travel news Skift Global Forum Preview: Carnival CEO Arnold Donald Says Sustainability Is ‘Job One’skift.com - Rosie Spinks When it comes to cruising’s responsibility to the world, the cruise industry has obligations that span land, air, and sea. Fortunately CEO Arnold …
Venice Venice’s Big Money Conundrum to Solving Its Cruise Ship Crisisskift.com - Rosie Spinks Venice’s struggle to deal with oversize cruise ships is constantly in the headlines, but beware of anyone claiming a solution has been reached — the …
travel news Norwegian Cruise Line Adapts to Disruptions From Cuba Travel Banskift.com - Rosie Spinks Rumblings of a recession and a downturn in economic outlook may be on the horizon, but Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings doesn’t seem concerned. In the …
travel news Genting’s Dream Cruises Leadership Change Won’t Rock the Boatskift.com - Raini Hamdi After four years of leading the launch and growth of Dream Cruises and Crystal Cruises Asia, Thatcher Brown has resigned, citing “personal family …
Royal Caribbean Royal Caribbean Dodges Big Hit From Cuba Cancellationsskift.com - Andrew Sheivachman The impact of disruptive storms and increased restrictions on U.S. travel to Cuba has presented some headwinds for cruise line giants this year. The …
Carnival’s Expanding Data-Fueled Ocean Medallion to More Shipsskift.com - Andrew Sheivachman Carnival Corp. has had ambitious goals for its data-fueled Ocean Medallion initiative aimed to bring a personalized experience to guests using …
Cruising’s Pollution Problem Won’t Be Solved Any Time Soonskift.com - Andrew Sheivachman Cruise ships are giant floating hotels with shopping malls and casinos inside. The industry has made progress on sustainability, but much more needs …
Carnival’s Profit Plummets After Trump Cruise Banskift.com - Rosie Spinks Carnival Corporation reported its second-quarter earnings on Thursday, citing a 19.6 percent drop in income during the period and a reduced outlook …
Royal Caribbean’s Vision for Data-Driven Cruising Is Almost Hereskift.com - Andrew Sheivachman With global travel in the midst of a digital revolution, the cruise sector has worked to bring the cruise experience into the digital age. It hasn’t …
Travelers Are Becoming More Environmentally Aware. Has the Cruise Industry Noticed?skift.com - Rosie Spinks The cruise industry has historically benefitted from a consumer base that is broadly forgiving of its environmental missteps. But times are changing.
Skift Tech Forum: Carnival Builds a Connected Cruise Experienceskift.com - Andrew Sheivachman Hundreds of the travel industry’s most technology-savvy executives will gather for our second Skift Tech Forum in San Francisco on June 27. It will …
Carnival Pays $20 Million Penalty Because Its Ships Continue to Polluteskift.com - Tom Lowry Carnival Corp. reached a settlement Monday with federal prosecutors in which the world’s largest cruise line agreed to pay a $20 million penalty …
Cruise Ship Crashes Into Dock and Tourist Boat in Crowded Venice Canalskift.com - Faye Chiu A towering, out-of-control cruise ship rammed into a dock and a tourist riverboat on a busy Venice canal on Sunday morning, injuring five people, …
Genting Builds Cruise Fleet With Ambitions Beyond Asian Watersskift.com - Raini Hamdi Asian cruise pioneer Genting Cruise Lines unveiled its global ambitions at Skift Forum Asia this week, counting the days to when its Dream Cruises …
River Cruise Ships Collide and Kill 7 South Korean Tourists, 21 Missing in Budpestskift.com - Raini Hamdi Seven South Koreans are confirmed dead and 21 others are missing after a cruise ship collided with another on the Danube River in Budapest and sank, …
travel news Norwegian Cruise Line Sees No Danger on the Horizonskift.com - Patrick Whyte The good times are here to stay, according to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings CEO Frank Del Rio, as fears of a global economic downturn and industry …
SeaWorld Orlando SeaWorld Attendance Gets Boost Thanks to New Ridesskift.com - Sean O'Neill SeaWorld Entertainment saw its attendance and revenue grow modestly in the first three months of the year, helped in part by new rides and …
travel news Royal Caribbean Experiments With Pricey Island Activitiesskift.com - Andrew Sheivachman Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is merging two industry trends — ship-based thrill rides and private islands — with the $200 million expansion of its …
Royal Caribbean Royal Caribbean Sees Payoff From Expanding Its Fleetskift.com - Isaac Carey New ships and swelling demand brought Royal Caribbean a record quarter, the company said. Demand was up in nearly every market, including China, …
Philippines’ Boracay Island Tackles Overtourism With Bans on Cruise Ships in Peak Seasonsskift.com - Raini Hamdi The Philippine government has started regulating cruise ship visits to Boracay Island in a bid to ease the pressure of tourist numbers on its …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Alaska Braces for This Year’s Supersize Cruise Seasonskift.com - Hannah Sampson Kirby Day remembers the last time cruise passenger growth was exploding in Juneau, Alaska, more than two decades ago: Annual increases approached 14 …
Skift Forum Europe: Silversea CEO on the Evolution of Luxury Cruisingskift.com - Hannah Sampson Hundreds of the travel industry’s most-forward-thinking executives will gather for our third annual Skift Forum Europe in London on April 30. In just …
Cruise Trade Group Launches Campaign to Personalize the Industryskift.com - Hannah Sampson The piano tuner from Barcelona speaks with the busy port in the background. “Cruise pianos go out of tune a lot,” he says. “They bring me more …
Cruise Insiders (and Outsiders) Highlight Challenges the Industry Must Addressskift.com - Hannah Sampson Seatrade Cruise Global is generally seen as the annual gathering where industry players meet with suppliers and destinations, announce new suites or …
Cruise Execs Dodge the Industry’s Downsides at Global Gatheringskift.com - Hannah Sampson To hear the cruise industry’s top executives tell it, everything about cruising is great. If only the rest of the world realized it. At the annual …
TripAdvisor Launches Cruise Metasearch to Tap Into a New Revenue Streamskift.com - Sean O'Neill TripAdvisor upended the hotel sector by persuading travelers to post reviews of their stays online. Now, the company is asking them to look to it …
Costa Cruises’ New China-Bound Ship Is Afloat With Luxury Retailskift.com - Hannah Sampson On May 18, the Costa Venezia, a new Italian-themed cruise ship purpose-built for Chinese guests, will make its first departure from Shanghai, …
Viking Sky Rescue Doesn’t Appear to Be Hurting Cruise Demandskift.com - Dennis Schaal The recent dramatic rescue of hundreds of passengers from a stricken cruise ship off the coast of Norway is unlikely to curb traveler enthusiasm for …
Carnival’s Europe Business Is Running Into Brexit Uncertaintyskift.com - Syndicated The world’s largest cruise operator is feeling the brunt of Europe’s instability. Carnival Corp., which has lines that cater to British, German, and …
