With dozens of new ships, more cruise lines in the market and a shift towards a younger demographic, a positive outlook for the cruise industry seemed almost unfathomable in the darkest depths of the pandemic, when cruise was the hardest-hit sector among an already-beleaguered travel industry.
While there is still a way to go in recovering to pre-2020 levels, the signs are promising: more than 10 million people have cruised since sailings restarted worldwide, most lines have their full fleets back in service, testing requirements are easing and demand is booming for hotspots including the Med, Caribbean and Norwegian fjords.
