Tag: cruise industry

Carnival’s Costa Cruises Cancels Asia Routes Amid No Foreseeable End to China’s Zero-COVID Policy

Costa Cruises, a unit of U.S. cruising giant Carnival, is canceling all future Asia departures amid diminishing hopes for Beijing to ease its zero-COVID approach and stringent border restrictions in the foreseeable future. The company released a statement on Oct. 25 that it has decided to cancel its Asian home ports cruise programs and reorganize…


Omicron Disrupts Royal Caribbean Cruise Liner Operations

Royal Caribbean Group has announced that the company has experienced a decline in bookings along with an uptick of cancellations in a statement published Thursday as the tourism industry continues to grapple with staff shortages and business disruptions. Omicron, the latest variant, now seen in more than 90 countries, is highly-transmissible and anyone infected can…