Articles tagged “carnival”

When you can't go a whole month without your cruise company having a major maintenance issue, price isn't your problem. Underpaid workers, cutting corners, and underinvestment are.

Carnival Corp. didn't make any concessions in its letter to Senator Rockefeller, arguing that the cruise industry already pays plenty of taxes. Don't expect Carnival to reimburse the U.S. government for its costs in the Triumph incident, although the amount of money would be puny for a corporation of Carnival's size.

It would be a much more difficult task to bolster passenger rights on board cruise ships than on planes, but the need is no less necessary.

After Carnival's arrogant performance at the cruise conference in Miami this week it's only appropriate to say something about "couldn't have happened to a nicer guy" here.

Carnival received an enormous outpouring of customer comments – both positive and negative – over the past week, but it could have been more proactive in its responses and updates given the visibility of the situation.

If the cruise industry can rebound from these six horrific trips, it’s only be a matter of time before bookings bounce back as die-hard cruisers move on from the shock and first-timers choose to take a risk.

The past couple of months have proved troublesome for travelers that have left home in search of sunshine only to find winds, hurricanes, or other natural disruptions at their destination.

Carnival's advantage in this market is its incredible value proposition to cruisers. Despite Costa's sinking consumers are drawn by its low, low prices and promise of a sunny escape from bad economic news at home.

Since the specifics of packages can vary so widely, pricing promises in the travel are always hard to keep. Carnival needs to make sure its new "Vantage" fares fulfill the promise of simple pricing rather than complicate matters with another price tier.

Concordia captain Schettino has become such a parody of an inept leader that it's almost too easy to laugh -- until you recall the death and destruction behind his excuses.