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A year into the unprecedented global pause of the world’s largest cruise lines, no other segment of travel faces a more uncertain future, nor as much of a massive transformation to its business model. Beyond the ship’s decks, far-reaching implications loom for those destinations with an outsized dependence on large cruise ship tourism and its ripple effects.
Megaships remain synonymous with risk in the eye of an increasing number of consumers as the industry struggles to regain its clout. The public relations scar might run deeper than the industry likes to admit. A recent survey of 600 cruisers and non-cruisers in the UK and Australia, for example, revealed that 47 percent did not trust cruise lines to look after them if something went wrong during a voyage, while a staggering 67 percent were less willing to cruise because of the pandemic.
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Celebrity Cruises’ two newest ships, the Edge and the Apex, offer Dinner on the Edge on the Magic Carpet, the platform that moves up and down the ship’s side as an open-air bar.
When cruise ships can finally sail again this year, passengers will be able to enjoy more onboard dining in the manner they ve experienced throughout the past year: outdoors.
Demand for alfresco eateries on cruise ships had grown for years before the pandemic. In a post-pandemic world, cruise lines expect their popularity to increase.
Luckily, many of the newest ships were already set to introduce outdoor dining spots that were designed long before 2020. Other lines say they are looking at ways to add outdoor seating in response to what they anticipate will be more demand.