The cruise industry has weathered economic and terrorism storms over the past 25 years and now faces another: lower bookings industry-wide following the January 13 Costa Concordia disaster which is still unfolding.
Earlier this week industry giant Carnival Corporation (which owns Costa Cruises, Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Cunard Line, [...]
02 February
Weeks after the January 13 Costa Concordia crash on the coast of Italy, the disaster continues to make news.
* The death toll is 17 people and another 15 are still missing. Heavy seas hamper divers from locating bodies and salvage teams from siphoning oil to prevent a major environmental disaster.
* Uninjured passengers who were aboard [...]
31 January
Windstar Cruises, which operates a fleet of three luxury motorized sailing yachts that explore hidden harbors and secluded coves of the world’s most treasured destinations, announces two-for-one fares starting from $1,399 per person, based on double occupancy, on select 2012 Caribbean voyages when booked by February 24, 2012.
Three Caribbean itineraries are [...]
02 January
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Norwegian Cruise Line CEO Kevin Sheehan today announced that Norwegian Cruise Line’s new state-of-the-art 4,000 passenger ship, Norwegian Breakaway, will make New York City her year-round home port. Beginning in May 2013, Norwegian Breakaway—which will be the largest ship ever to home port in the City—will replace [...]
06 October
Carnival Corporation never does things half way. From buying the most prestigious cruise lines to building new ports in New York, the Caribbean and Mexico, this company continues to expand in leaps and bounds.
Today in New York, top Carnival execs announced a $500 million fleetwide enhancement that will transform its on-board guest experience to deliver [...]
03 October
The inaugural season itineraries for Oceania Cruises’ new Riviera have been announced and travelers who book by Aug. 31 will receive a free hotel stay and bonus savings of up to $3,000 per stateroom. Fares begin at $1,999 per guest and include free round-trip Economy Class air from 22 North American cities.
From [...]
12 July
Carnival Cruise Lines has announced it will launch a year-round program of eight-day cruises to the Caribbean and Bahamas from New York beginning in April 2012 – the line’s first year-round sailings from that port. On this schedule, Carnival Miracle will offer three eight-day itineraries that visit a diversity of [...]
15 June
As Hawaii and the U.S. west coast prepares for a tsunami following the 8.9 earthquake that struck Japan early this morning, it’s natural to wonder about the safety of cruise ships sailing in the region. According to CNN, boat owners are moving their vessels out to sea where they’ll be safe and I’m sure the [...]
10 March
For the first time ever, Carnival Cruise Lines is infusing its fun spirit into the world’s largest New Year’s Eve celebration in New York’s Times Square. The cruise line announced it is the official confetti sponsor of the Times Square New Year’s Eve 2011 celebration. The sponsorship includes multiple [...]
16 December
Giant waves, loosing power, broken down cruise ships …. with three mishaps in the last few weeks you may think this is a new trend. But it really isn’t. Things happen in threes? I don’t know. If you follow the cruise industry for any length of time you’ll know that “ship happens” and the tab [...]
16 December
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