Here's another sign that most Americans are over the coronavirus pandemic.
Carnival Cruise Line was inundated with bookings last week when they announced that they would return to the high seas after months of coronavirus lockdown.
Cruise Planners, a company that books cruises on the world’s largest cruise ship line, said bookings shot up by 600% when they announced that cruises would begin August 1. The spike is a 200% increase over the same time period last year.
The travel company told TMZ that those booking the cruises were “not a bit concerned about traveling at this time” because many said they were healthy and looking forward to having fun after being in lockdown for months.
Outbreaks of COVID-19 aboard cruise ships earlier this year was an early sign that the pandemic was raging out of control.
But the company has cautioned that there’s no guarantee they will be able to stick to their desired start date.
A worker stands on a deck aboard the Carnival Corp. Panorama cruise ship anchored at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, U.S., on Monday, April 13, 2020. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended its No Sail Order for all cruise ships by at least 100 days -- or until Covid-19 is no longer considered a public health emergency. Photographer: Tim Rue/Bloomberg via Getty Images