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Should you book a cruise !?22.11.2020 18:34
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.
 

When should you book your cruise?
 
No one can give an exact answer to this question, since each person has his own criteria and views not only on recreation, but also on the whole situation with COVID-19. With this in mind, two behaviors can be distinguished:
 
1. WAITING. In many cases, Ukrainian tourists are not used to booking their trip in advance, but book at the last moment. Of course, this situation is changing, and we began to plan our vacation in advance more often in order to get a more profitable vacation option. It is necessary to take into account the fact that all cruises are booked in advance, because there will simply be no seats closer to the date.
Conclusion: depending on your desire to go on a cruise and your personal preferences, you can wait until the situation in the world becomes a little more stable. But you lose the opportunity to book a cruise under promotional conditions, which will significantly save the cost of the cruise and the entire tour.
 
2. RESERVATION. You can also consider cruise options for next year. What are the pros and cons of this option !?
The disadvantages include not complete confidence in what will happen next year.
As for the advantages of this option, they include:
- booking conditions. Cruise companies now provide unique booking and prepayment conditions. For example, when booking a cruise with MSC Cruises, the prepayment amount is not 30% of the cruise cost, but only 50 euros / person.
 
- Promotional cruises. Cruise companies are now providing a lot of lucrative promotions that will clearly not be available next year.
 
- Interesting routes. In a highly competitive environment, cruise lines have developed many interesting and unique routes. But, as we know, the best of them will be taken apart very quickly. Accordingly, the closer to the cruise date, the less chances of getting on such a cruise.
 
We value the choice of everyone and are always happy to provide advice. If you have additional questions or need advice, contact our experts in a convenient way for you!
 
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Director for Gates Ukraine
Nikolay Plokhotnyuk
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Светлана Рекшта
20.04.2021 08:26
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Турист Туристический
09.12.2020 17:37
Мы уже забронировали круиз на новом корабле!!!
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Николай Плохотнюк
09.12.2020 17:39
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