Donald: Less Efficient Ships To Rotate Out of Fleet
Thirteen ships are set to leave the Carnival Corporation fleet as the world’s largest cruise company accelerates the withdrawals of less efficient vessels that were already scheduled to find new homes.“It’s not very complicated. Look, a number of ships would be rotating out over time anyway,” said CEO Arnold Donald, in an interview with Cruise Industry News. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Right now snuggling up in an armchair with travel videos is the best antidote to what the Germans call Fernweh or yearning for places far away. As the world is still in travel lock-down mode, most of us long for the day we can freely explore the world once again. 
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has launched a programme of ‘Virtual Cruising’ to bring the joys of small ship sailing and discovering the world to guests who are self-isolating in their homes. The programme launched over the Easter weekend with a focus on Norway, including video footage showcasing the best of small ship cruising in some of the most stunning of the Norwegian fjords and a Sunday afternoon brain teaser. 
Adventurous TV viewers world-wide can watch a real-time live-on-tape web stream of Hurtigruten expedition ship MS Spitsbergen’s voyage in the waters surrounding Svalbard, an arctic archipelago located about midway between Norway and the North Pole. 
American Cruise Lines is an official sponsor of U.S. Figure Skating’s 2019-2020 season and the presenting sponsor for 2019’s Skate America, taking place next week, October 18th-20th, at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas—broadcast by NBC Sports. 
China’s economy is slowing down, but the head of the Royal Caribbean Cruises told CNBC on Thursday that business there is “working beautifully.” Things are going well because the cruise line was prepared for the slowdown, CEO Richard Fain said in a one-on-one interview with Jim Cramer. (cnbc.com)
