Asia’s Genting Cruise Lines to Offer Short Sailings Without Any Stops in Ports
Photo Credit: Foreign workers who have recovered from Covid-19 are temporarily housed in Genting Cruise Lines' cruise ships SuperStar Gemini and SuperStar Aquarius. Genting Cruise Lines
Skift Take
Unlike North America and Europe where cruising already has a loyal following — and critics in equal measures — Asia’s nascent cruise market also means the region’s travelers are likely more malleable and open in their impressions of cruising in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The cruise industry is facing its toughest year ever, as the coronavirus pandemic has brought the global cruise industry to a standstill and major cruise lines were forced to temporarily suspend new sailings and repatriate customers and crew around the world.
Caught in the eye of the coronavirus storm, the cruise industry has also suffered massive reputation damage during the pandemic, when Covid-19 outbreaks on board the Diamond Princess and the Grand Princess and news of multiple cruise ships stranded at sea with ill passengers made global headlines.
Skift spoke to Michael Goh, president of Dream Cruises and head of international sales of Genting Cruise Lines — the parent company of Star Cruises, Dream Cruises and Crystal Cruises — who said that the image of cruising as unsafe is a misperception. Cruise ships, stated the Asian cruise leader, are no more riskier than other social gatherings or holiday formats.
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