1、Report and analyses Commissioned from:CHART Management Consultants BACKGROUND TO 2020With the emergence of COVID-19 in 2020,the cruise industry took immediate and aggressive action to mitigate the risk of the virus.This culminated in a global pause in operations in mid-March.Since then,the industry

2、developed and implemented extensive public health protocols that allowed cruising to resume in Europe,parts of Asia,and the South Pacific.As a result of the extensive protocols that have been adopted by cruise lines since resumption began,the incidence rate of COVID-19 onboard cruise ships is far lo

3、wer than practically any other settinga remarkable achievement that continues to inspire cruise confidence.As we continue to work towards resuming operations around the world,and with the demand for cruise remaining high,we expect to see passenger numbers and their growth trajectory rebound to pre-p

4、andemic numbers in the coming years.People love to cruise,and we know that people will return to the seas,just as they will return to restaurants,bars,movie theatres,airplanes,resorts and beyond.THE 2020 REPORTThis report on cruise activity across the whole of Asia in 2020 naturally reflects the lim

5、ited cruise activity versus prior years.As before,it provides a comprehensive and accurate analysis of deployment,capacity and destination volumes for the calendar year for every ship that operated in or passed through Asia(whether or not such ships belonged to a CLIA member line).Trends over the pa

6、st three years are also reported.The vast expanse of the world for which cruise operations are analysed extend from India in the west to Japan and the Philippines in the east,from Russia in the north to Indonesia in the south,a total of 20 nations.(A map is presented in the Appendix).2020 Asia Cruis