Vaccinations are Leading the Rise in Future Cruise Bookings
Published 2 months ago
With new COVID infections declining in many states and more than 1.5 million Americans receiving vaccinations daily, Royal Caribbean Group is expressing optimism that the company and the cruising business around the world “is getting closer to the other side of this.”
The pool deck on Explorer of the Seas (Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean)
Michael Bayley, President and CEO of Royal Caribbean International, says the combination of declining new cases and a ramped-up vaccination effort is boosting confidence both within the company and among the general public.
“Every day I go online and look at the numbers for U.S. infections. They’re just plummeting. My sense is we are getting closer to good news,” Bayley told financial analysts on a conference call discussing fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 results.
Weekly Cruise News: February 13, 2021
Feb 13, 2021
We’ve got breaking cruise news from Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean along with some big cruise industry stories from the week.
Cruise News Update
So just before we get started, within the last 24 hours we had some breaking news from Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean which we will update you on later in the video.
We’ve also got some big news stories from this week including crew members needing to be vaccinated before returning to the ships, a world-first feature revealed from MSC Cruises, more cancellations from Carnival, cruises to nowhere to continue for
All on-board leisure activities were also ceased immediately and passengers were asked to stay in their cabins.
The ship returned to Singapore on Dec. 9, and all passengers who are not close contacts of the case were allowed to leave.
Mothership
speaks to 22-year-old Terisha Tan, who shares what happened on the cruise following the announcement, and how she feels about the whole incident.
As told to Syahindah Ishak
2am: Announcement made on board (that we did not catch)
At 1:50am on Dec. 9, the announcement was made: A positive Covid-19 case onboard the cruise.
It was an 83-year-old man who had reported to the onboard medical centre with diarrhoea.
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