In spite of potential capacity issues, a looming cost-of-living crisis and the ongoing war in Ukraine, the cruise industry is feeling positive about the future. Will Payne reports
Ben Bouldin, Royal Caribbean vice-president EMEA, said there is an opportunity for the industry to attract new customers as cruise lines launch new ships and offer new itineraries
Association ’disappointed’ by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s decision to raise its travel warning for cruise to its highest level – level four
Jan Swartz reflected on the high profile incident during the onset of the pandemic in an interview at Clia’s Selling Cruise Day on Thursday (4 November)
“As an industry we are not whiter than white,” Ben Bouldin admitted. “But we are doing a huge amount to reduce our [environmental] footprint and we will continue to do so"