Travel
The Cutting-Edge Technology That’ll Make Cruising Safe Again
Wearable devices for crowd control, digital casinos, and robot crew members are just a few of the interventions being pursued by ship designers.
Holland America Line’s Zaandam “death ship” arrives at the Port of Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on April 2 following its headline-making coronavirus outbreak.
Photographer: Christina Mendenhall/Bloomberg
The cruise industry’s first phase of reopening is focusing on small, regional sailing, plying more rivers than oceans. But what of the big companies and their giant ships?
When these behemoths set sail again, with up to some 8,880 passengers and crew on board, they’ll be on the cutting edge of post-pandemic technology. They’ll have to be.