we talked to arnold donald who runs carnival corporation, that s the biggest cruise operator on the planet. where ever yourjoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a very warm welcome to the show. you know, it seemed like it was a another time, two years ago as a threat of covid became obvious one cruise ship, the diamond princess went into lockdown as the world watched. passengers, they were held for two weeks as the virus spread throughout the ship, infecting more than 700 onboard. shortly after, the world closed down and tourism industry suffered the worst crisis in its history. take a look at this, this was the heart of venice during the middle of the pandemic, not a tourist sight. and from an empty st. mark s square in venice to in empty trafalgar square in london, holiday makers and business passengers stopped flying and the hospitality industry ground to a halt. let s just take a look at the impact. in 2019, before the pandemic hit global tourism d
pleasure talking to you. thanks for joining me and i will check in with you soon. thank you. to the cruise industry. it was an industry nearly decimated during the pandemic, ships were confined to a harbours all around the world. but with so much demand from passengers, is cruising suffer a comeback? all the biggest players in the industry and have just been meeting in miami for the first time since covid. mike colleague lucy hawkins had a tough task ofjoining them. lucy, what is the mood been like there? task of joining them. lucy, what is the mood been like there? arguably the mood been like there? arguably the cruise industry the mood been like there? arguably the cruise industry was the mood been like there? arguably the cruise industry was the - the mood been like there? arguably the cruise industry was the heart i the cruise industry was the heart hit in the travel sector during the pandemic. for15 hit in the travel sector during the pandemic. for 15 months they had to halt s