Bob Dickinson
Bob Dickinson
cruise departure normal october orleans positive prepare recovery resume return ships step symbolizes
The departure of our ships from New Orleans symbolizes another positive step in the city's recovery as we prepare for our return to New Orleans in October to resume normal cruise operations.
attracts capacity captures double future market million orlando ships size vacation vegas
I think the future of cruising is outstanding. Today, cruising captures only 2% of the vacation market in this country. That's just 9.6 million people, while Las Vegas attracts over 37 million and Orlando is over 40 million. But cruising is capacity constrained. Our ships are full. If we wanted to be 6% of the market, we'd have to double the size of the fleet.
normally rooms sell
We normally sell those rooms for a lot of money. It was frustrating that no one wanted to come.