Cruise set for upturn in 2010

A record 1.65m UK passengers will choose a cruise holiday next year – an increase of 6.5% over this year. The bold claim from the Passenger Shipping Association comes as the world’s biggest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas (pictured), is launched in Florida. “We predict a record 1.65m UK passengers will choose a cruise in 2010, an increase of 6.5% over 2009,” said PSA director Bill Gibbons.