Skift Take
Cruise customers, who are shrugging off the recent Viking Sky dramas, seem to be a hardy bunch. Advisors have been spared a flood of cancellations, and it looks like business as usual for cruising.
The recent dramatic rescue of hundreds of passengers from a stricken cruise ship off the coast of Norway is unlikely to curb traveler enthusiasm for cruising.
Almost 500 of the 1,373 people on board the Viking Sky were airlifted to safety after the March 23 incident in which the vessel suffered a complete engine shutdown in a storm in Hustadvika, off the coast between Molde and Kristiansund in Norway.
The dramatic breakdown and rescue was shown widely on television and streamed live on social media worldwide.
Viking Cruises quickly cancelled the next planned sailing of the Viking Sky, which was due to depart from Tilbury, England.
In a statement on its website, Viking said: "The next sailing, Scandinavia & the Kiel Canal, which was scheduled to embark on March 27th has been cancelled, and guests and their travel agents have been contacted directly. We do not anticipate any additional cancellations at this time."
No Backlash
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