{"id":99913,"date":"2020-10-05T10:34:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T08:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=99913"},"modified":"2023-08-25T16:13:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T14:13:34","slug":"cruise-affected-but-not-sunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/cruise-affected-but-not-sunk","title":{"rendered":"The cruise industry affected but not sunk by the pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>La <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/croisieres-developpement-durable-20181016.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cruise<\/a> is no longer having fun! The tidal wave of the coronavirus epidemic and contaminations on board ships have wiped out the fine forecasts of the Cruises Lines International Association (Clia), which was hoping for 32 million cruise passengers by 2020. At the heart of the crisis, <strong>several liners have been turned away from ports<\/strong>The saga of the Diamond Princess, which was quarantined in the port of Yokohama. And the saga of the Diamond Princess quarantined in the port of Yokohama, with 700 cases on board including 13 fatalities, has had a devastating effect on the sector's image. The cancellations, followed by the shutdown of all the ships, have put a strain on the companies' finances, with the American company Royal Caribbean announcing that it would be pulling out of the market. <strong>a loss of three billion dollars<\/strong> in the first half of 2020.<\/p>\n    <style>\n        div.link-block {\n            margin: 1em;\n            margin-left: 2px;\n            font-weight: bold;\n            padding: 1em;\n            position: relative;\n            border-top: 1px solid #cecece;\n            border-bottom: 1px solid #cecece;\n            font-size: 1.15rem;\n        } \n        div.link-block::before {\n            display: block;\n            content: '';\n            position: absolute;\n            top: 0.5em;\n            bottom: 0.5em;\n            left: -2px;\n            background-color: #a91c2c;\n            border-radius: 2.5px;\n            width: 5px;\n        }\n        div.link-block > a {\n            text-decoration: none;\n            border-bottom: none;\n            color: black;\n            font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif;\n        }\n        div.link-block > a:hover {\n            text-decoration: underline;\n            border-bottom: none;\n            color: black;\n        }\n        @media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {\n            div.link-block {\n                padding: 0.7em;\n            }\n        }\n    <\/style>\n    <div class=\"link-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/croisieres-reembarquent-mice\">Read also: Cruises are gradually winning back MICE groups<\/a><\/div>\n<p>The most fragile operators, such as Spain's Pullmantur and England's Cruise &amp; Maritime Voyages, which was due to launch its French subsidiary in spring 2021, did not survive. In addition, <strong>several cruise ships are due to be scrapped<\/strong> including the Sovereign and Monarch of the Seas, aged 32 and 28 respectively. Conversely, the pandemic does not call into question MSC's ambitious expansion programme with<strong> the launch of two ships still planned for summer 2021&nbsp;<\/strong>These include the MSC Seashore, which will sail the Western Mediterranean from Genoa, and the MSC Virtuosa, which will sail Northern Europe from Kiel or Copenhagen.<\/p>\n<p>To boost bookings and reassure customers, the cruise companies are playing the flexibility card, offering more flexible payment terms and easier cancellation or postponement options depending on how the pandemic develops. More importantly,<strong> health protocols have been drawn up<\/strong> so that ships can gradually return to Europe, while cruises in the United States remain suspended until 30 September. On the strength of a health protocol drawn up with Bureau Veritas,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/croisieres-reve-glamour-20170419.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> CroisiEurope<\/a> has resumed its cruises on French rivers (Seine, Rh\u00f4ne, Loire and Gironde) and European rivers (Rhine, Danube, Elbe), as well as its cruises around Corsica and Croatia.<\/p>\n<p>From mid-July, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/la-compagnie-du-ponant-va-doubler-ses-capacites-20100526.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ponant<\/a> was the first to cast off with cruises around Corsica, the Atlantic and the Arctic. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/croisiere-merveilleuse-mediterranee-20180102.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSC<\/a> followed in August with the MSC Grandiosa sailing to the Italian coast and Malta from Genoa, then at the end of September the MSC Magnifica from Trieste. \"\u00a0<em>The resumption will be very gradual and will follow a secure health protocol.<\/em>\" says Patrick Pourbaix, Managing Director France of MSC Crociere. Passengers must show their credentials with a PCR test carried out 72 hours before departure and a second test carried out in the terminal before boarding. Masks are compulsory when travelling on the ships, and passenger temperatures are taken twice a day at the entrance to the restaurants, where buffets are no longer self-service. Finally, if passengers wish to get off at ports of call, they are obliged to take the excursions organised by the company. \"\u00a0<em>Social distancing is respected on board, especially as we don't want to exceed 70% for the time being.<\/em>\" adds Patrick Pourbaix. This threshold is far from being reached, with fewer than 50% passengers on the first departures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/costa-mise-mice-democratiser-croisiere-20170120.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Costa<\/a> Costa Deliziosa is also back at sea, but at a slower pace, with cruises in the Mediterranean initially reserved for Italians. However, not all health protocols are infallible. The mishaps encountered this summer by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/norvege-la-mer-jusquau-soleil-de-minuit-20111013.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hurtigruten<\/a> with positive cases on the MS Roald Admunsen in Norway and Ponant with the Paul Gauguin in Polynesia...<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-link-block\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/robotique-msc-virtuosa-20210212.html\/\" data-id=\"105473\">Rob, the robotic bartender, boards the MSC Virtuosa<\/a><\/p><\/aside>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After some difficult times, cruises are slowly returning to the sea with reinforced health 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