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Articles tagged “cruises”

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

Tourism

Disney Brings Back Bob Iger as CEO for Two Years

Disney picked now-former CEO Chapek from the Parks division. Will it look that direction again during this new, two-year search?

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

Disney Brings Back Bob Iger as CEO for Two Years

Cruises

Royal Caribbean’s Rebound Continues as Passengers Splurge on the Extras

Royal Caribbean's prediction that inflation wouldn't be an obstacle to its rebound has proven right so far. With the recent end of the CDC's cruise ship Covid tracker, the future looks much brighter for Royal Caribbean's rebound after a rough two years.

Praveen Paramasivam and Doyinsola Oladipo, Reuters | 2 years ago

Royal Caribbean’s Rebound Continues as Passengers Splurge on the Extras

Cruises

U.S. Cruise Lines Recovery Threatened by Worsening Labor Shortage

Cruise lines have faced one hurdle after another in their quest to make a full recovery. But the labor shortage just might be the most difficult to overcome because there's no end in sight.

Praveen Paramasivam, Reuters | 2 years ago

U.S. Cruise Lines Recovery Threatened by Worsening Labor Shortage

Cruises

Carnival Says Inflation, Fuel Costs Could Hurt Recovery Momentum

Carnival survived the pandemic long enough to enter the booming travel surge. The cruise operator now has to sail through a new storm — historic inflation and surging costs.

Ananya Mariam Rajesh, Reuters | 2 years ago

Carnival Says Inflation, Fuel Costs Could Hurt Recovery Momentum

News Blog

A&K Travel Group Acquires Crystal Cruises Ships

The A&K Travel Group — the company owned by Geoffrey Kent, CEO of tour operator Abercrombie and Kent, and industrial holding corporation Heritage — has acquired cruise ships Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony in addition to the Crystal Cruises brand. Both Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony were acquired at an auction with the former ship…

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

News Blog

TUI Group’s $4 Billion Turnaround

Tour operator TUI has boosted its 2022 first-half revenue by $4 billion. Posting its 2022 first-half results on Wednesday, which cover the period from Oct. 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, the company said group revenue was $4.75 billion — an increase of $4 billion compared to the same six months in the previous year.…

Matthew Parsons | 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

Cruises

Royal Caribbean’s Return to Profit Delayed by Omicron Surge

Cruising has been snobbishly derided as foreign travel for people afraid of going abroad. But while Royal Caribbean has faced choppy waters during the pandemic, favorable demographic trends hint at plain sailing over the horizon.

Praveen Paramasivam, Reuters | 2 years ago

Royal Caribbean’s Return to Profit Delayed by Omicron Surge

Travel Agents

Daily Podcast: An Unhealthy Cruise Dependency

Good morning from Skift. It's Tuesday, January 18, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Daily Podcast: An Unhealthy Cruise Dependency