Ongoing improvement in cruise industry fundamentals – Carnival’s Donald
Carnival Corp & plc President and CEO Arnold Donald says the the cruise industry’s fundamentals continue to improve.
He noted in a statement: “We are experiencing an ongoing improvement in underlying fundamentals based on our successful initiatives to drive demand. Our efforts to further elevate our guest experience are clearly resonating with consumers and, notably, improving the frequency and retention of our loyal guests.”
At this time, cumulative advance bookings for the remainder of 2015 are ahead of the prior year at higher prices. Since January, booking volumes for the remainder of the year are running in line with last year’s historically high levels at higher prices.
(Full story at cruisebusiness.com)
