Doug Parker and Richard Simms speak about cruise trade updates, together with a minor fireplace at the international’s greatest cruise send, Carnival Company’s monetary luck of $92M benefit, warmth warnings for Greece, and Seattle’s 2027 shore energy mandate, and Princess Cruises’ loyalty issues promotion.
Kurt stocks his revel in on Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas, detailing the send’s structure, eating choices, leisure, and ports of name like Bermuda, Saint Martin, San Juan, and Puerto Plata. Kurt’s comments highlights certain sides and spaces for growth at the cruise.
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Timestamps:
- The fireplace at the Icon of the Seas (00:00:36): Speak about a small fireplace at the Icon of the Seas cruise send, the reaction, and the have an effect on on passengers.
- Carnival Company’s monetary document (00:02:26): Assessment of Carnival Company’s newest quarterly document and monetary efficiency, together with prime occupancy and onboard spending.
- Excessive warmth warnings in Greece (00:06:24): Cruise passengers in Greece won warnings because of record-breaking temperatures and ensuing fatalities.
- Port of Seattle’s shore energy mandate (00:07:59): Mandate for cruise ships to change to shore energy through 2027 on the Port of Seattle, and its environmental importance.
- Princess Cruise Line’s loyalty issues be offering (00:09:29): Main points of Princess Cruise Line’s limited-time be offering to double loyalty issues for positive cruise applications, with further issues for reserving a set.
- Assessment of Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas (00:14:17): A visitor’s revel in on a nine-night Caribbean voyage on Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas, together with embarkation and primary impressions.
- The structure of the send (00:16:52): Comparability of send structure and expectancies, minor variations famous.
- Prom and stateroom (00:17:25): Comparability of prom choices and stateroom revel in, together with surprising adjustments.
- Eating studies (00:20:52): Assessment of meals high quality and diversity in Windjammer and the primary eating room.
- Leisure on board (00:24:13): An outline of manufacturing presentations, an aerialist workforce, a hypnotist, and an Elton John tribute act.
- Ports of name (00:28:28): Speak about actions and studies in Bermuda, together with buying groceries and exploring.
- Saint Martin port (00:30:54): Description of actions in Saint Martin, together with visiting a duty-free store and taking part in the beach.
- San Juan port (00:32:22): Exploration of the native bakery, Isla Verde Seashore, and the outdated the city space of San Juan.
- Porta Plata port (00:34:21): Assessment of the day within the Dominican Republic, together with visiting a grocery retailer and the outdated the city space.
- The evolved port spaces (00:34:29): Dialogue in regards to the evolved port space, the loose pool, and the lazy river in its place for the unique port because of troubles in Haiti.
- Debacle at disembarkation (00:35:08): Description of the sluggish disembarkation procedure and the bizarre prolong because of a gangway factor.
- Pointers for crusing and room problems (00:36:19): Recommendation on checking the room totally and coping with room upkeep problems, together with a tip for purchasing a forte lunch as an alternative of preventing throughout the buffet.
- Ultimate ideas on Liberty of the Seas (00:37:50): General impressions of the send, comparability to different vessels, and distinctive options corresponding to the large slide.