It also ‘helps’ in this situation, that the dollar is so ‘strong’. Similar for Japan, the yen is weak; thus Japan expects a tourism boom this year and next.
I am expecting 90%+ full ship in January 2023 on NCL.
My previous 5 cruises within last 12 months were barely half full.
Japan just opened back up. I’ve been following a YouTube channel called Abroad in Japan and there’s a lot of beautiful country there. What amazed me is how much empty land there is, everything seems to be centered in the cities.