Discussion from Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean held their quarterly conference call today to discuss their third quarter earnings. As usual, there were some topics of conversation that went beyond the purely financial aspects of the business and were topics that consumers would find of interest.

The complete story appeared in the October 23 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Minimal Disruption from Hurricane Patricia - So Far

Hurricane Patricia became the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the western hemisphere as it came ashore near Puerto Vallarta.

Details appeared in the October 23 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Meyer Delivers Norwegian Escape

Meyer Werft delivered the first ship in Norwegian’s Breakaway Plus-class today at Bremerhaven. The 164,600-ton Norwegian Escape will be the largest in Norwegian’s fleet.

Details appeared in the October 22 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Fire aboard Splendour of the Seas Changes Itinerary

An early morning engine room fire in one of Splendour of the Seas’ two engine rooms sent some passengers to their muster stations. Royal Caribbean said the ship’s fire suppression system was activated and extinguished the blaze, and the other engine room was unaffected.

Contrary to some reports, Royal Caribbean said the ship never lost power and never was adrift. Hotel functions continue to operate more or less normally.

The complete story appeared in the October 22 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Carnival Partners to Create Domestic Chinese Brand

Just a week after announcing the expansion of two more of their global brands into China, Carnival Corp finalized plans for a joint venture with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and China Investment Corporation (CIC) to create a new domestic Chinese cruise line. But they don’t seem to be finished there.

The goal according to Carnival is “accelerating the development and growth of the overall cruise industry in China, which is expected to eventually become the largest cruise market in the world.”

The complete story appeared in the October 21 edition of Cruise News Daily.