the bookings are br being made by young healthy people who are br feeling stir crazy after nationwide lockdowns. They are seemingly br "not a bit concerned about br traveling at this time." Though Carnival intends to br hit the open waters by August, br things could always change.