10 May 2021 0:55 GMT
Updated
10 May 2021 12:22 GMT
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Singapore
Dozens of cruiseships are slated to return to service in the next few months. For their operators, keeping them in lay-up for any longer will only increase their financial nightmare.
But as the cruise industry stands poised to stage its relaunch, can it be done safely when Covid-19 is still wreaking havoc?
The answer to that question may lie in Asia, where Genting Cruise Lines brand Dream Cruises was the first major cruise operator to do so, beginning in Taiwan last July and Singapore in November.
Other cruise operators in Asia and Europe followed suit, and in April the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicated it might allow cruises out of US ports from July.