More ships are set to sail from Florida on test cruises this summer. Royal Caribbean announced it was approved to send two more ships out in July and August.
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Genting Cruise Lines launched its cruises to nowhere in November 2020 for travel-starved Singaporeans after the city-state s borders had been essentially closed for eight months due to the pandemic.
As of April 1, 2021, more than 150,000 people had taken a cruise to nowhere from Singapore, according to press releases from the two cruise lines. Singapore s cruises currently account for about one-third of global cruise volume, according to Annie Chang, the Singapore Tourism Board s director of cruise. With no ports of call, the cruise lines have focused on creating on-board experiences that appeal to locals and evoke the joy of voyaging, Chang told Insider.
Singapore now accounts for one-third of global cruise travelers, a testament to the nation’s ability to contain the coronavirus and resume operations at a time when many other countries are still struggling.
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