DIARIO DEL PUERTO CRUISE TRENDS - SEATRADE 2022 12 BÁRBARA CORDERO Technology is a key element for the cruise industry in conducting its business, especially in the light of the challenges arising from the need to protect the environment. This is why cruise lines are using new technological tools to promote sustainability and, since the pandemic, health safety. In this sense, given that the main route of infection of COVID-19 is physical contact, the industry has implemented contactless technology at access points and on board. This was the case of Norwegian Cruise Line, which implemented it in 2021 to preserve the health and safety of guests, crew and destinations. ”At Norwegian we have our SailSAFE health and safety program to respond to the challenges of the pandemic. This program, which is underpinned by TECHNOLOGY, THE SUPPORT ANCHOR The industry is encountering technological, logistics and regulatory barriers which are hampering the development of alternative fuels The ports managed by the Port Authority of Las Palmas were among the few European ports to maintain cruise ship activity in the second half of 2020 and 2021.
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