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...Last December the first cruise ships in over a decade called into Port Mathurin, operated by the French luxury company Ponant....
...By contrast, Waymo’s 569 cars drove 2.3mn miles and Cruise had 135 cars on the road which drove 876,104 miles....
...Members can book rooms aboard the Arabella for luxury cruises to Martha’s Vineyard this summer and to the Caribbean in the winter Website; Directions For my racing excursion with the Manhattan Yacht Club...
...Simonyan — once one of Prigozhin’s biggest cheerleaders in the Russian elite — later explained she had been on a cruise down the Volga river filming a culture documentary about centuries-old Orthodox churches...
...“As long as there are policy uncertainties, international cruise lines will most likely stay away from making commitments.”...
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on May 1 2023. ©2023 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...Yet for all its international activity, it is at home where it is creating the biggest waves....
...Price includes specialist guiding throughout and excludes domestic or international flights...
...The executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles International said that across the Fortune 100 list of the largest US companies by revenue, 13 appointed new chief executives in the first half of 2021, compared...
...Experiences, Airbnb’s excursion business, is a tiny fraction of total bookings....
...And restrictions on international travel will make it harder for those crucial North American customers to take cruises that start in other countries....
...Ship owners talk of “bubble ” excursions when visiting foreign shores. Note that Tui has continued to run its cruise trips in the Baltics and Canary Islands, though admittedly at half capacity....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on February 16 2022. ©2022 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...Ever since The Diamond Princess become an object of international fascination as a sort of live experiment in coronavirus contagion back in February, the industry has been in the dog house....
...A spate of infections on an Arctic expedition ship run by Hurtigruten, the first company to resume international cruises since coronavirus, was described by one senior cruise company executive as “embarrassing...
...The International Transport Workers' Federation said that in the first two weeks of May, four cruise ship crew members had committed suicide on board....
...Companies are waiting to learn whether governing bodies such as the International Maritime Organization or national authorities such as the CDC will implement specific health measures....
...News of the imminent arrival of a Covid-19 vaccine has encouraged hopes of a revival in domestic and international trips. That has led to renewed interest in travel website companies....
...Up-the-ante on the AmazonAqua Expeditions redefined the Amazon-cruise experience when it launched in 2007....
...This year cruise lines have borrowed against their ships while airlines have similarly secured new debt against planes, gate rights and frequent flyer plans....
...That compares with 13m in 2004, according to the Cruise Lines International Association. Cruising is snobbishly dismissed as foreign travel for folks afraid of going abroad....
...Overcrowding had become such a problem that last year authorities capped the number of cruise-ship visitors arriving to 8,000 per day....
...Other new investors in Waymo include automotive supplier Magna International and US car retailer AutoNation, as well as venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz....
...Mr Paul, who has previously headed up Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’ international business and held senior roles at British Airways and easyJet, said: “There is a strong foundation to build on” at Domino...
...In May, Uber announced it would cut almost 7,000 jobs, with 45 international offices marked to either close or be consolidated....
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