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Half-Empty a Year Ago, Cruises Are Now Packed Like Sardines

 wsj 4 min read 25 May 2023, 04:39 PM IST The Wall Street Journal

Crowds have returned to cruise ships to the point that some are oversold and even bumping passengers

A Finnish coastguard ship and cruise ships docked in Helsinki, Finland, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Ukrainian President�Volodymyr Zelenskiy�is making a surprise visit to Finland on Wednesday to join the prime ministers of the Nordic nations to discuss their plans to back the country against Russian aggression. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)Premium
A Finnish coastguard ship and cruise ships docked in Helsinki, Finland, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Ukrainian President�Volodymyr Zelenskiy�is making a surprise visit to Finland on Wednesday to join the prime ministers of the Nordic nations to discuss their plans to back the country against Russian aggression. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Anyone expecting a repeat of the ample elbow room on many cruises last summer should prepare. The crowds are back at sea.

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