The luxury cruise specialist emailed its 15,000 customer-base asking them if they are considering a cruise holiday next year.

Out of the 3,000 responses it received within 24 hours, around 2,100 (70%) reportedly said yes, 660 (22%) said maybe and only 240 (8%) said no.

Panache Cruises founder and managing director, James Cole, said the "vast majority" of those who said they would be cruising in 2022 are waiting until the new year to book.
 
"There continues to be a massive appetite to cruise, and we can only hope that when the current hysteria over the new variant dies down and more facts are known, bookings will return," Cole added.
 
"Panache Cruises launched in July 2020, in the early stages of the pandemic, and has so far achieved sales in excess of £5 million, despite there being a ban on international travel for much of the time it has been trading."