{"id":1599,"date":"2020-04-15T11:50:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T01:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiaadvisory.co\/?p=1599"},"modified":"2020-06-17T19:09:21","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T09:09:21","slug":"cruise-industry-post-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiaadvisory.co\/cruise-industry-post-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Part 3: What will the Cruise Industry look like post COVID-19?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As international travel has slowed and flights continue to reduce much focus has been on International airlines and their financial sustainability. However there has been relatively less analysis about the Cruise Industry and what it may look like post COVID-19? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reviewing the numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2020 was initially forecast to be a record breaking year, with 32 million cruise passengers worldwide but this has quickly unravelled with numerous onboard outbreaks and governments scrambling to deal with ships entering their ports.
Carnival Cruises, the largest ship owner in the category, hosted 47% of all passengers in 2018. The company also been one of the hardest hit with Diamond Princess quarantined in Japan with 700 passengers contracting the virus onboard. Carnival’s share price has been punished, diving over 52% since January. However the company has unlocked a US$3bn credit facility and is raising a further US$6bn in stock and debt options. Carnival is in a sound financial position and has more ships coming into commission in 2020, and a low debt to equity ratio of 45%, less than half of its nearest competitors. (Source: CNBC Report<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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