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Norwegian Cruise Line is optimistic travelers won't lose interest in trips to the Middle East if the Israel-Hamas war remains contained.
Dawit Habtemariam | 6 months ago
Norwegian Cruise Line's strong onboard passenger spending in the first quarter demonstrates that the pent-up energy to cruise that people had during the pandemic hasn't dissipated at all.
Dawit Habtemariam | 12 months ago
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Frank J. Del Rio will step down as president and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, effective June 30, the cruise company announced Monday. Harry J. Sommer, president and CEO of the company’s Norwegian Cruise Line brand, will officially succeed him on July 31. The transition process starts on April 1. Del Rio has been…
Tom Lowry | 1 year ago
Norwegian Cruise better be certain it has the guest experience to retain customers despite implementing record pricing amid shaky economic conditions.
Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago
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
Norwegian Cruise Line's decision to cancel sailings to Russian and Ukrainian ports was inevitable. Absolutely no responsible travel company is going to send customers to a region where a war is escalating.
Deborah Sophia, Reuters | 2 years ago
Coronavirus
For more evidence of the travel industry's current volatility, look no further than the billions of dollars certain funds lost following news of a vaccine.
Tommy Wilkes and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, Reuters | 3 years ago
The lifting of a U.S.no-sail order, which has been in place since March, will boost the optimism of cruise companies. But the leading U.S. medical watchdog is still recommending that people defer travel on both river and ocean cruise ships worldwide and take other precautions.
David Shepardson, Reuters | 3 years ago
There was no chance any cruise line's first quarter was going to be palatable. Norwegian Cruise Line's position gives an idea of how long the industry might take to recover.
Rosie Spinks, Skift | 4 years ago
We're a long way into the current economic cycle and despite the potential for a slowdown, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings CEO Frank Del Rio sees plenty of reasons to be cheerful.
Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago
