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Waiting to sail, idled cruise ships still attract visitors

Until the coronavirus pandemic struck, the cruise industry was enjoying a boom period, generating $150 billion worldwide per year. Now most ships have been grounded for months. But while operators wait to learn when they can sail again, the luxury floating hotels have become a stationary summer attraction in the United Kingdom. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from England.

Waiting to sail, idled cruise ships still attract visitors

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