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Cruise sales 'moving in right direction' after Omicron wave

Caribbean
Tom Parry
1 February 2022

Cruise is hoping Omicron was just a blip on the radar as customer confidence – and bookings – rise again. Tom Parry reports.

Resilient cruisers have helped specialist cruise agencies turn the tide on Omicron uncertainty

An upswing in late bookings driven by resilient cruisers has helped specialist cruise agencies turn the tide on Omicron uncertainty as the industry entered the January “wave” sales period.

The fast-spreading variant triggered a raft of cruise cancellations in December and even sparked a warning against sailing from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a combination of which threatened to push the sector’s busiest booking month off course.