'It's time that the cruise industry returned to service': Cruise giants confident over Covid-secure sailing
Kaye Holland
Senior digital editor World of Cruising; Co-founder Away with Words; Guest presenter The Women’s Football Podcast and Squad Goals
As cruise lines in Europe – such as MSC Cruises, Costa Cruises and Aida – have cautiously resumed sailing, their counterparts are all at sea – without passengers – in America.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has extended a no-sail order effectively banning cruising around American waters until the end of October. All of which has meant that major operators – including Carnival Cruise Line, Disney Cruise Line and Princess Cruises – have been forced to scrap almost the entire 2020 season.
And cruise bosses have had enough. Frank Del Rio, the chief executive of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, told Miami-Dade County Tourism and the Ports Committee: “The cruise industry is close to devastation [...] we've had to raise $20 billion' to stay afloat.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/news/cruise-lines-call-for-return-of-safe-cruising-in-america-europe-royal-caribbean-norwegian/