After a long period of silence，The 188bet game market will accelerate its recovery in the summer of 2021。

End of July，Carnival Corporation announced that it will resume passenger ship operations with 65% of total capacity by the end of 2021；Norwegian 188bet game Lines announced that it will restart 28 of its 188bet game ships in phases by April 2022。MSC Cruises resumes operations in the United States in early August，More than half of the company’s global fleet of 188bet game ships have resumed sailing；Royal Caribbean’s entire fleet will resume sailing in the spring of 2022。Various actions indicate，The 188bet game industry may have reached an inflection point of recovery。

Initial stage of the epidemic，"Diamond Princess" cluster infection incident exposed，Countries have issued “no-sail orders” one after another，188bet game travel once dropped to freezing point。According to data released by 188bet game Lines International Association，The number of passengers carried by the 188bet game industry in 2020 decreased by 80% year-on-year。As ​​of May 2020，Royal Caribbean、Carnival 188bet game Line、Norwegian 188bet game Line’s stock price increased from 135 in January.、53.USD 86、59. plummets to 19.USD 25、7. and 7.USD 03。

Income plunge，Rising financial pressure leads to glow-in-the-dark 188bet game ship in Kobe, Japan、Many 188bet game companies including Spanish Berman Cruises went bankrupt，Leading companies are also forced to resell 188bet game ships，Self-rescue by selling stocks or even cutting wages and laying off employees。

August 2020，Italy takes the lead in lifting the ban，MSC Grandeur, a subsidiary of MSC Cruises, became the first 188bet game ship among mainstream 188bet game companies to resume sailing，Prelude to the resumption of sailings in the 188bet game industry。As the policy continues to loosen，Europe becomes the region with the fastest recovery in the 188bet game industry。

North America, the world’s largest 188bet game market, follows。October 30, 2020，The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lifts the “no-sail order”，Allow 188bet game lines to "phased resumption" to resume passenger voyages。April this year，CDC once again announced that the 188bet game industry can resume limited operations by mid-summer 2021。

Unlocked with policy，The Caribbean region welcomes the peak of sailing resumption in summer，Royal Caribbean、Carnival 188bet game Line、Norwegian 188bet game Line、MSC Cruises has announced the resumption of sailings in the region。May，Alaska Tourism Restoration Act signed，Large 188bet game ships return to Alaska。

North America and Europe are the regions with the highest concentration of 188bet game lines in the world，Accounting for more than 70% of the total global routes。Recovery of the two major markets，Injects confidence into 188bet game companies and capital markets，The stock prices of 188bet game companies have rebounded to the midpoint。

August，188bet game Cruises celebrates its first anniversary of resumption。Recent，Huang Ruiling, President of 188bet game Cruises China, accepted an exclusive interview with Zhihui，Take this as an opportunity，We are trying to explore the following questions:

1、From total freezing、Hard Restart，To a steady recovery，What efforts has the 188bet game industry made？

2、The shadow of the epidemic is still there，The market is constantly changing，How to cope with 188bet game travel？

3、International 188bet game ships restart operations in the Chinese market，What conditions are still lacking？

Huang Ruiling, President of 188bet game Cruises China

The following is the interview transcript

Exemption: August 2020，MSC Cruises has launched the resumption of sailings，The pace of resumption of sailings has been accelerating since 2021。Recently, major international 188bet game giants have announced the full resumption time。In your opinion，What are the reasons why the 188bet game market can resume sailing？

Huang Ruiling: I understand that there are several reasons for the resumption of 188bet game operations in the 188bet game market: The first is that a country or region’s travel policy allows 188bet game operations。For example, in the beginning，The first country to resume flights is Italy，Local travel policies allow 188bet game ships to operate and dock in Italian ports。This is a prerequisite，This is also the first major prerequisite for the 188bet game ship to be opened and restored。

The government will not easily agree to resume flights，Because everyone’s previous negative impression of 188bet game ships is still there，With limited understanding of the industry，Can still agree to resume sailing，The 188bet game company has done a lot of work。After these communications，The government believes that the 188bet game company’s anti-epidemic measures are in place、It is safe。Have a set of safety procedures for epidemic prevention，This is the second reason why 188bet game ships can resume sailing。

The third reason lies in the local market and consumers，They can still accept and choose 188bet game travel as a holiday after the epidemic。

MSC Cruises fully implements strict health and 188bet game prevention measures

Benefits: from a regional perspective，Are there any differences in the resumption of flights in different regions?？Which regions have seen the most significant 188bet game recovery？

Huang Ruiling: There is a big difference。There are several major 188bet game markets in the world，The largest market is in North America and the Caribbean，The second largest market is the Mediterranean、These European markets in Northern Europe，The third largest market is the Asia-Pacific market。

Now it seems，The European 188bet game is at the forefront of recovery。We ceased operations in March 2020，August 2020，Resumption of sailing has begun in less than half a year。Based on our efforts，Includes local 188bet game preparation，Make Europe the first region to recover。

The current recovery ratio and status are relatively good。There are several factors that can evaluate the quality of recovery，One is the route，is a regular seven-night destination 188bet game，Similar to the original 188bet game experience。Europe was originally Italy’s domestic 188bet game line，Later Spain、France、Germany、Nordic、Countries and regions such as Malta have resumed the opening of 188bet game ports。So the 188bet game routes currently operating in the European Mediterranean and Northern Europe are similar to those before the epidemic。In terms of route product lines，Europe has recovered the best。We are in the Western Mediterranean、Eastern Mediterranean、Nordic、Both Baltic and British routes have resumed operations。

The second is the resumption time。Europe is the region that has taken the longest to resume flights，Has resumed sailing for a whole year。Judging from the number of 188bet game ships that have resumed sailing，I believe Europe should have the most by now。Our company alone has resumed 8 cruises in Europe，Equivalent to half of the fleet。Besides us，Other friends have the largest number of ships in Europe。

The second largest market is the North American market。Start gradually resuming operations this summer，The recovery time is relatively short，But North America is the largest 188bet game market in the world after all，Large size，So we will start to resume sailing in July。We see that the development momentum in North America is still very good、Very fast，There are also many routes。Original 7-night long-haul flight；Also affected by the epidemic、3 nights caused by changes in consumer demand、4-night short flight；There are even routes that only call at private islands，Like Ocean Reef MSC Marine Reserve。The North American market has more diversified routes after the epidemic，The ships that have resumed sailing will be very concentrated one after another。The North American market should also be a market that is recovering rapidly after the European market。

The third one is actually the Asian market。We see in some small regional markets，For example, Singapore、Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, China have both recovered to a certain extent。There are not many ships that have resumed sailing，Like Singapore and Hong Kong, they mainly travel without destination，No destination，Only high seas tour，Only residents of this country or region are allowed to board the ship；Taiwan also only allows local residents to take the Island Circle Line，It stopped again after the impact of the 188bet game some time ago；Japanese local brands are also doing some domestic travel routes，But it starts and stops。There are some small-scale attempts to resume flights in regional markets in Asia，All I do is travel locally or without destination。

Compared with the United States and Europe，One of the Asian markets is that there are not so many routes；The second is that the number of ships that have resumed sailing is very small；The third is that the entire market is a small local market，The resumption of international 188bet game routes has not yet taken shape。

Zhifa: In the context of global 188bet game prevention，What preparations has MSC Mediterranean made to ensure the safety of tourists？

Huang Ruiling: MSC convened a group of internationally renowned public health experts to form the "Blue Ribbon" COVID-19 Expert Group,With the help of the expert group, safety procedures for resumption of flights after the 188bet game were formulated，This procedure is based on the 188bet game prevention situation、Virus changes and vaccination status are constantly being updated。

The highlights of 188bet game’s health and safety regulations can be summarized in six “100’s”:

100% COVID-19 testing for guests and crew before and during the trip；

100% perfect emergency plan，Including the establishment of a ship-shore joint emergency working group，Set up designated shore quarantine points at the home port and destination city，Purchase 188bet game travel COVID-19 insurance for guests；Also，Not only is the onboard medical center available 24 hours a day，Once a confirmed or suspected case is found，The ship starts immediately and divides into red、黄、Infected areas of three green areas，Reduce the risk of transmission；

Upgrade cleaning and disinfection measures on 188bet game ships，And add 100 hand washing devices；

The air conditioner turns on 100% fresh air mode，Require all crew members to wear masks and ensure safe social distancing on board；

Officially organized shore excursions，Shore excursions will 100% implement the same high standards of health and 188bet game prevention measures as those on board；

Utilize industry-leading smart technology，100% location tracking of suspected cases and their close contacts。

MSC Cruises fully implements strict health and 188bet game prevention measures

Zhifa: What is the current proportion of MSC Cruises’ 188bet game ships that have resumed sailing？Visitor size、What are the changes in revenue and profit？

Huang Ruiling: We have a total of 19 188bet game，There are 10 188bet game currently operating，A US route will be added next month，11 188bet game will resume sailing by then。

The number of tourists and income are both a slow process of improvement。In the early days, everyone was waiting to see if it was safe and had to wait a little longer；Some people are worried that 188bet game ships have added so many safety measures，Is it fun after going up there，So there is actually a process of educating the market and consumers。

It was indeed difficult in the early days，Epidemics also come and go，Especially when the 188bet game hit back in Europe last winter。But after this year’s hard work，The overall trend we see is still very good。The recovery this summer is relatively satisfactory，The attendance and ticket prices are also good。The UK market has recovered the best，The price of the ferry ticket is very high，And it’s hard to get a ticket，Probably sold for more than 200 euros a night。

Exclusive benefit: after 188bet game lines such as Royal Caribbean resumed sailing，A passenger tests positive，Do you indicate that there are still loopholes in the current epidemic prevention measures taken by 188bet game ships？What impact will the recurrence of the epidemic have on the resumption of 188bet game operations？

Huang Ruiling: The so-called 188bet game abroad is based on the number of new infections per 100,000 people，Divide 188bet game risk areas based on the number of people，Then it was decided that the travel policy was a complete lockdown，Still allowed within the country，Transnational borders are still allowed。Various catering, entertainment and business activities are also adjusted based on the proportion of infected people。

Of course there is a case that is terrible for China，This is our standard。But in many places in the United States，There may be tens of thousands or even 100,000 confirmed cases a day。5 to 10 confirmed cases on board，For the local market，Maybe it’s not a serious matter。As long as it can be processed in time，Isolate after detection，Send to relevant treatment institutions after disembarking，This cannot be the basis or proof that the 188bet game ship is unsafe。

I think everyone also needs to discuss how to define whether a 188bet game ship is safe，After the 188bet game resumes，One or several cases found，Is it unsafe?？Under the same circumstances，This matter would not have happened on the shore，Only on board，Because of poor ship management，causing sporadicity、Cluster infection，Only one can say that there is something wrong with 188bet game ships。Traveling on shore，No nucleic acid test is required when flying and staying in a hotel，But it does not mean that the cases do not exist。

actually，The prevention and control on 188bet game ships is the most thorough。MSC is more disinfected than all hotels、Other public transportation is more thorough，Public areas are disinfected every hour，Every night after guests rest，The crew deep cleans and electrostatically sprays the 188bet game ship。More than 100 new hand washing facilities on board，Restaurant、The theater has an infrared thermometer，On the third day after boarding the ship, the entire ship underwent nucleic acid testing，If detected，Close contacts can be identified within half an hour，Sent to negative pressure isolation ward for isolation。In addition，Now all our rooms are equipped with fresh air air conditioners，At the beginning of the epidemic, most balcony rooms were sold，Window can be opened for ventilation。

I think some negative events in the early stages caused misunderstanding。But look carefully，Actually, everyone didn’t understand the epidemic at that time，From the government、Shipping Company、People、Hospital，They all lack a good understanding，I don’t know how to coordinate。The ship is a foreign flag ship，The residents above are Japanese residents，Who should control what，I don’t know how these people got off the ship or what to do with them，It’s more of a management and coordination issue，Instead of talking about the problem of the 188bet game itself。

Zhihui: What changes have taken place in the 188bet game market after the epidemic？What are the performances on the supply side and demand side？

Huang Ruiling: First of all, everyone has higher requirements for security。Safety is a big consideration for consumers when choosing 188bet game products after the epidemic。

The second is that after the 188bet game, everyone has higher requirements for flexibility in booking。Because new changes may occur at any time，So the policy will be required to be more flexible，To cope with the impact of the 188bet game，This is a common demand of everyone。

The third is for 188bet game ships，We have done some research on the Chinese market，It turns out that some people may like long-distance routes，But now we can see that the demand for short-distance routes will be greater。

The fourth is aggregation，Visitors may not wish to participate in crowded activities，We see that fewer people 188bet game buy interior cabins and sea views，Everyone prefers to choose high-level rooms，For example, a balcony room with windows、Yacht club suites, etc.。

Zhihui: The Ministry of Transport previously issued a document supporting Hainan’s pilot 188bet game route without destination，Shanghai、Qingdao and other places have also expressed that they are actively seeking to pilot destinationless sea routes。For the restart of China’s 188bet game market，What is MSC Mediterranean’s response strategy？

Huang Ruiling: We are very actively communicating with the central government and regional governments，Mainly in terms of 188bet game prevention and policy。

MSC is the first mainstream 188bet game company to resume sailing after the epidemic，Already has one year of experience，The overall business is getting better and better，More and more ships are opening，This is due to a good set of epidemic prevention protocols，Including how to do screening，How to isolate，How to track if there is a problem，How to make emergency plans in the future, etc.。These experiences and practices in epidemic prevention，Since last year，We have been working with the National Health Commission、Ministry of Transportation、Ministry of Culture and Tourism、Government departments including the Shanghai Municipal Government actively communicate，Also expresses the hope that international 188bet game companies are now confident in resuming sailings safely after the epidemic，Always working hard to fight for it。

The second one shared is that the resumption of flights in various overseas markets has actually made many policy breakthroughs compared to before the 188bet game。We know that many countries have bilateral shipping agreements，Coastal transportation is generally only open to the fleet of one’s own country for operation。Including routes from the United States to Hawaii before the 188bet game，Open to US flag vessels only，Flag of convenience not open to US capital。

After the 188bet game，We can find that several governments have made adjustments to this regulation。Italy first，The first to carry out Italian coastal routes for ships carrying flags of convenience、Domestic routes have been relaxed，So initially our route was Italian domestic route。The United States also had a policy some time ago，Allow flag of convenience ships to operate Alaska routes。In the past, the Alaska route had to call at Canada on the way，Change to international route，But Canada has not lifted the ban yet，The Alaska route becomes a domestic US route。The U.S. government encourages the opening of Alaska routes，Specially issued decree，Allow flag of convenience ships to operate Alaska routes。

Look at the surrounding examples，Singapore、Taiwan, China、Hong Kong, China, allows ships carrying flags of convenience to operate domestic or non-destination routes。After the 188bet game, various countries have made many adjustments in policies，We also communicated and reported this information to Chinese governments at all levels in a timely manner，Provide reference for government decision-making。

Under existing policy，We are not allowed to immediately participate in non-destination tour route operations，But we also hope that before international routes open，The government can allow both Chinese and foreign investment to participate in non-destination routes，Enrich the supply of 188bet game products。At the same time，We are also looking at whether there are any opportunities to cooperate with Chinese companies，These are all under discussion，We are still working hard。

Zhihui: Against the backdrop of the epidemic，Cross-border travel frozen，China’s domestic tourism has more development opportunities。In your opinion，What are the development opportunities in China’s local 188bet game market？

Huang Ruiling: In fact, we are also looking forward to the Hainan destinationless tour starting first。188bet game products, especially international 188bet game companies，Provides an international experience。MSC is a European ship，Scenery, dining and entertainment on board，All European style，And the guests are from China，Risk controllable，This is a good combination of internal and external circulation。So we think if destinationless tourism can be launched，It should be a good product supplement for current domestic tourism。

From the perspective of shipping company operations，188bet game is a good platform and carrier。We are now putting Chinese cultural elements on board，For example, moving China’s intangible cultural heritage onto the ship，On the dining service experience，Also upgraded and modified to suit Chinese tourists。There are many other peers，For example, Ctrip、Tongcheng and these OTAs need to differentiate their products，Pingtan Suzhou、Peking Opera and Sailing Summer Camp Moved onboard。As long as you can come up with an idea，Ships can provide carriers and platforms，Let you do the design。From this advantage，Not any hotel can provide it，This is the inherent advantage of 188bet game ships over independent hotel vacations。

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Zhihui: What are 188bet game Cruises’ new plans for the future？

Huang Ruiling: 2022，The 180,000-ton Huacai and the 170,000-ton Glory will jointly enter the Chinese market to open up home port business。This is also the first international 188bet game company to deploy two flagship 188bet game ships in the Chinese market at the same time，So our team is also looking forward to next year。If the two flagship 188bet game ships can come to China as scheduled，I believe that whether you are traveling on the sea without any destination，Still operating normal international routes，Will provide very good products for China’s vacation market。

We will also enter many social media platforms in 2022，Including Douyin、Kuaishou etc.。During the 188bet game，We have practiced a lot of internal skills，Includes automated booking，Communicate with users，And the ability to do distribution，More in line with the needs of the social e-commerce era。MSC operates its own global shopping platform，Live broadcast started，The team is all groping on the side，While working hard to improve myself，To adapt to changes in consumer behavior and habits after the 188bet game，Improve operational capabilities。