Can CRUISING SURVIVE the Cruise SHUTDOWN? (With Maritime Historian Bill Miller!)
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it's the best vacation on earth in my opinion it'll come back slowly and it'll revive
i would think that if they would come back slowly i don't think they're going to come back in an instant record-breaking numbers
cruising is resilient throughout history operators of passenger ships have faced huge challenges
the cruise lines international association says that 82 percent of cruisers are repeat guests meaning loyalty to cruising is high
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What’s the future of Cruising and Cruise Ships? Can looking at History help predict the future resilience of the Cruise Industry? To find out whether Cruising and Cruise Lines will survive into 2021, maritime historian Bill Miller joins me to look at the resilience of cruising over time. Let us look at this in light of the 2020 COVID-19 crisis world wide. 2020 is set to be the global cruise industry’s most challenging year. The vast majority of the global cruise ships are sitting idle, with no passengers and only their crew on board. This includes cancellations of cruises from Norwegian Cruise Line, Cunard, P&O, Princess Cruises, Virgin Voyages (Scarlett Lady), Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise Lines. Countries around the world have implemented cruising bans, including the United Kingdom and United States while in Australia, Cruise Ships have been evicted from Australia following the Ruby Princess COVID-19 outbreak. With unprecedented cruise shut downs, the future of the cruise industry is uncertain. The US$150bn global cruise industry accounts for over $50bn in wages and salaries world wide. Cruise lines employ 1.17 million people. Cruise lines impacted include Carnival Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line, Cunard, P&O Cruises, Virgin Voyages, Fred Olsen, Celebrity, Princess, Saga and more! But with cruise ships siting empty around the world, and no end in sight, people are starting to ask whether cruising can survive? BUT... Cruise Lines Are Resilient: Throughout history cruise lines have faced huge challenges, ranging from shipwrecks to the unparalleled danger posed to global travel WWI and WWII. At each cruising crisis, the cruise industry and cruise lines adapted to become stronger and more resilient over time. The video covers the global impact of COVID-19 on cruising and cruise lines, as well as looking back at how shipping lines adapted to major cruising crises the past. Examples include changes after the Titanic disaster, changes after the Great Depression and World War II as well as the cruise industries response to changes from the Achille Lauro disaster. The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) say 82% of cruisers are repeat guests, and loyalty to cruising and cruise lines is high. The future cruise line industry will look different to how it did at the start of 2020, but it will survive. Like countless past occasions, cruising will adapt and become a safer and stronger industry for the future. References and image license information (links) where applicable: - 1 a, b, c & d - CLIA: State of the Cruise Industry: https://bit.ly/3cwBhx2 - 2 - RMS. Titanic: Public Domain in the United States: https://bit.ly/34NO2QZ - 3 - RMS. Carpathia: Public Domain: https://bit.ly/3chlUZ0 C10: Wikimedia Commons / United States Public Domain: https://bit.ly/3b7BxlP - 4 - Titanic: Public Domain (Author Unknown Tag): https://bit.ly/3ejvexw - 5 - Titanic: Public Domain (Engraving by Willy Stöwer: The sinking of the Titanic): https://bit.ly/3b6MeoN - 6 - Titanic Lifeboat: Wikimedia Commons / National Archives / Public Domain: https://bit.ly/3abdNM5 - 7 - Titanic Lifeboat: Wikimedia Commons / National Archives / Public Domain: https://bit.ly/2RAqgCM - 8 - Titanic Enquiry: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain: https://bit.ly/2VvOT4y - 9 - Achille Lauro - D. R. Walker / Share Alike: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Achille39.jpg -10 - Achille Lauro - D. R. Walker / Share Alike: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Achille03.jpg - 11 - Achille Lauro - D. R. Walker / Share Alike: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Achille46.jpg - 12 - RMS Queen Mary - Colin Hargreaves - 13 - RMS Queen Elizabeth / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain: https://bit.ly/3amHz0K - 14 - Three Ships New York / Public Domain / Flickr The Commons / Wikimedia Commons: https://bit.ly/3eArqbp - 15 - Two Queens / Australian Government Work / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons: https://bit.ly/2XTUgh3 - 16 - Wartime Service / Public Domain / UK Government Work / Wikimedia Commons: https://bit.ly/3cyoydk - 17 - Troops Stern View / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons: https://bit.ly/2KfXWS3 - 18 - RMS. Majestic: Public Domain: https://bit.ly/3bqbaHS - 19 - RMS. Carpathia: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain: https://bit.ly/2Vkd9qc Music: YouTube Audio Library. Thanks to maritime historian and cruising expert Bill Miller for his time. To learn more about Bill Miller check out his website: http://www.billmilleratsea.com Thanks also to: Rachelle Cross for script and editing support. Emma LeTeace, Brogan Swan and Michael Davis for review assistance. Thumbnail Arrow: Matt Scribner / CC Attribution via Adobe Spark! #cruisenews #cruiseship #cruiseline