Cruise company Carnival Corp. launched a tenth brand called "fathom" on June 4 marketed towards social responsibility, according to the Miami Herald. The new cruise - although the company is hesitant to even call it that - will feature much of the usual cruise activities, such as wind surfing or hiking, but now passengers also have the chance to plant cacao, […]
A 10-year-old New York girl lost her life on May 18 while onboard a cruise ship - the Miami-Dade County based Norwegian Gem, which is owned by the Norwegian Cruise Line Corp Ltd, the Huffington Post reported. The cruise ship had departed for a seven-day cruise in Florida and the Bahamas. According to a press […]
British-American owned and Santa Clarita, California-based Princess Cruises will be sending a brand new ship to Shanghai, China in the summer of 2017, the Miami Herald reported on May 5. This marks a trend in cruise ships to take advantage of Chinese markets; Royal Carribbean International also sent a 4,180-passenger ship, called Quantum of the Seas, […]
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. chairman and chief executive officer Richard Fain announced on April 20 that the company adopted a policy starting in March that effectively eliminated the use of last-minute booking discounts on cruises longer than two to four nights in North America, the Miami Herald reported. Fain said that the reason they used to do last-minute […]
Miami,-based British-American multinational cruise company Carnival Corp announced on March 27 that its net income for the first quarter of 2015, or the three-month period ending February 28, reached $49 million, the Sun Sentinel reported. Onboard revenue grew by 4.6% from 2014’s records; however, total revenue dipped by 1.5% to $3.5 billion from $3.6 billion […]
A 53-year-old man who was injured aboard the Princess Cruises’ Emerald Princess was evacuated from the ship 9 miles off Galveston, Texas last Sunday, March 22. The captain of the Emerald Princess contacted the Coast Guard at around 8:30 p.m. that day, informing them of a passenger that needed emergency medical attention to address a […]
The New York Fire Department received an emergency call at around 4:40 p.m. on February 27 to transport a passenger from the Norwegian Cruise Line’s Jewel Class cruise ship, Norwegian Gem, WABC-TV New York reported. According to a New York City official, the victim – a yet to be publicly identified elderly man – fell from […]
The Cruise Lines International Association forecasted that around 23 million passengers will sail in cruise ships around the world in 2015 at a New York press conference on February 9, a number which is a 4% increase from 2014’s recorded data, the Miami Herald reported. Adam Goldstein, president and chief operating officer of Royal Caribbean […]
The Cruise Shipping Miami conference and exhibit will be moving to Fort Lauderdale starting in 2016, the Sun Sentinel reported on February 3. The Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, where the conference is usually held, is going to be renovated, providing Broward County with a golden opportunity to take over the cruise ship conference. […]
According to the Associated Press, a federal appeals court has turned down a request to reconsider the decision to allow cruise ship passengers to sue for medical malpractice. The 111th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines to revisit the ruling; Royal Caribbean still has the option to appeal to […]
