None of the experts seem to mention the possibility of bankruptcy. I guess the creditors, who the cruise lines owe Billions of dollars too, are willing to give the Cruise Lines more time to kick the can down the road. -Tom,
Cruise outfits will survive. Cruises are too much of a bang for the holiday buck. Based on my 38+ cruises experience, at THIS TIME, I am staying away from the very large, newer ships like this Norwegian ship, which are more popular and get filled up.
I sailed on MSC ship in September, and RCCL ship in November. Both were half empty. Covid safety protocols were excellent, and we did not hear of anyone getting infected, much less sick.
My next cruise is on Carnival Elation, which is older and smaller ship, and I expect it to be half full as well.
Right now, with these half full ships and bargain basement prices, and all people required to be fully vaxxed PLUS negative covid test within 48 hours of sailing, I feel safer on a cruise ship than ANY LAND based restaurant, theater, casino.