Cruise Industry News Archive for 2008

Understanding co-workers' skills is imperative - knowing their personal business can be problematic. - More

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL, NYSE: CUK) reported net income of $371 million, or $0.47 diluted EPS, on revenues of $3.3 billion for its fourth quarter ended November 30, 2008. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2007 was $358 million, or $0.44 diluted EPS, on revenues of $3.1 billion. Included in the 2008 fourth quarter results is ... - More

This ITB World Travel Trends Report, which was once again commissioned by ITB Berlin from IPK International, organisers of the 16th annual World Travel Monitor Forum, tracks trends in outbound travel demand for the first eight to nine months of 2008, with estimates for the full 12 months of the year and preliminary forecasts for 2009. - More

Cruise.com, one of the largest internet cruise sellers, reported today that 4th quarter sales are on track to be their best in over 10 years. The Fort Lauderdale based company has been experiencing high demand all year long and that trend has continued throughout the 4th quarter. - More

Considered the most popular and sought after Big Band in the world today, the Glenn Miller Orchestra is set to get Crystal guests In the Mood for concerts and ballroom swing dancing on a 10-day Transatlantic Big Band cruise from Miami to Lisbon on May 23. - More

We all know that any new four or five-star resort and many luxury urban hotels need to have a spa in order to stay competitive. While the supply of spas has been on a steady rise for many years, the growth has slowed and this is probably good because there are some challenges that need to be addressed. - More

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The new offices, which will open in the coming weeks, will be the second and third the company operates in China, joining its Shanghai facility, which opened in July 2007. - More

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39.36% of all visits to the online 'Travel' industry went to the top 10 websites for the month of November, 2008. 48.24% went to the top 20 websites and 69.03% went to the top 100 websites. - More