Cruising industry and impact of ''COVID-19'' pandemy

Predmet ovog rada je prikaz industrije kružnih putovanja to jest vodećih brodara na tržištu, destinacija na kojima se brodovi za kružna putovanja kreću te utjecaj pandemije virusa COVID-19 na cijelu industriju. Rad se sastoji od 5 poglavlja i započinje uvodom u kojemu je objašnjena tema rada. Drugo poglavlje ''Brodari i njihove korporacije'' predstavlja analizu najvećih korporacije i kompanija na tržištu kružnih putovanja te daje kratak opis i prikaz njihovih podružnica i načina poslovanja. U trećem poglavlju se govori o destinacijama kružnih putovanja dok su one najposjećenije dodatno i obrađene. Četvrto poglavlje '' Utjecaj COVID-19 pandemije'' govori o težini i načinu na koji je pandemija coronavirusa bacila cijelu industriju na koljena te kako i na koji način joj se industrija suprotstavila i u konačnici preživjela. Rad završava zaključkom.The subject of this thesis is a presentation of the cruise industry; it's leading companies on the market, the destinations where cruise ships sail, and the impact of the COVID-19 virus pandemic on the entire industry. The paper consists of 5 chapters and begins with an introduction in which the topic of the thesis is explained. The second chapter "Shippers and their corporations" presents an analysis of the largest corporations and companies on the cruise market and provides a brief description and presentation of their subsidiaries and business methods. In the third chapter, the destinations of cruise ships are discussed, while the most visited ones are additionally analyzed. The fourth chapter "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic" addresses the severity and way the coronavirus pandemic brought the entire industry to its knees, and how and in what way the industry resisted it and ultimately survived. The paper ends with a conclusion