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Never Make These 10 Mistakes On Carnival Cruise

27 March 2023

I’ve been on more than 10 Carnival cruises in five years and consider them a home away from home.

As a frequent Carnival cruiser, I’ve noticed first timers repeat the same mistakes.
From overpacking to buying a drink package, here are the mistakes I see on Carnival cruises.

I cruise on Carnival so often that its ships have come to feel like a home away from home.

I’m a frequent cruiser with more than 100 weeks spent at sea across various cruise lines, such as Holland America, Norwegian,...

https://mfame.guru/never-make-these-10-mistakes-on-carnival-cruise/

How container shipping’s historic boom funded a $2B cruise bailout

11 March 2022

Back in March 2020, no one could have predicted how the pandemic would play out. Stifel analyst Ben Nolan wrote at the time that “it is fair to assume it is not helpful for container shipping.” He saw liner company MSC as “specifically … at risk” because it also owned “a very large cruise operation, which you could imagine has seen better days.”

As it turned out, the pandemic was exceptionally helpful to container shipping. Supercharged consumer spending and extreme port congestion boosted rates...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-container-shippings-historic-boom-funded-a-2b-cruise-bailout

How much do shipping CEOs make? (Here’s their pay info)

11 July 2021

Shipping magnates don’t pervade the billionaire ranks like they did in the days of Aristotle Onassis. They’ve been left behind by tech bosses, financiers and oligarchs. Yet ocean shipping is still big business and the CEOs overseeing the fleets are high earners.

So, how much do shipping CEOs actually make?

While many shipping companies aren’t required to list individual executive compensation, a number of them are, whether in annual reports or in proxy submissions prior to annual general...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-much-do-shipping-ceos-make-heres-their-pay-info

Carnival’s LNG-powered Most Innovative Ship Makes U.S. Debut

8 June 2021

Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras, the first LNG-fueled cruise ship in the Americas, has docked at Cape Carnival, Florida, says a press release published in PRNewswire.

About the vessel

Mardi Gras is a 180, 000 gross tonnage, LNG-powered cruise ship, belonging to the world’s largest cruise ship operator Carnival Cruise Line. The 5,200-passenger ship was constructed by Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku.

The newbuild bears the same name as Carnival Cruise Line’s first ship launched in 1972.

Mardi Gras m...

https://mfame.guru/carnivals-lng-powered-most-innovative-ship-makes-u-s-debut/

Viewpoint: Bruises for Alaska cruises

17 February 2021

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

The old joke in transportation is that passengers are freight that complain. The same applies to passengers on cruise ships. Of course, if there are no cruises, there are no passengers to complain. Alaska’s cruise season this year is effectively canceled due to the unintended consequences of COVID-19 regulations. Technically, like in 2020, cruises will remain an...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/viewpoint:-bruises-for-alaska-cruises

What are Ship Operators Up To?

24 November 2020

As a result of the Covid-19 travel restrictions, the cruise industry was dealt a hard blow, with multinational companies, such as Carnival Corporation, suffering major financial losses, reports Ship Technology.

Carnival’s total revenue dropped from $4.8bn in 2019 to $700m.

Other cruise operators, on the other hand, have decided to bet on the industry’s future by buying ships at a much cheaper price.

Holland America

Holland America was one of the first Carnival-owned brands to go along with the...

https://mfame.guru/what-are-ship-operators-up-to/

Carnival to borrow $3 billion in financing to boost liquidity

17 March 2020

Carnival Corporation reported that it expects a loss this fiscal year and is following steps to enhance liquidity, by borrowing $3 billion for six months under an existing credit facility.

According to Bloomberg, the largest player in the cruise industry is reducing investments and expenses and looking for additional financing.

The company reported in a press statement that it will borrow about $3 billion for six months under an existing credit facility, fully drawing down the credit line to meet...

https://safety4sea.com/carnival-to-borrow-3-billion-in-financing-to-boost-liquidity/

ICCT Study Reveals Shocking Claims on LNG Usage

13 March 2020

Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras is powered by LNG.
Cruise and cargo shipping companies are increasingly switching to the super-chilled fuel.
Carnival has 11 vessels running on LNG, including AIDANova, the world’s first LNG-powered cruise ship.
ICCT team found that high amounts of unburned methane can leak from some LNG marine engines.
LNG emits far more lifecycle emissions between 70 and 82 percent than marine gas oil.
About 750 vessels today can run on LNG, double the amount available in...

http://mfame.guru/icct-study-reveals-shocking-claims-on-lng-usage/

Carnival inks 5-year agreement with City of Norfolk

21 February 2020

Carnival Cruise Line inked a fire-year agreement with the City of Norfolk, Virginia, to operate seasonal cruises from the Half Moone Cruise Centre through 2025, with Norfolk investing in the city’s cruise centre to welcome larger vessels.

Specifically, in line with the agreement, the City of Norfolk has agreed to make investments at the Half Moone Cruise Center to accommodate larger vessels and provide an improved guest experience including a new boarding bridge that will streamline the...

https://safety4sea.com/carnival-inks-5-year-agreement-with-city-of-norfolk/

Carnival: Coronavirus will have ‘financial’ impact on 2020 earnings

13 February 2020

Carnival Corporation issued a statement presenting the company’s forecasts for the future amid the coronavirus outbreak, highlighting that the virus spread may have a financial impact on the companies earnings in 2020.

The company notes that they are closely monitoring the situation, and their priority is the safety of guests and employees, compliance and protecting the environment.

Carnival’s medical teams are closely cooperating with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and...

https://safety4sea.com/carnival-coronavirus-will-have-financial-impact-on-2020-earnings/

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