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Norwegian Cruise Line is optimistic travelers won't lose interest in trips to the Middle East if the Israel-Hamas war remains contained.
Dawit Habtemariam | 4 weeks ago
News Blog
Norwegian Cruise Line has removed Israel from its itineraries through 2024 due to the country’s ongoing conflict with Hamas. Israel represented 7% of Norwegian Cruise Line's capacity in the fourth quarter and 4% of its capacity for the full year 2024 in the Middle East region. Other cruise companies have also cancelled trips to Israel.…
The Marriott-controlled ultra-luxury superyacht brand The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection would like to raise as much as $400 million to add two superyachts to its current three, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. The operator is backed by investors such as Oaktree Capital Management. Its first ship, the 298-guest Evrima, set sail in October 2022, with the…
Sean O'Neill | 3 months ago
Online Travel
Lack of education about travel insurance remains the biggest obstacle for brands’ selling it. Companies must therefore inform consumers on why they need the product regardless.
Amrita Ghosh | 3 months ago
Hurtigruten Norway has unveiled the early concept designs for its first zero-emission ship, which is set to feature 'numerous firsts and improved solutions that do not exist on cruise ships today.' Credit: VARD Design Initially announced by the Cruise Line in March 2022 as part of its 'Sea Zero' project, the new designs showcase the…
Adam Stacey | 6 months ago
Lindblad Expeditions, which operates small ships with adventurous themes, is seeing traction with savvier digital marketing. But it's taking time for the company to get back in the black.
Dawit Habtemariam | 7 months ago
Norwegian Cruise is confident it can ride on the tailwinds of its 2022 marketing, pricing and service strategies into 2023 while spending less on them.
Dawit Habtemariam | 9 months ago
Seems Lindblad Expeditions has sailed out of the pandemic disaster. The company now needs to sail to profitability. Its early booking numbers sound solid, but 2023 has a ways to go.
One of the hottest areas for hotel companies is the open sea. Accor, the Paris-based hotel giant, hopes to launch a yacht-style cruise line Orient Express Silenseas by 2026, according to a report in Bloomberg News on Wednesday. Adding to the multi-modal mindset, the 722-foot-long vessel will be branded after a famous railway brand, Orient…
Sean O'Neill | 11 months ago
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd has reported a net loss of $1 billion for the first quarter of this year, as the Omicron variant hit sailings. The Russia-Ukraine conflict also resulted in the cancellation or modification of 60 sailings, which included all voyages with calls to ports in Russia. However, the result is an improvement…
Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago
