As reservas de navios de cruzeiro para 2021 já estão aumentando, apesar de vários surtos de COVID-19

Cruise Ship Bookings for 2021 Are Already Rising Despite Several COVID-19 Outbreaks

Written by Paulo Nogueira

Published on 12/04/2020 at 15:16

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In the last 45 days, as several cruise ships had severe COVID-19 outbreaks on board and, in many cases, were stranded for days before finding a place willing to let them dock and discharge passengers, CruiseCompete.com recorded a 40% increase in cruise bookings for 2021 compared to 2019, the company told the Los Angeles Times.

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The site president said that, based on available data, the demand for post-pandemic cruise bookings is still strong, an encouraging sign for cruise lines currently suffering a huge financial impact and seeing their market value plummet.

The Times also noted that a recent analysis by the Swiss bank UBS found that in the last 30 days, the number of cruise bookings for 2021 increased by 9% compared to the same period in 2020, including a substantial number of people booking new cruises instead of simply rebooking canceled cruises.

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After several coronavirus outbreaks on board, the CDC banned Carnival, Norwegian Cruises, and Royal Caribbean cruise lines from sailing in U.S. waters until at least July. Only these three companies represent $60 billion of the cruise market.

And as the vast majority of cruise lines are not incorporated or based in the U.S. to avoid corporate taxes, the industry as a whole was largely excluded from the $2 trillion economic stimulus package that President Donald Trump signed in March.

Now that cruise lines have had to cancel trips or sail empty ships, employees from lines like Holland America, Princess Cruises, and P&O Cruises based in Australia are facing cuts and layoffs, Mark Matousek reported to the press on Friday.

“Cruise lines, as evidenced by the stock, are in a world of pain right now with no clear light at the end of the tunnel,” said Patrick Scholes, analyst at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, recently to Meghan Morris of Business Insider, adding that the “millions of dollars” question about the dollar “for the survival of these cruise lines is when they can start their operations again.

Although cruise lines have suffered a significant financial impact and face serious challenges to get back on track after the crisis, the loyalty of their customer base and the increase in bookings, even amid a pandemic that spread on cruise ships, show a glimmer of hope for an industry in distress.

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