Carnival Drops Another Loyalty Program Perk
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Doug Parker reports on several updates within the cruise industry, beginning with changes to the Carnival Cruise Line loyalty program. The company has removed the one hundred dollar charitable donation to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital for new diamond level guests. Brand ambassador John Heel explained that the removal was due to the difficulty of managing the benefit given the high number of diamond guests. Despite this change, Carnival maintains a goal to donate fifty million dollars to the hospital by 2030 through various onboard programs. In shipbuilding news, Italian builder Finn Cantieri has confirmed orders for two new Viking Ocean ships scheduled for delivery in 2028 and 2029. These vessels will carry 998 passengers each. Additionally, the Villa V Odyssey residential cruise ship continues to face delays at a shipyard in Belfast. The ship is currently forty five days behind schedule due to rudder issues, leaving residents waiting for a departure date while they pay for their own accommodations. The report concludes with a summary of mixed performance in cruise line stocks, noting gains for both Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean.
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Carnival Cruise Line has removed the $100 charitable donation to the St Jude's Children's Research Hospital for its new diamond level guests
this is something that we have stopped simply because it was a bit unmanageable with so many of our wonderful diamond guests cruising
The Villa V Odyssey round the world residential cruise ship that cost up to a half a million dollars for a room is still sitting at a shipyard in Belfast
we are patiently waiting and now paying for our own accommodations while interior and exterior refurbishments are coming along nicely
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