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    CRUISE

    Jun 26, 2020 4 minutes
    William Mayes

    CRUISE INDUSTRY REMAINS CLOSED

    CORONAVIRUS

    With the entire cruise industry still closed, and projected starting dates moving further into the future, a large proportion of ships’ crews are being returned to their homes. With flights generally unavailable, but with many ships idle, using the ships has been the preferred way to repatriate where possible, leading to a number of ships from many operators leaving their lay-up ports and anchorages. Royal Caribbean has used nine ships in this way.

    Possibly the largest single collection of ships is that currently at anchor off Manila, in the Philippines. Over the period 19 to 24 May a total of 31

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