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...Separately, cruise operators Carnival and Royal Caribbean told the FT that a single boat in each of their fleets had been affected....
...Cruise operator Royal Caribbean International and German shipbuilder Meyer Werft have also used panels made by the same supplier, according to Paroc’s website....
...Royal Caribbean raised its full-year profit outlook for the second time this year as record bookings and higher ticket prices boosted earnings....
...Rival Royal Caribbean last week also raised its full-year profit outlook after record first-quarter bookings....
...Cruise operator Royal Caribbean said it was off to a strong start to the year, with customers spending heavily on bookings, pre-cruise purchases and onboard extras....
...Royal Caribbean and Carnival were down 2.2 per cent and 2.9 per cent, respectively....
...Demographics are also on its side as baby boomers splurge on cruises. Yet despite the impressive run, only Royal Caribbean is near its pre-pandemic high....
...The additional equity injected during the pandemic helped Viking weather the severe downturn in better financial shape than listed rivals such as Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean, which both took...
...In February, cruise operator Royal Caribbean said bookings were off to a strong start this year, while this month the travel division of UK-based Saga returned to profit for the first time since the pandemic...
...David Foster Wallace, the US writer who wrote about a cruise in the Caribbean in 1996, reported hearing adult passengers ask whether snorkelling would involve getting wet “and what time the Midnight Buffet...
...Other earnings: Merck, Caterpillar, Honeywell, Bristol Myers Squibb, Altria, Northrop Grumman, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, Harley-Davidson and Hertz are reporting before...
...By contrast, rivals such as Carnival and Royal Caribbean had to significantly prime their balance sheets to survive....
...International cruises are also returning to China, including Royal Caribbean and MSC Cruises, said Cleo Liu, general manager of cruise business for one of China’s largest online travel agencies, Trip.com...
...Cruise lines Royal Caribbean and Carnival are two of the 10 most heavily shorted companies in the S&P 500 but have confounded short sellers’ expectations by more than doubling in value so far this year....
...Tobacco group Altria, media conglomerate Comcast, cruise company Royal Caribbean and chocolate-maker Hershey reported third-quarter earnings on Thursday....
...Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas is the biggest yet, with more than 9,000 people aboard....
...The likes of Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian were at risk of running aground in 2020. A lacklustre recovery followed in 2021 and 2022....
...Rivals Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean are also benefiting, as more holidaymakers return to the sea as the pandemic fades....
...Earnings are also expected from Merck, Caterpillar, Honeywell, Bristol Myers Squibb, Altria, Northrop Grumman, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, Harley-Davidson and Hertz before...
...Jason Liberty, Royal Caribbean’s chief executive, told analysts on Thursday that demand for the coming nine months “is so much stronger than our already robust expectations”, as the cruise line operator...
...Royal Caribbean shares increased 4.84 per cent to $105.82 a share on Thursday afternoon, after it raised its full-year forecast on higher prices and resilient demand for its cruises....
...Robert ArmstrongThe number three and four best-performing stocks in the S&P 500 with total returns of 144 and 125 per cent, respectively, are Royal Caribbean Cruises and Carnival Cruise Lines....
...Caribbean Cruises Q1, Sainsbury’s FY, Schroders AGM and Q1 update, Snap Q1, Southwest Airlines Q1, STMicroelectronics Q1, Travis Perkins Q1 trading update, Unilever Q1 trading statement, Universal Health...
...Its sells were Halliburton, Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, United Airlines and Macy’s. How does any of that work? Dunno. There’s no way of asking....
...Other earnings: Aerospace and defence contractor Northrop Grumman, payments processor Mastercard, pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squib, confectioner Hershey, cruise line Royal Caribbean, industrials...
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