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Jan. 13’s wreck of the Costa Concordia has already splashed the Web with the kinds of images (like, say, a 112,000-ton ship lying on its side) that cruise operators would rather the traveling public not see. But apart from Carnival Cruise Lines’ partially sunken stock price, there’s further evidence that the disaster may have repercussions for the $40 billion cruise industry.
A poll of 1,500 travel agents by Travalliance revealed last week that nearly a quarter of customers who’ve booked a cruise have expressed “a high level of concern” about the safety of ships, and 10 percent of 2012 ticket holders are interested in cancelling.
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