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Los Angeles (tca/dpa) — The cruise industry suffered its biggest financial blow in decades when the Covid-19 pandemic halted most sailings for months and made nervous cruise fans think twice about booking an ocean voyage. But cruising is back and all signs point to a turn of the tide for the industry: More cruises are scheduled to depart the Port of Los Angeles next year than in 2019. Carnival Corp., the world’s largest cruise company, reported that bookings for the second half of 2022 already surpassed bookings for 2019. Royal Caribbean cruises for 2022 are nearly at 2019 levels, the company’…