CRUISE INDUSTRY FACING THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES IN ITS HISTORY

Andrea Hausold -
Before the pandemic, the global cruise industry had been growing for years, culminating in a preliminary peak of 30 million passengers worldwide in 2019 – up from 25 million in 2015. Around 450 cruise ...

CRUISE LINES TO RESUME OPERATIONS – FOR VACCINATED PASSENGERS ONLY Video

Pat Hyland -
Last week, the United States authorized the cruise industry to carry out test voyages with volunteer passengers as a way to speed up a possible revival by mid-July. ...

LARGE CRUISE SHIPS TO BE BACK TO VENICE IN 2027

Sara Thopson -
Although cruising has a small part to play in Venice's issues, the recent decision by the authorities was quite surprising. Starting in 2027, larger cruise ships will be allowed access to Venice. ...

RIVER CRUISES: TOURISM ON THE DANUBE IN CRISIS

Daniel A. Tanner -
The University of Passau institute CENTOURIS, sustainable market changes are foreseeable with regard to travel behavior. Above all, shipping companies and tour operators are threatened by the crisis. ...

EXPERTS WARN AGAINST TOURISM IN ANTARCTICA

Sara Thopson -
Tourism, a type of globalization, has been expanding for almost two centuries and now reaching even the last uninhabited areas, such as Antarctica. However, this comes with risks as this frozen land r ...