Care-free Vacation Days on the High Seas

Cruise ships have been riding a wave of success for years. This segment of the travel industry is booming. These floating hotels are offering more and more vacationers a home during the most beautiful time of the year – the summer months that we are enjoying right now.

Luxury liners are promising their guests, who usually number a few thousand, a fascinating holiday from bow to stern: sports and wellness services, casinos, and now even ice rinks or full park facilities. Another trend: While the dream ships were once reserved for the wealthy, shipping companies have been pursuing the middle class with comfortable sea voyages for years. As a result, more new dream ships are being launched for different target groups.

Media reports have regularly covered the huge expenditures for staff and logistics behind the scenes in the cruise business. There are also technical features that keep passengers and crew safe and free from care, but they largely escape the public's gaze. As in many other applications, seals from Freudenberg Sealing Technology take over important tasks on cruise ships. They are often invisible but always essential.