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4/9/14

Tourism: Cruise industry still facing sinking public perception, survey shows - by Hugo Martin

The cruise industry has suffered a series of calamities over the last two years or so that have continued to sink its already plummeting image.

The bad publicity continued Tuesday when Princess Cruises announced that 37 people had fallen ill on a cruise along the California coast.

In fact, Americans have a more favorable attitude about commercial air travel -- despite higher air fares and shrinking economy seats -- than cruising, according to an online survey of more than 2,000 adults by the Harris Poll.

The quality of the cruise industry fell 11% in February from a year earlier, according to scores by survey takers.

Their score for trust in the cruise industry dropped 12% and scores indicating plans to book a cruise trip fell 13%, according to the poll.

Cruise industry still facing sinking public perception, survey shows - latimes.com

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