by Cruise Market Watch | Oct 18, 2008 | Revenue, Trends
One can make an argument that the slowdown, over the long term, may actually help the cruise industry. Hear me out. Yes, in recent weeks there has been a decline in bookings and some price drops as a response. Declines have also been noted here in our CruiseSearch and...
by Cruise Market Watch | Aug 23, 2008 | Hot Topics
Will Apollo Management acquiring three top cruise brands in ten months equal one publicly traded company? premium cruise line Oceania acquired April 2007 ($850 million) contemporary line Norwegian acquired August 2007 (50% ownership $1 billion) luxury cruise line...
by Cruise Market Watch | Aug 20, 2008 | Marketing, Revenue, Trends
It is an interesting fact that 38% of all cruisers have returned to destinations for a land-based vacation after first going by cruise. In fact, when comparing the benefits of cruising over other vacations, 61% consider it preferable specifically because it provides...
by Cruise Market Watch | Aug 16, 2008 | Marketing
You will read me referring to “getting your pod chirping” throughout this blog. What do I mean? Well, dolphins swim in pods. And as it turns out, these aquatic mammals are actually quite social. They communicate by producing chirps, whistles, creaks, chuffs, screams,...
by Cruise Market Watch | Aug 10, 2008 | Online, Revenue, Trends
Online cruise travel bookings The chart to the left shows the percentage of cruisers who use the Internet to contact a travel agent. I saw Internet growth figures like these in the late 1990's for usage of the Internet for news. Today the number is well past 70%....
