Posted By Cruise Market Watch ~ 22nd January 2012

Thus far pricing* for sailings on Costa (all Costa ships, all sailing departure dates) has not changed since the Concordia accident on January 13, 2012. Click on graph below forRead More »
Posted By Cruise Market Watch ~ 14th January 2012

I’ve always been fond of the quotation “the law of flotation wasn’t discovered contemplating the sinking of things.” This has certainly held true for the cruise industry – growing theRead More »
Posted By Cruise Market Watch ~ 23rd December 2011

Carnival recently announced an upgrade to its advertising campaign just ahead of the 2012 wave season. Right on the heals of NCL’s “Cruise like a Norwegian” and RCL’s “The SeaRead More »
Posted By Cruise Market Watch ~ 18th December 2011

Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade, a job made all the easier when that message taps into innate human desires. Life itself emerged from the ocean 500Read More »
Posted By Cruise Market Watch ~ 29th November 2011

Among the 2012 highlights: ~ The worldwide cruise market is estimated at $34.1 billion ~ Cruise passengers carried worldwide in 2012 is estimated at 20.3 million, a 5.6% increase overRead More »
Posted By Cruise Market Watch ~ 20th October 2011

Norwegian Cruise Lines has been generating positive cruise industry buzz over the last few weeks. After all, the launch of its new “Cruise like a Norwegian” national adverting campaign aloneRead More »
Posted By Cruise Market Watch ~ 8th October 2011

Cruise stocks have been on some ride over last few weeks. Both Royal Caribbean (RCL) and Carnival (CCL) touched new 52-week lows early this week, only to rebound with theRead More »
Posted By Cruise Market Watch ~ 27th September 2011

Going on a cruise is one of many vacationer’s dreams. The great thing about a cruise is that everything is pretty much there for you and you don’t have toRead More »
Posted By Cruise Market Watch ~ 22nd February 2011

Many cruise lines have made the island of Curaçao a customary destination while sailing the Caribbean. This has helped to distinguish the island as 115th out of 625 ports onRead More »
Posted By Cruise Market Watch ~ 23rd January 2011

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) is scheduled to release the company’s fourth quarter financial results this week on Thursday, January 27, 2011. This provides us an opportunity to compareRead More »