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Articles tagged “cruise lines”

Online Travel

Skift India Report: Majority of Travelers Procrastinate Buying Insurance

Lack of education about travel insurance remains the biggest obstacle for brands’ selling it. Companies must therefore inform consumers on why they need the product regardless.

Amrita Ghosh | 8 months ago

Skift India Report: Majority of Travelers Procrastinate Buying Insurance

News Blog

IDEAS: Hurtigruten Norway Utilizes AI for Zero-Emission Cruise Ship

Hurtigruten Norway has unveiled the early concept designs for its first zero-emission ship, which is set to feature 'numerous firsts and improved solutions that do not exist on cruise ships today.' Credit: VARD Design Initially announced by the Cruise Line in March 2022 as part of its 'Sea Zero' project, the new designs showcase the…

Adam Stacey | 11 months ago

Cruises

Lindblad Taps Next-Gen Digital Marketing to Fill Cruise Ships

Lindblad Expeditions, which operates small ships with adventurous themes, is seeing traction with savvier digital marketing. But it's taking time for the company to get back in the black.

Dawit Habtemariam | 12 months ago

Lindblad Taps Next-Gen Digital Marketing to Fill Cruise Ships

Cruises

Norwegian Cruise Faces Surging Demand and Pressing Need to Pare Costs

Norwegian Cruise is confident it can ride on the tailwinds of its 2022 marketing, pricing and service strategies into 2023 while spending less on them.

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago

Norwegian Cruise Faces Surging Demand and Pressing Need to Pare Costs

Cruises

Lindblad Puts High Hopes on Demand for Experiences to Reverse Losses

Seems Lindblad Expeditions has sailed out of the pandemic disaster. The company now needs to sail to profitability. Its early booking numbers sound solid, but 2023 has a ways to go.

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago

Lindblad Puts High Hopes on Demand for Experiences to Reverse Losses

News Blog

Accor to Launch Yacht-Style Cruise Brand Orient Express Silenseas

One of the hottest areas for hotel companies is the open sea. Accor, the Paris-based hotel giant, hopes to launch a yacht-style cruise line Orient Express Silenseas by 2026, according to a report in Bloomberg News on Wednesday. Adding to the multi-modal mindset, the 722-foot-long vessel will be branded after a famous railway brand, Orient…

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

News Blog

Norwegian Cruise Line Posts a $1 Billion First-Quarter Loss

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd has reported a net loss of $1 billion for the first quarter of this year, as the Omicron variant hit sailings. The Russia-Ukraine conflict also resulted in the cancellation or modification of 60 sailings, which included all voyages with calls to ports in Russia. However, the result is an improvement…

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Mergers and Acquisitions

PlusGrade to Buy Points.com for $385 Million in Cash in Blockbuster Loyalty Deal

PlusGrade and Points.com deal with some of the same partners, and they can now approach them with a collaborative pitch.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Cruises

Royal Caribbean Isn’t Worried About Inflation Even With a $1.2 Billion Loss

Royal Caribbean — like its rivals in the cruise industry — has had a brutal last two years. But it can finally see a light at the end of tunnel in large part because it fully believes that consumers aren't deterred by rising prices.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Royal Caribbean Isn’t Worried About Inflation Even With a $1.2 Billion Loss

Tourism

Travel’s New Constant Volatility Requires Smarter Embrace of Data

The pandemic may be fading in many markets, but the Ukraine crisis is a reminder that volatility in travel demand is here to stay. Airlines, hotels, and cruise lines need to draw faster insights from their data to thrive.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Travel’s New Constant Volatility Requires Smarter Embrace of Data