Cruise News

It remains an open question whether the Trump administration would successfully impose U.S. income tax on the cruise industry.

During an earnings call, CEO Harry Sommer said there was a “unique opportunity” as a cruise operator to benefit from Trump's geopolitical moves, particularly in Russia.

Bookings are already off to a record start in 2025 for Royal Caribbean, and the company is now set to expand its offerings further by breaking into river cruises, the CEO told Skift.

In an era of overtourism, the model of intimate, carefully orchestrated exploration feels especially set up for growth.

Carnival Corp. CEO Josh Weinstein is practically throwing confetti from the upper deck about 2025's prospects. For now, all the numbers and forecasts seem to support his optimism.

TUI has emerged from the pandemic leaner and more focused under the steady hand of CEO Sebastian Ebel. But the company's pivot into becoming a digital-first, experience-led business remains tough to execute.

If your customers are leaving your ships to go spend money on beaches, you should own the beaches. That's the apparent logic of cruise line operators like Royal Caribbean in building private destinations. It's like vertical integration for vacations.

A hefty tax on cruise passengers docking in Mexico could hurt the country's tourism industry, a point cruise executives are hammering home. But is Mexico's government listening to them?

There is a subset of luxury travelers who are taking to the water to find remote, interesting areas that aren’t mobbed. And increasingly, they aren’t opting for hyper-luxe, large scale cruises.

Royal Caribbean Group's CEO Jason Liberty has a strategy to push his customer base upmarket. Liberty believes there's more willingness among consumers to pay more for premium leisure travel than previously assumed.