The pandemic has more or less brought the cruise industry to a standstill and brought many providers into financial difficulties. Aida Cruises had interrupted its travel season because of the spread of the corona virus last year in March and thus more than a year ago. Since then, the company has had to postpone the intended restart several times due to extended, tightened or new measures such as travel restrictions. The US-American Aida mother Carnival had again reported a losing quarter with deep red numbers due to the problems on Wednesday, but at the same time gave hope for a strong comeback. The demand for cruises has risen sharply, and in the three months to the end of February, bookings have risen by around 90 percent compared to the previous quarter, said the Miami company. However, the cruise giant closed the first quarter with a loss of nearly two billion dollars (1.7 billion euros).