Carnival Cruise Line responds to troubling Netflix documentary

Netflix doubtlessly couldn’t beget chosen a worse time to release its documentary on the contaminated Carnival Triumph ache of 2013.

The brand new documentary appears to be like to be motivate on the in actuality crappy outcomes of an engine room fire on board the cruise ship that left a cruise carrying 4,000 passengers stranded within the Gulf of Mexico for five days amid a sinful mess.

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After the ship lost electricity as a outcomes of the fire, passengers had been now not in a build to flush toilets, and the subject quick grew to develop to be dire and disgustingly unsanitary.

Netflix’s new documentary launched on June 24, “Trainwreck: Poop Cruise,” covers the whole unpleasant small print and the media frenzy surrounding the ordeal.

As if reliving the bleak incident throughout the documentary wasn’t bad ample, Carnival precise so occurs to be facing one other public family nightmare within the intervening time of the documentary’s release.

Carnival’s most steady passengers are within the intervening time revolting against the cruise line’s thought to hyperlink space to spending through a new Carnival Rewards loyalty program rolling out in 2026.

Despite these setbacks, Carnival Company is well positioned for continued boost and success after reporting account-breaking financial outcomes for Q2.

Doug Parker shared small print on Carnival’s response to the new Netflix documentary, besides as its account revenue, on the June Twenty fifth edition of Cruise Knowledge Nowadays.

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Carnival releases assertion on Netflix’s “Trainwreck: Poop Cruise”

Transcript:

Right here's Cruise Knowledge Nowadays with Doug Parker.

Good morning, here's your cruise news for Wednesday, June Twenty fifth.

Carnival Cruise Line has launched a assertion referring to the Carnival Triumph incident, which unfolded 13 years within the past and is now the subject of a Netflix documentary called “Trainwreck: Poop Cruise.”

The assertion says in part that the Carnival Triumph incident was a teachable 2d for the final cruise industry. It goes on to instruct that it resulted in a thorough investigation that printed a create vulnerability, which was corrected.

Carnival then spent greater than $500 million greenbacks to implement a handy guide a rough-large program facing every little thing from fire prevention and suppression to enhanced administration systems.

It's likely you'll maybe be taught the final assertion from Carnival Cruise Line besides as our overview of the Netflix documentary at cruiseradio.obtain.

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Carnival Company reports account Q2 income

And Carnival Company precise posted account income asserting that demand has never been better. The cruise big reported $6.3 billion greenbacks in 2d quarter revenue driven by solid onboard spending and closing-minute bookings.

It also hit a account $8.5 billion greenbacks in customer deposits with more visitors booking extra in approach than ever.

Adjusted obtain income — well it was also up there besides — it tripled over the same quarter closing three hundred and sixty five days, and all of their ships are now crusing over 100% occupancy.

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Disney Cruise Line raises prices for adults-only eating areas

And Disney Cruise Line is raising prices at its grownup-only eating areas, nonetheless only on pick ships. Dining venues enjoy Palo, Remy, and Enchanté are seeing 5 to 10-dollar ticket hikes.

The adjustments are rolling out gradually beginning with Disney Wish and Disney Cherish after which reaching Disney Delusion in November. For now, only U.S. and Vancouver sailings are impacted.

This comes precise days after Disney diminished its cruise deposit requirements.

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And cruise stocks ended better on Tuesday. Carnival Company: up 7 percent, 25.70. Royal Caribbean: up 2 percent, 280.47. Norwegian: up 4 percent, 19.40. And Viking: up 3 percent, 51.38.

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Comprise your self a super Wednesday.

I am Doug Parker with Cruise Knowledge Nowadays.

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