For some ports of call, Arctic cruises are a drop in the economic bucket
If even just a small percent of the world’s cruise ships turn North, the impact would be enormous. The benefits for communities might be harder to spot.
In the coming week, the cruise industry gathers in Miami for Seatrade Cruise Global, an annual convention. Most of those there to do business will be concerned with buying or selling space aboard cruises headed to sunny destinations; the industry reckons that two-thirds of voyages take place in the Caribbean or Mediterranean.
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