That was how the article struck me. IMHO Less and smaller capacity ships are needed not 2,000-5,500passener ships. But then I am not running a Cruise Line.
Time will tell whether borrowing billions of dollars and ordering a bigger and more costly product will pay off. -Tom
We may be rapidly approaching a new ‘disposable’ cruise liner era.
Not since Titanic and the Lusitania, the Andrea Doria and Carnival ship(s), has it looked so bleak for the industry.
btw, if the passengers on these ships had only kept their masks on, so many more would have survived.
Alaska in ‘22 or Bust!!
Fill them up!
Declare them all 100% Covid FREE zones!
Vaccinated Only Allowed!
Millions and millions of newly Vaccinated 65 and over will keep them booked for years!I
Call your travel agent today and DEMAND Vaccinated Only cruises, flight, hotels and casinos, you are now FREE to move about the world.
The cruise lines could wind up paying back deposits to jilted passengers by giving them an unused cruise ship.
“Since we’re can’t afford to refund your deposit...here’s a cruise ship instead. Bon voyage!”
Of course these ships were ordered pre covid and represent deliveries over several years. I believe around 35 ships were sold to smaller lines or for scrap in 2020. I'd tend to agree about smaller ships, though that may be my personal preference speaking. Also, the possibility of non US ports of embarkation might also argue for smaller ships, the 4,000 plus ships can't go lots of places. In any case I've little doubt they're financially committed to the purchases, meaning the financial pressure may continue for some time after full capacity cruising resumes. I don't know much about the cost factors, newer ships are more economical assuming full capacity, which is a large assumption.
“Cruising with DON” seems to have caught on to a long time complaint I, and many other Freepers have made about our CDC,
and how the CDC wrecks cruises. Click the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg0gCJgKAGE