Cruise lines decimated by dramatic losses amid ‘serious concerns’ for future sailings
A report from Statista states that the global cruise line industry will suffer a 71.6 percent year-on-year decrease in 2020 revenue to reach $7.79 billion (£5.84 billion).
Although some cruise lines, including MSC and TUI, managed to restart some sailings in Europe, the wider industry remains concerned about the risk of spreading coronavirus onboard.
“The cruise sector, with Government support, has spent the last seven months learning lessons from the pandemic and putting in place new protocols and industry guidance to create a COVID-19 safe environment onboard,” stated the latest DfT report.
It continued: “However, since then there has been a significant rise in COVID-19 cases in the UK and abroad.
“Against this context, it was rightly considered that now is not the right time to see the resumption of cruise operations from the UK and the FCDO continues to advise against sea-going cruise travel based on the latest medical advice.”
