Celebrity Cruises
Holland America
10 ships; 20,142 berths
If you are cruising for the first time, it is likely that you will be traveling with one of the above brands if only because they dominate the market for cruises among North Americans and, indeed, the world. Royal Caribbean alone accounts for nearly 20% of all cruises taken worldwide. Add in the next three biggest players Carnival, MSC Cruises and Norwegian and you’re up to well over 50% of the cruise business.
The cruise industry likes to label these seven lines as either “contemporary” (the first four on the list) or “premium” (the next three on the list). The idea is that the latter three brands offer a “premium” product to the first four. But such nomenclature is a throwback to the early days of cruising that in my opinion, at least doesn’t have much relevance anymore.
Flying in 2021 it can only get better
Hardly any other sector was as hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic as aviation. But COVID also brought unexpected opportunities for an industry seemingly in peril.
A Lufthansa plane taking off from Frankfurt airport
There are some unexpected success stories in a year that IATA Director General Alexandre de Juniac branded an annus horribilis for aviation. And even this characterization might be an understatement. But one has to look for these small hints of hope amid widespread desperation.
For example, Dubai-based Emirates Airlines, one of the grand industry players, was no stranger to success and always in expansion mode. Not so in 2020: For months on end, there were no flights or just a fraction of normal operations. That s something that would have been impossible to imagine only months before. It s been a year like no other.
Mardi Gras Voted Most Anticipated New Cruise Ship for 2021
Dec 29, 2020
Mar 24, 2021
Carnival Cruise Line’s new cruise ship has come out on top in Cruise Hive’s annual Cruise Ship Awards.
Mardi Gras is the most anticipated new cruise ship for 2021 according to readers of the website.
Mardi Gras Comes Out On Top
It doesn’t really come as a surprise that Carnival’s new
Mardi Gras has become the most anticipated new cruise ship for 2021, according to Cruise Hive readers. The ship has no doubt been the most talked about for year’s and after months of delays, she will finally begin sailing in April 2021.