Just 10 cruise passengers from more than 100,000 have tested positive for the coronavirus on Royal Caribbean Group ships since the company resumed sailing in multiple parts of the world during the pandemic, the company’s Chairman and CEO Richard Fain has revealed.

The TUI Group has completed the sale of its subsidiary Hapag-Lloyd Cruises to TUI Cruises after agreeing to the sale in February this year.

German luxury cruise operator Hapag-Lloyd Cruises will be a prime beneficiary of a renewed focus on the premium market by the TUI Group and its partner Royal Caribbean Cruises. The businesses have confirmed plans to ramp up their luxury, expedition and premium cruise segments as part of a strategy to lure new audiences to luxury cruise products.