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Royal Caribbean Group sees ‘acceleration’ in wave bookings

Cruise
Rob Gill
6 May 2022

Cruise giant Royal Caribbean Group has seen a “steady acceleration” in bookings with sales since early March exceeding the record levels achieved in 2019.

Guests will only be asked to disclose their vaccination status during check-in but it will not be mandatory for boarding

The group, which also owns the Celebrity Cruises and Silversea brands, still made an operating loss of $1.2 billion during its first quarter but expects to return to profit in the second half of 2022.

Jason Liberty, president and chief executive of the Royal Caribbean Group, said: "Despite the impact of Omicron earlier in the year and the horrific conflict in Ukraine, we are encouraged by the strong demand for cruising and the steady acceleration in booking volumes.