cruise ships

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Bangladesh

Cruise ships on Cox's Bazar-Saint Martin route suspended

A model of the cruise ship to be launched by the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation for the first time in the country. The cruise liners, which will run in coastal belts and on the Chattogram-Kolkata route, are expected to boost coastal and regional tourism. PHOTO: COURTESY
Economy

BIWTC to launch 3 cruise ships to boost coastal, regional tourism

A protest on the deck of the Majesty of the Seas in May. Photo: Bloomberg
World+Biz

The cruise ship suicides

The lengthened Star Breeze cruise ship in the drydock at Italy's Fincantieri Shipyard. Last year, 2020 was predicted to start a decade of boom for cruise ships prompting expansion in ship sizes, as well as, new ship numbers. But, the novel coronavirus has upended all the plans. Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Billions in new cruise ships are ready to sail with nowhere to go