A brand new survey of the cruise line business has uncovered some attention-grabbing insights about new attitudes amongst vacationers.
The truth that well-traveled customers are so prepared to begin cruising speaks volumes for the well being of the business.
When requested if COVID-19 has modified how they’ll select their subsequent cruise, 58.7% report that they’ll examine the onboard insurance policies of cruise strains earlier than deciding which line they’ll ebook.
Nevertheless, the overwhelming majority of survey respondents plan to cruise once more earlier than the top of 2021, (86.6% not less than considerably probably, with 62.3% positively or very probably).
Prime locations (respondents have been inspired to pick out all that apply) are Caribbean/Mexico (57.2%), Europe (43.5%) and Alaska (13.7%). Different locations of curiosity embrace Hawaiian Islands and South Pacific, Canada / New England, World, Transatlantic, Antarctica, Galapagos Islands, Panama Canal and Asia. Respondents additionally expressed a “write-in” curiosity in river cruises and small ships.
Majority of cruise passengers know the onboard expertise that they’re in search of, and they’re going to positively think about how COVID-19 mitigation will have an effect on that when selecting their subsequent cruise trip.
Different perspective adjustments on this new period embrace extra curiosity in cruises requiring fewer flights (20.8%) and smaller ocean ships (17.7%).
Solely 12.8% count on to have much less cash to spend, and simply 10.3% have an elevated curiosity in river cruising.
