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Cruises

Royal Caribbean Feels ‘Optimistic’ About Demand in China

Royal Caribbean will be one of the first Western travel brands to return to China. The fact that bookings look healthy there point to strong cruise demand in the country.

Dawit Habtemariam | 6 months ago

Royal Caribbean Feels ‘Optimistic’ About Demand in China

Cruises

Carnival Cruise Accountable for Misrepresented Covid Risks

Carnival's argument that it wasn't aware of the increased risks of contracting Covid during a cruise hasn't held up in an Australian high court that has yet to consider the claims of more passengers.

Lewis Jackson, Reuters | 6 months ago

Carnival Cruise Accountable for Misrepresented Covid Risks

Cruises

Carnival Cruise: No Signs of Consumer Spending Slowdown

Carnival Cruise executives don't see the macroeconomic slowdown everybody is talking about.

Dawit Habtemariam | 7 months ago

Carnival Cruise: No Signs of Consumer Spending Slowdown

News Blog

IDEAS: P&O Cruises and Cunard Roll Out SpaceX’s Starlink to Improve On-Board Wi-Fi Connectivity

P&O Cruises and Cunard have announced the rollout of SpaceX’s Starlink across its fleet in order to improve on-board Wi-Fi connectivity and bandwidth. The new technology from Starlink has been introduced to provide guests with a greater bandwidth capacity across P&O Cruises and Cunard ships, which facilitate the sharing of photos and videos, the ability…

Adam Stacey | 7 months ago

Cruises

Saudi Arabia’s $300 Million Plan to Become a Cruise Industry Major

Having snatched headlines with its glamorous hotel projects, Saudi Arabia wants to do the same with its new cruise ship.

Josh Corder | 8 months ago

Saudi Arabia’s $300 Million Plan to Become a Cruise Industry Major

Cruises

Virgin Voyages Raises $550 Million to Expand into New Markets

Virgin has raised over a billion in the last two years. In such a capital intensive and competitive business, organic growth just isn't an option.

Reuters | 8 months ago

Virgin Voyages Raises $550 Million to Expand into New Markets

Airlines

Travel Earnings Analysis: 4 Trends that Dominated

What's the final verdict on Q2 travel earnings? Growth remains robust with a strong assist from Asia. But the industry is clearly slowing as travel demand normalizes and pent-up demand exhausts itself.

Seth Borko | 8 months ago

Travel Earnings Analysis: 4 Trends that Dominated

Cruises

China Restarts Its Cruise Industry With Shanghai to Japan Sailing

No one knows yet how large a rebound in outbound Chinese tourism will be in the short-term, but this is a good sign.

Farah Master, Reuters | 9 months ago

China Restarts Its Cruise Industry With Shanghai to Japan Sailing

Cruises

Norwegian Cruise Forecasts Reduced Profit After Higher Costs

Although Norwegian Cruise Line has benefited enormously from a surge in travel demand, it — like its rivals — continues to be hounded by surging expenses.

Reuters | 9 months ago

Norwegian Cruise Forecasts Reduced Profit After Higher Costs

News Blog

IDEAS: Eco-Conscious Cruising Via Emission-Free Yachts

As revenge luxury travel and yacht charters for high net worth travelers shifts to exotic locations at slightly more affordable prices, the introduction of emission-free yachting may now allow these private experiences to be a more eco-conscious option, as well. Sunreef Yachts has announced that work has begun on the development of its latest sustainable…

Adam Stacey | 9 months ago