Jennifer Kushinka reporting for WWL First Business News...
While prominent cruise lines like Royal Caribbean and Carnival might not be resuming travel until Aug. 1, American Cruise Lines is aiming to get back on the water by the end of June. The smaller riverboat cruise line plans to have two ships back in service at 75 percent capacity. The American Song will sail on the Columbia and Snake Rivers, and the American Harmony plans to cruise down the Mississippi. The American Harmony typically has a capacity of 190 guests.
Seafood suppliers are struggling to overhaul their supply chains and look for new customers as the coronavirus crisis takes a toll on their business. The pandemic is hitting seafood businesses even harder than the meat industry, crippling many of their key markets as fishermen and processors strain to redirect their highly perishable products. Supermarket shoppers are buying more fish and shellfish to prepare at home during quarantine, but experts say 70% of seafood is consumed in restaurants and the sales to consumers aren’t offsetting the lost business.
