YSA Design supports a cruise sector revival

摘要

The current global health crisis has had a measurable impact on businesses in almost every domain, and those in the cruise sector have been hit harder than most. Having been brought to a complete standstill earlier this year, the industry is now making tentative steps towards its return. Yet the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak is expected to have lasting consequences, and several operators have exercised caution in pushing their restart dates back to autumn at the earliest. For all of the optimism surrounding a potential recovery, there remains doubt and uncertainty.Accordingly, the cruise ship of the post-pandemic era will have to be flexible, states YSA Design senior architect Georg Piantino. "We all like to envisage a return to normality in which vessels are full and guests can once again enjoy the traditional cruise experience -and maybe one day that will be possible. For now, however, further outbreaks cannot be ruled out, and shipowners will want the ability to increase or decrease the capacity of interior spaces and implement or remove certain facilities depending on circumstances."