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The accident occurred a few months before the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, reminding the world that, while cruising is one of the safest forms of travel, disasters at sea still happen.
The "parbuckled" Concordia. In February this year, passengers on the newly christened "poop-cruise," Carnival Triumph, were stranded at sea for five days without electricity and toilets after an engine room blaze.
As Christine Duffy, president and chief executive officer of industry body the Cruise carnival cruise lines official Lines International Association, admits, the Concordia disaster put cruising under "a harsher microscope" -- and there has been little reason for the scrutiny to let up.
The bad news, for the cruise lines at least, is that many of these passengers weren't the cruise rookies they need to fill their new big ships, but regular carnival cruise lines official cruisers taking advantage of historically low fares.
During an earnings call at the end of June, Howard Frank, vice-chairman of Carnival Corp, which owns 10 cruise brands including Costa, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line and Cunard, said the Carnival carnival cruise lines official Cruises carnival cruise lines official brand was likely to lose about 50 cents per share as a result of lower revenue yields, lost sailings and repairs, investment programs carnival cruise lines official and higher marketing spend.
All were past cruisers and said they never worried about cruising after the crash -- although one seasoned cruiser, Jo Clough, had just returned from a trip with Princess Cruises, said it had made her think more about which company she travelled with.
A May poll of 2,000 Americans conducted by New York-based Harris Interactive found almost two-thirds believe air travel is safer than cruising, after the spate of fires and power failures on cruise ships this year.
Giving thanks after the stricken Carnival Triumph "poop cruise" finally arrived in port. It could be months before Costa Concordia is scrapped, and it will certainly be much longer before it's forgotten.
But now the vessel is no longer on its side and there are signs the economy is picking up globally. Cruise lines are hoping cruise rookies will again be tempted to try a holiday at sea, especially as passengers have never had it so good when it comes to prices.
Jane Archer writes about ocean and river cruises for leading consumer and trade publications. She spends several months at sea each year finding out the best and worst about cruise ships big and small, low-cost and luxurious.