Cruising Kiwis: Recovery of $540m industry threatened by rising costs

The number of New Zealanders taking cruise holidays has surged to more than 80 per cent of pre-pandemic levels but the recovery of the industry in this region is threatened by soaring costs. New data released today by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) show that 86,300 New Zealanders took an ocean cruise during 2023, the first full year of cruise operations in this region. The result is down on the 106,300 New Zealanders who sailed in 2019, but in line …