Costa Concordia Impact to Cruise Prices and Bookings

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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 for

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Costa Concordia impact

Costa Concordia Impact

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 the

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Land versus Sea; so many choices

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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 Sea

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The sea is calling; how much to answer?

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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 500

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Cruise Market Watch Announces 2012 Cruise Trends Forecast

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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 over

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Where Norwegian Cruises

Where Norwegian Cruises

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 alone

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Have cruise prices and revenues softened for European sailings?

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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 the

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How much money should I bring on a cruise

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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 to

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Curacao ranks 115th on Cruise Port Pulse

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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 on

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Will Royal Caribbean’s earnings be an Oasis?

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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 compare

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