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Carnival Cuts Fuel Use 26% Since 2019, Saving Nearly $750 Million
Carnival does not hedge fuel; Chief Executive Josh Weinstein called hedging a short-term fix and said the best way to combat the input cost is to use less of it.
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Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Opens Second Pier at Celebration Key as Capacity Reaches Limit
Princess Cruises begins calling next month, with selected AIDA and Costa visits due late 2027, bringing Celebration Key to four brands and 31 ships scheduled in 2027.
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Carnival Half Booked for 2027 as Demand Supports Higher Fares
More than half of Carnival’s onboard revenue is now booked before departure through bundled packages, while Celebration Key welcomed almost 2.5 million guests in its first year.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean Adds Third Sargassum Collection Boat in Mahahual
The next phase will cover the navigation channel from central Mahahual to Quebrado Norte, retrieving abandoned nets from the seabed and waste around sargassum nets.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Carnival Reports Record Deposits as 2027 Bookings Hit Highs
Carnival reported $7.6 billion in customer deposits, nearly 7% above its prior third-quarter record, while booked occupancy and pricing for 2027 reached record levels.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival’s Record Bookings Support Pricing Push Amid Flat Capacity
Carnival repurchased nearly $1.2 billion in shares this year and redeemed $500 million of 7% notes during the quarter using cash on hand.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Ends Lifetime Platinum Status Under New Loyalty Program
Existing VIFP members had to opt in by Aug. 31 to transfer status and sailing history, with transferred tiers valid through the initial qualifying window ending Dec. 31, 2028.
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Global Ports Expects Ferrol Cruise Terminal to Open in Spring 2027
GPH projects about twenty-three thousand cruise passengers at the Galician port in 2026, rising to around eighty thousand by 2034 under its management.
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Norwegian Cruise Line Sees 104% Occupancy as Yields Fall
Europe accounts for 39 percent of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ third-quarter deployment, with about two-thirds of guests from North America.
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AmaWaterways Names Steve Spivak Chief Commercial Officer
Spivak started as an entrepreneur running restaurant and hospitality businesses, later working in sales at Loews Hotels and in sales and marketing at Starwood Hotels and Resorts.
Norwegian Cruise Line
CLIA Urges Action as Australia, New Zealand Lose Cruise Ships
Cruise contributed seven point three billion dollars to Australia in 2024-25 and supported more than twenty-two thousand jobs, though output fell thirteen point two percent.
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Jamaica Welcomes 736,372 Cruise Passengers Through July
Disney Destiny is expected to begin calling at Falmouth on October 13, with Rose putting the ship's passenger count for the call at just under two thousand eight hundred.