The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the 188bet online live casino industry continues，In this case，International 188bet online live casino giants have started to "subtract"。May 19，According to foreign media reports，Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest 188bet online live casino company, announced that it will lay off employees，This follows Norwegian 188bet online live casino Line Holdings and Royal Caribbean Cruises，Another international 188bet online live casino giant announced layoffs。Although the relevant person in charge of Costa Cruises China, a subsidiary of Carnival Group, stated that there is currently no layoff information in China，However, the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic on the 188bet online live casino industry is unprecedented，Various 188bet online live casino companies are still in a "suspended" state。

Carnival Group said，In order to further enhance financial liquidity，Carnival Corporation and its brands announced layoffs、Temporary dismissal、Reduced work weeks and company-wide pay cuts including for executives。

As understood，Carnival 188bet online live casino Line has laid off more than 800 shore-based employees at its Florida offices，In addition, the group’s Holland America Line and Seabourn 188bet online live casino Lines have also temporarily laid off 50% of their employees on the West Coast of the United States。In California，Princess Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation, has also adopted temporary layoffs、Measures combining salary reduction and layoffs。In addition，May 12，Sebourn 188bet online live casino Lines President Richard Meadows and Holland America Line President Orlando Ashford also announced that they will leave their posts at the end of May。

Public information display，Carnival Corporation is the world’s largest 188bet online live casino company，Holding nearly 50% of the global 188bet online live casino market，It owns 11 188bet online live casino brands and 105 188bet online live casino ships。Includes Carnival 188bet online live casino Lines、Fathom Cruises、Holland America 188bet online live casino Line、Princess Cruises、Sebourn Cruises、Aida Cruises、Costa Cruises、Cunard Cruises、Railway (Australia) Cruises and Railway (UK) Cruises。

In fact，Not just Carnival Group，According to foreign media CruiseNews report，As another 188bet online live casino giant，Royal Caribbean has also made corresponding adjustments at its Miami headquarters，Equivalent to laying off 521 employees。It is reported，Layoffs starting on April 24th，And will end on July 1st，The layoffs include 22 assistant project managers、15 technical project buyers、4 Assistant Vice Presidents、15 secretaries and 4 vice presidents。

Industry insiders pointed out，188bet online live casino company layoffs are mainly to reduce expenses，The current COVID-19 epidemic is still spreading around the world，Many 188bet online live casino ships owned by these 188bet online live casino giants have been out of service for more than 2-3 months，Loss is still increasing。

According to Moody’s Credit Rating, a well-known U.S. rating agency，The credit rating of Carnival Corporation has been downgraded to "Ba1"，And this level shows that the enterprise cannot guarantee good future conditions，And once the economic situation changes，The ability to repay principal and interest will be weakened，Has unstable characteristics。

In addition，Some foreign media also pointed out，Facing huge losses and lack of liquidity，Royal Caribbean, the world’s second largest 188bet online live casino company, has used 28 188bet online live casino ships as collateral and issued bonds worth US.3 billion。

Recently，According to 188bet online live casino Planners, an American Express travel franchise，Within 3 days after Carnival 188bet online live casino Line announced that North American cruises would resume sailings on August 1st，188bet online live casino bookings soar 600%。A relevant person in charge of the 188bet online live casino company stated，Although the international market has released signals for the restart of the 188bet online live casino industry，However, the global epidemic is still ongoing，The resumption date for most international 188bet online live casino ships is still unclear。Previously，Genting 188bet online live casino Lines stated，The company is currently planning routes to mainland China after September，But the specific time and route are still uncertain。

Zheng Weihang, executive vice president and secretary-general of the 188bet online live casino and Yacht Branch of China Communications and Transportation Association (CCYIA), said in an interview with a reporter from Beijing Business Daily，The epidemic has not only caused huge losses to 188bet online live casino companies，At the same time, it also caused a certain amount of panic among consumers about 188bet online live casino travel。Currently, the industry is also thinking about how to eliminate people’s panic about 188bet online live casino travel，It can be seen that the recovery of the 188bet online live casino industry cannot be achieved in a short time。

*Source of this article: Beijing Business Daily Network, author: Guan Zichen, original title:《Many 188bet online live casino companies have laid off employees due to huge financial pressure》.