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After nearly collapsing during COVID, it's now an amenities arms race for the cruise industry

by Daniel Ackerman
Jun 25, 2024
Rock climbing? Ice skating? Roller coasters? Sunning on a private island? Cruise ships are looking for creative — and luxurious — ways to court new customers.
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The cruise industry is still riding the ups and downs of the pandemic

by Savannah Peters
Mar 22, 2022
Consumer demand was strong for the holidays in late 2021, but then the omicron wave hit.
The early days of the pandemic were rough for the cruise line industry, and recovery is coming back in fits and starts.
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Smoother sailing this winter for the cruise industry?

by Caroline Champlin
Oct 29, 2021
One key to cruise bookings is whether people can find good airfares and flights.
An aerial view from a drone shows Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Sea cruise ship docked at PortMiami on March 02, 2021 in Miami, Florida.
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Cruise lines could offer free trial voyages to test safety

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 7, 2021
U.S. cruise ships are one step closer to setting sail again.
An aerial view from a drone shows Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Sea cruise ship docked at PortMiami on March 02, 2021 in Miami, Florida.
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Caribbean cruise industry navigates post-hurricane season

by Renata Sago
Jan 1, 2018
The saving grace? Itinerary changes.
Tourists arrive from a cruise ship in St. John's, Antigua, in December. While its sister island Barbuda was nearly destroyed in Hurricane Irma, Antigua was left relatively untouched.
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Homesickness and regulations: working on a cruise ship isn’t all smooth sailing

by Jana Kasperkevic
Oct 4, 2017
Want to swap your cubicle for a cruise ship? Here is what you need to know.
 Fishermen tie up their wooden boat next to a cruise liner in St John's, Antigua.
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Why there is only one cruise ship in the world with an all-American crew

by Jana Kasperkevic
Sep 29, 2017
How American protectionism affects cruise ships.
Onlookers watch the cruiseliner "Pride of America" leaving the port of Bremerhaven for its first trip in June 2005. The vessel with a length of 280 meters and place for 2144 passengers is on its way to New York for its ship's christening.
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People who have jobs are searching for better ones … in Hawaii

by Jana Kasperkevic
Sep 20, 2017
Is this a sign of a stronger job market?
Palm trees are silhouetted before the sunset sky at Waikiki beach in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Arctic climate change: less ice, more cruise ships

by Marketplace Contributor
Aug 18, 2016
A cruise ship carrying 1700 passengers is now able to cross the Northwest passage
The Crystal Serenity hours before leaving Seward, Alaska on Tuesday, August 16. It's the largest cruise ship by far to attempt the Northwest Passage. 
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Oceanliners cruise to better results

by Mitchell Hartman
Jul 31, 2015
Royal Caribbean's second quarter earnings beat expectations.
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