EDITOR’S LETTER
Over the last 18 months, there has been no shortage of cruise stories in these pages: about the industry’s heroic, cooperative response to the crisis; about how the ever-changing hodgepodge of global rules and regulations is impacting the sector; about how companies have used the pause to develop and refine amazing new ships, itineraries, and experiences; and above all, about when you might be able to go back on board. What there hasn’t been is a lot of stories about cruising—it’s all been desk-reported, to use editor lingo. Of course, that’s because we’ve spent a lot of time stuck at our desks, and because for most of 2020 and much of 2021, cruise ships weren’t sailing. But as you’ll see in this issue, boats are very much in the water again,…