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Gen Z and millennials are saving the cruise industry
Bookings from younger passengers have allowed operators to defy the gloom in the rest of the travel sector.
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Cruise executives say older Gen Zers, now in their late 20s, and millennials are increasingly choosing ocean-based vacations.
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Stephanie Stacey
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Mr Thom Puiman’s first foray into “seacationing” was a cruise to nowhere in 2020.
The voyage was a socially distanced jaunt from Singapore out into international waters without any stops – a short-term solution for an industry hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.

