LONDON (Reuters) - The cruise ship industry faces an uphill task to restore confidence among customers spooked by spectacular images of the stricken Costa Concordia flipped on its side and could suffer a major hit to sales in a key booking period.
Carnival, the owner of the cruise ship that capsized off Italy's west coast, said it alone expected to take a hit of around $90 million (58 million pounds) from Friday's accident just as a result of the boat being out of use for the rest of the year.
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