Futures Fall; Meta Dives, Leads 5 Key Earnings Movers

investors.com Dow Jones futures fell after hours, along with S&P 500 futures and especially Nasdaq futures, as Meta Platforms (META) plunged on guidance. ServiceNow (NOW) and Chipotle…

I work from a cruise ship for 3 months a year. Here's how I stay productive at sea

businessinsider.com Walter Biscardi on the Oceania Sirena in December 2023. Walter Biscardi Walter Biscardi runs his travel business remotely from cruise ships for three months each year. He…

Royal Caribbean's Captain Kate shares harrowing bad weather story

thestreet.com Captain Kate McCue has become a legendary figure in the cruise world as the first woman to captain a so-called megaship. She works for Royal Caribbean's Celebrity Cruises…

I went on 2 of Royal Caribbean's largest and newest cruise ships. I enjoyed them, but they're not for everyone

aol.com None I've sailed on Royal Caribbean's newest and largest cruise ships, Wonder of the Seas and Icon of the Seas. • None Both mega-ships are jam-packed with amenities, dining…

Royal Caribbean has stopped going to this popular port

thestreet.com Even though the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince is currently in chaos over rival gangs battling for control after the forced resignation of President Ariel Henry, the…

Carnival Cruise Line shares details on its 'naughty room'

thestreet.com Cruise-ship passengers have a lot of lingo that's unique to ships. Some of it explains itself. If you get invited to a "sailaway party," you can intuitively figure out what…

3 Unexpected Reasons for Investors to Buy Carnival Stock

finance.yahoo.com Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL), with 43% of all world cruise passenger traffic, is the market leader, well ahead of cruise line companies like Royal Caribbean and Norwegian…

The Top 3 Cruise Stocks to Buy in April 2024

investorplace.com Here are a few of the top cruise stocks to buy and hold Use recent weakness in cruise stocks as an opportunity. At the moment, the top three cruise stocks are all oversold…

Royal Caribbean shares huge onboard health and safety news

thestreet.com When you go to a hotel or a theme park and get infected with a virus, you don't know exactly what happened. Maybe you caught the virus at the airport, in a rest stop, on an…

Carnival may follow Royal Caribbean in making huge ship move

thestreet.com For decades, Carnival and Royal Caribbean have pushed the size of cruise ships ever bigger. That has, in some ways, made the cruise ship, not the ports it sails to, the…

Carnival Cruise Line bans 1 onboard activity, but not another

thestreet.com Cruise ships have different rules than land-based hotels and entertainment venues. Some of those rules are practical. You can't, for example, light a candle in your cabin.…

Royal Caribbean shares big 2024 plans passengers will love

thestreet.com Royal Caribbean knows how to make an entrance. Icon of the Seas entered the market as a celebrity after what seemed like a year of hype videos and anticipation. It helped…

Carnival may copy popular Royal Caribbean offer

thestreet.com Carnival and Royal Caribbean are the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox of the cruise industry, except it's hard to know which company is the market leader. Both cruise…

I sailed on Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas. These were my 8 favorite amenities on the world's largest cruise ship

aol.com None Royal Caribbean invited me to spend three complimentary nights on its new Icon of the Seas in January. • None My eight favorite amenities included the waterpark and…

MSC Cruises makes bold moves to take on Carnival, Royal Caribbean

thestreet.com Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise Line have bet big on bigger, better, and newer ships to drive their business. Both cruise lines have been pushing boundaries on their…

Royal Caribbean's newest ship is also its priciest. Here's what it's like spending as little as possible, with no lobster or other upgrades

aol.com None Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas could be an expensive vacation compared to other cruise ships. • None Sailing on the mega-ship without paying for any of its…

Carnival Cruise Line shuts down illegal on-board activity

thestreet.com Cruise ships sailing from the U.S. generally operate under U.S. federal laws, but they must also follow the rules of the various ports they stop in, at least while in port.…

Summer’s Coming: 3 Exciting Stocks to Buy That Aren’t Disney

investorplace.com These three summer stocks will do well in any season The first official summer day is June 20, just two months from now. This has me thinking about summer stocks and…

Stocks to buy Wednesday like Nvidia & Tesla

cnbc.com Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Barclays reiterates Tesla as equal weight Barclays lowered its price target on Tesla to $180 per share from $225, saying…

5 Stocks to Sell Immediately

investorplace.com Higher-for-longer interest rates will cause trouble for the most indebted firms Last week, I recommended “5 Stocks to Buy as Interest Rates Begin to Fall.” Declining…

Cruise demand leaves pandemic in rearview with record passengers, more construction on tap

bostonherald.com MIAMI BEACH — The COVID pandemic drove the cruise industry to a standstill, but numbers released Tuesday signal the years of comeback are officially over with more expansion…

Is Norwegian Cruise Lines Ready to Catch Up to Royal Caribbean?

marketbeat.com The cruise industry was at the epicenter of the consumer discretionary sector which was rocked hard during the pandemic. Major COVID-19 outbreak headlines caused monumental…

How Royal Caribbean is leading the charge in the cruise industry comeback

cnbc.com Americans are cruising again — and at record-breaking levels. Carnival , Norwegian and Royal Caribbean all reported entering the year with record highs for individual…

Carnival Cruise Line outlines strict boarding rule for passengers

thestreet.com Getting on a cruise ship takes a lot more effort than checking into a hotel: You have to go through security, have your passport checked, and check in at multiple stations.…

Royal Caribbean quietly fixes 3 big passenger pain points

thestreet.com Nobody likes standing in line or waiting for customer service. People generally also don't enjoy sitting around, not entirely sure when doors will open. Lines on most…

See Four Seasons' upcoming ultra-luxury cruise with a $350,000-a-week suite bigger than most homes

aol.com None Four Seasons says it will begin sailing an ultra-luxury yacht cruise in January 2026. • None The 222-guest vessel would have 95 spacious suites and 11 dining options —…

Carnival, Royal Caribbean rival makes huge beverage change

thestreet.com Adult beverages play a fairly large role for most people on a cruise. People who never crack open a beer or pour themselves a glass of wine before lunch tend to relax those…

Florida man believes son is alive after jumping off cruise ship: report

foxnews.com The father of a 20-year-old Florida man who leaped from the 11th floor of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship 57 miles from shore last week believes his "master diver" son is…

Dad Takes Aim at Cruise Staff After 20-Year-Old Son’s Fatal Jump

thedailybeast.com The dad of Levion Parker, the 20-year-old Florida outdoorsman who drunkenly leaped to his death in front of his family on a Royal Caribbean cruise last week, is now…

Royal Caribbean's family-friendly private island is about to get more crowded with Gen Xers

aol.com None Celebrity Cruises will sail to Royal Caribbean's Perfect Day at CocoCay for the first time. • None The cruise lines target different demographics, but the business case…

Royal Caribbean makes a passenger-friendly technology change

thestreet.com Icon of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, features a number of design innovations. Some are easily noticeable, like the massive "Pearl" that greets passengers as…

Father of Florida cruise passenger, 20, who jumped off Royal Caribbean ship after argument believes his son is still alive: report

nypost.com The father of the 20-year-old passenger who jumped off a Royal Caribbean cruise ship last Thursday in a reportedly drunken, impulsive leap believes his son is still alive…