Two leading cruise shipping groups and a leading cruise ship builder have recently commented on the return into service of ships.

Royal Caribbean Group that has 60 ships in its fleet that comprises five brands, said earlier today that it expects to have 80% of its capacity in service by the end of the year.

A few weeks ago, Carnival Corporation & plc, the largest cruise shipping group in the world with 87 ships, said that 75% of its capacity would be in service at the end of this year.

Meanwhile, the Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri estimated in its first half 2021 interim report that 141 ships would have resumed service by the end of July.

The global cruise fleet numbered 423 ships at the end of 2020, according to Statista.com.