Cruise News Today — August 15, 2022: Royal Caribbean Oversells Ship, New Zealand is Back, Barcelona
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Doug Parker reports on several significant developments within the cruise industry for mid-August 2022. A technical inventory error in the Royal Caribbean booking system resulted in the overbooking of the Rhapsody of the Seas for an August 25 sailing to the Greek Isles. To manage the surplus of passengers, the cruise line is offering full cash refunds along with placement on alternative voyages later this year or next year. The report also highlights the reopening of New Zealand to cruise ships for the first time since 2020. Following the government decision to open ports on July 31, the P&O Pacific Explorer arrived from Sydney to begin a sailing to Fiji. Additionally, the port of Barcelona is experiencing a recovery, recording over one million cruisers during the first seven months of the year. While passenger numbers are rising, they remain approximately 600,000 below the levels seen during the same period in 2019. Finally, the report notes positive movement in cruise line stocks, with Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian all seeing percentage increases on Friday.
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Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas was oversold to the point where they enticed guests with a sweet deal to move sailings.
New Zealand officially has welcomed its first cruise ship since the cruise industry shut down in March 2020.
The Port of Barcelona, Spain has already seen over one million cruisers in the first seven months of 2022.
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