CRUISE NEWS - ROYAL CANCELS ISRAEL CRUISE, CARNIVAL SENDS SHIPS to CALIFORNIA and MORE
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The creator discusses several recent developments in the cruise industry, beginning with the impact of conflict in Israel on maritime itineraries. He notes that Celebrity Apex cancelled stops in Haifa and Ashdod, and Royal Caribbean cancelled a sailing for the Oasis of the Seas. He also mentions that Holland America and Oceania were able to retrieve guests from ports during recent attacks. Shifting to the United States, the creator reports that Carnival has committed to homeporting three ships, including the Carnival Panorama, Radiance, and Firenze, out of Long Beach starting in May 2025. The video also addresses a debate regarding Norwegian Cruise Line's decision to remove spa cabins, weighing whether the move is a profit-driven strategy or a way to increase thermal spa access for more passengers. Finally, the creator clarifies a Carnival policy regarding collapsible wagons. He explains that while passengers may bring them on board in a collapsed state for use in ports, they are prohibited from being used on the ships because the wheels can damage the decks and gangways.
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Royal Caribbean has canceled the upcoming cruise for the Rhapsody of the Sea that was set to cruise from Haifa, Israel.
Carnival is sending three cruise ships to sail from Long Beach in 2025.
You can bring a collapsible wagon on board in its collapse form and you could take it off the cruise ship and use it in Cruise ports where they're allowed but you cannot use a collapsible wagon on board.
I have worked in large organizations for-profit organizations I've worked for a Fortune 500 company and there was not really any decisions that we made not predicated or not run through the filter of whether or not this decision would equal more Revenue more profit.
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