by Cruise Market Watch | Mar 14, 2013 | Top 10 Lists
Click on the info-graphic below to review data details about 2013 top 10 cruise ports in the world. Sources: Each ship's unique destination itinerary, sailing days and passenger capacity from Cruise Market Watch. Crew and passenger debarkation rates and port...
by Cruise Market Watch | Aug 9, 2012 | Top 10 Lists
Johnny Bolin Facebook friended me the other day! Johnny played drums for Mid-western hair metal band Dare Force when I saw them back in 1985 at The Patio in Sioux City Iowa. These days he is drumming for Black Oak Arkansas, which played in this year’s Tommy...
by Cruise Market Watch | Jan 17, 2011 | Marketing, Stock, Top 10 Lists
Our proprietary database tracks daily ticket prices and passenger sailings to port destinations from nearly 8,000 annual cruises. This gives us a unique vantage point to spot unusual values.* Topping our "least expensive" list is the Norwegian Sky. For a total of...
by Cruise Market Watch | Apr 7, 2009 | Top 10 Lists
One of the things I love about the cruise industry is the broad consumer interest in the product. And as the cruise industry expands so does the number of specialty or themed cruises appealing to ever more diverse groups. Be it the political right or left, religious...
by Cruise Market Watch | Jan 12, 2009 | Top 10 Lists
1 - Half Shell Raw Bar - Key West, Florida. Set in the heart of the Historic Seaport at the Key West Bight, the Half Shell Raw Bar is an authentic Key West fish house. Once a shrimp packing building, it has stayed true to its blue-collar harbor front heritage. Fancy...
by Cruise Market Watch | Dec 13, 2008 | Marketing, Top 10 Lists
Be it a cruise marketing strategy, tactic or stroke of good fortune, here are my picks for the top ten greatest marketing moments in cruise history. #1 The Love Boat– Premiering on ABC September 17, 1976 in the pre-cable world of only three major networks, new...