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Are fuel surcharges about to make a comeback in the cruise world?

It took a star to welcome the sun.

The Carnival Corporation announced a major leadership change that will see Chief Maritime Officer Vice Admiral William R. Burke (Ret.) step down from the role and be replaced by Lars Ljoen, the current Chief Operations Officer for the Carnival Cruise Line brand.

MIAMI BEACH -- While the cruise industry enjoys strong demand overall, cruise line executives said they are relying on social media influencers, word-of-mouth advertising and good storytelling about the cruise experience to attract new customers.

Tuesday's Baltimore bridge collapse may marginally affect the world's largest cruise company.

Carnival Corp. executives told investors Wednesday that a tragic bridge collapse in Baltimore might cost the cruise line operator up to $10 million this year.

Travel advisors and analysts view new megaship orders from the world's two largest cruise lines as a sign of confidence in cruising and a signal that normal shipbuilding rates could soon return.

A Texas-sized celebration occurred on Saturday as Carnival officially named their latest ship Carnival Jubilee.  

Carnival Cruise Line has signed a deal with leading German shipbuilder Meyer Werft to build its fourth Excel class cruise ship, set to launch in spring 2027.

Bad news, cruisers: The era of the incredible cruise deal is over — at least for now.

Good luck booking a future cruise — your favorite cruise lines say they're running out of cabins. And if you aren't proactive, you might miss your chance to book your dream vacation at sea.

You're not imagining it, cruisers: Fares for cruises have been jumping this year — to record levels. And it looks like cruise pricing is only going higher, barring some sort of economic downturn that causes a significant dent in demand.

You're not alone if you've been having trouble finding the cabin you want on a cruise ship.

Carnival CEO Josh Weinstein said, during Wednesday’s earnings call for its fiscal fourth quarter that ended on November 30, some consumers are a bit weary about booking cruises with Covid and flu cases on the rise. But that didn’t dampen his optimism about 2023 with Carnival seeing a surge in bookings for the new year, after years of seeing its business being dogged by the pandemic with onboard outbreaks, deaths, and plenty of bad publicity.

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Carnival booking volumes continue to exceed their 2019 levels in North America, but they have been slower to catch up to Asia, Australia and China, Carnival executives said during a Monday earnings call.

Outgoing Norwegian Cruise Line CEO and President Frank Del Rio took first place among the highest paid cruise CEOs, with $8.7 million in compensation in 2022. Cruise executives were evaluated largely based on how well they led their companies as their industry recovered after a rough two years of Covid with little-to-zero demand.

Carnival’s CEO said Monday that the cruise operator would not return to China in the next three years despite the country reopening to international travel. 

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