CRUISECO Chairman Kevin Dale has dismissed questions about the future of the cruise industry, with a recent survey conducted by Cruiseco member and Your Travel & Cruise MD Les Farrar suggesting there is every reason for optimism. In an opinion poll of around 1,600 consumers, 91% suggested they would consider...
CRUISECO Chairman Kevin Dale has dismissed questions about the future of the cruise industry, with a recent survey conducted by Cruiseco member and Your Travel & Cruise MD Les Farrar suggesting there is every reason for optimism.
In an opinion poll of around 1,600 consumers, 91% suggested they would consider taking a cruise holiday in the future, assuming the implementation of stricter health measures, with 62% also considering booking domestic travel again this year.
However, Dale stressed that although 71% of respondents’ opinion about travel agents had not been affected, the cruise industry still needed to win public confidence by adopting robust COVID-safe protocols.
Other notable results included 85% saying they are happy to consider a trip to New Zealand or the south Pacific once the virus is contained, 71% of respondents believing it is okay to be receiving offers now for future travel opportunities, and 42% considering cruising to still have a positive perception.
Dale noted an industry-wide COVID-safe policy, relating particularly to embarkation protocols, is currently being formulated in conjunction with the Centres for Disease Control & Prevention.
Pictured: Norwegian Spirit.
