This publication has been asking for a long time. But until November everything was so in limbo that nothing could be predicted.

 

Now, the picture becomes clearer, why?

There are several factors. If you follow our news, you know about some of them:

 

1. The first attempts at cruising were made by the cruise company Hurtigruten back in July and were soon completed. But already on 16.08.2020 the first cruise started on the MSC Grandiosa and on 19.08.2020 MSC Magnifica. After that, cruises began on the ships of the Costa Cruises. Despite such a number of cruises, not one liner had any outbreaks of the disease.

 

2. We have studied the behavior of tourists from countries where cruises are more popular than in Ukraine and have noticed an increase in the demand for cruises compared to previous months.

 

Prior to that, cruise companies, although they reported a high demand for cruises, but, frankly, they were cunning. After all, this demand was caused by actually rebooking canceled cruises for new dates.

Now the demand is largely driven by the booking of new cruises. In my opinion, this is due to the many promotions from the cruise lines and the very loyal booking conditions. Also, a very large spike in bookings came after the announcement of the vaccine news.

 

3. Announcement of the creation of a vaccine and the passage of all stages of testing from several companies at once. This has resulted not only in an increase in demand for cruise bookings, but also in the skyrocketing shares of all cruise companies. And financial analysts don't just invest money in stocks.

 

4. The deferred demand that appeared during the quarantine. Residents of the United States and most European countries have long been accustomed to cruises as something commonplace. But the coronavirus has made its own adjustments. During this time, many are ready to fly on vacation to any country, not to mention cruises. What can we say if neat and "scared" Europeans have been traveling on liners since August. This fact also confirms the safety of travel, provided that tourists follow all the recommendations and the implementation of safety protocols by cruise companies.

 

5. Security protocols. At the moment, the European cruise companies MSC Cruises and Costa Cruises have already proven that when all actions are carried out according to safety protocols, the chances of infection are reduced to a minimum.

 

6. Permission from CDC (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) from 10/30/2020 to resume cruises from the United States. As you know, the United States of America is the largest cruise market. Particular attention should be paid to the state of Florida, which has the largest cruise ports and terminals. With the resumption of cruises from US ports, the cruise industry will take the biggest step towards full recovery. This will entail the full implementation of cruises in other regions. At the moment, safety protocols are being implemented on the ships, according to the requirements of the CDC, and it is also planned to perform free cruises for volunteers to test the protocols.

 

>>> * How to become a volunteer and take a free cruise

 

7. Opening more and more countries for tourists. Every month more and more countries open their borders to tourists. This is how travel to Mexico, the Dominican Republic and other tourist countries became available.

 

These are the main factors among many that show the safety of travel on the liner and the positive dynamics of resuming not only cruises, but also travel to most countries of the world.

For the first time since the quarantine, we can talk about booking cruises. But when to book cruises and for what dates !?

 

Despite all the positive news and trends, do not forget that we are in the stage of the second wave of morbidity. And it is clear that in one day more than one pharmaceutical company will not be able to provide all the inhabitants of the planet with vaccines.

 

Considering these and other negative factors, we recommend booking cruises no earlier than the second half of spring.