The boom in cruise tourism since the start of the century came to a grinding halt last year. There was
a general stoppage of activity, punctuated by only some cruises offered under strict health conditions in the Mediterranean and the Baltic until the second wave of the virus broke out in Europe. There were, for example, stopovers in Greece and Malta, while German cruise operators were active in the Baltic.
Otherwise, the stoppage was total - in the UK, in the US and in Spain. A consequence of this was that entire fleets were docked in different parts of Europe and the world. The cruise lines have been