Carnival Cruise Lines DATE: May 21, 2015 TO: Gerry Cahil Subject: Carnival Splendor I’m writing this memo in correspondence to the events that occurred on the Carnival Splendor, along with issues and their implications with recommendations for action and how to communicate these solutions to all who are affected. On Sunday, November 7, 2010, Carnival Splendor departed from Long Beach, California for a weeklong cruise of the Mexican Riviera, carrying 3,299 guests and 1,167 crew members
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CARNIVAL CORPORATION STRATEGY REPORT GRIFFIN CONSULTING GROUP Benjamin Levin Jennifer Jones Tom Slade Wednesday, April 11, 2012 2 CONTENTS Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................... 4 Company Background ................................................................................................................ 5 History ..................................................................
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Carnival Cruise Lines The company founded in 1970s is a market leader in the cruise vacationing category. It comes under Carnival Corporation which has a portfolio of 12 cruise lines and 75 ships. The operations are mainly in North America (where they sailed from 19 home-port cities). The company has its headquarters in Miami and is perceived as “Fun Ships” by the customers. Carnival Corporation has a market share of 51.6 % (North American Cruise Capacity). Carnival Corporation is currently having
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contributed to the growth of cruise lines are that they took place on the open sea. The possibilities for passengers were endless. It was normal for people to travel by boat for business or as a job, but to travel on a cruise line for vacation on the open sea made the idea of it all exciting and intriguing. Another factor is that the ports that all the cruise lines were embarking from led to a mass market. Another factor that contributed to the growth of the cruise-line industry would be the beginning
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Case Title: Carnival Cruise lines, Inc. v. Shute Citation: 499 U.S. 585, 111 S. Ct. 1522 113 L. Ed. 2d 622 (1991) Facts: The plaintiffs, Eulala and Russel Shute, were passengers on a cruise ship operated by the defendant, Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. Shute purchased passage for a seven day cruise on the Tropicale, through a Washington travel agent and signed a contract, with a forum selection clause mandating that injured parties would sue in Florida, to the exclusion of all other jurisdictions
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management team at Carnival Cruise Lines had much to celebrate. More than 3 million passengers would sail with Carnival this year, an all-time high (Exhibit 1 presents passenger numbers for Carnival and the industry). Before year’s end, Carnival was set to launch the 110,000-ton, 2,974-passenger Carnival Valor, the 20th ship in the fleet (Exhibit 2). When the Carnival Liberty joined the fleet in early 2005, Carnival’s cruise capacity would lead the industry (Exhibit 3 presents cruise capacity by brand)
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Title: “Carnival Cruise Lines” Program MSC HTM 544: Strategic Management for Travel and Tourism Business Instructor Name: Professor: Ada Lo Student Name: Zheng Chen Jerry 1 Jerry, (Zheng Chen) 鄭晨 13105284g Table of Content Vision ＆ Mission ＆ Goals ＆ Strategies ....................................... 3 Vision of Carnival ........................................................................................... 3 Mission Statement of Carnival ..........
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modern cruise industry can be dated back to the 1960s. With the Airline industry taking off, shipping companies began to reposition themselves as providers of transportation to that of vacation travel. As the means of travel changed, so did its consumer base. Cruising was dominated by brands that served a more affluent customer base, providing fine dining, formal atmospheres and a high degree of personal service. However this also rapidly transformed the market and brands like Carnival Cruise lines
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CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES Questions on Strategy 1. What strategy has Carnival adopted in the past to build the cruise line into the dominant player in the industry? Was this a wise approach? Carnival cruise lines was the dominant player in the cruise industry over the last 30 years because of a strong and highly visible brand, a tight control over costs and a clear vision about the industry. Carnival’s corporate strategy was to see them as a vacation business, not a cruise business putting
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To: Edie Bornstein Business Impact Summary: Carnival Corporation is one of the biggest global cruise and vacation companies in the world. The company portfolio of 12 cruise lines and 75 ships, which cover the four marketing segments of North America. It carries 60,000 passengers and they started Carnival “Fun Ships” so that everybody can have fun. It’s designed to include broad range of activities and options for guests. Over past two years the company captured transactional data about its customers
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