Cruise News Today — September 26, 2023
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What This Creator Said
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Creator Had Mixed FeelingsTips & Advice🥈Expert Creator
Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.
Creator's Key Takeaways
if you're heading to St Thomas or the St Croy area in the first of the year expect to pay a little bit more Port taxes
the piano cruise ship Pacific Explorer diverted from its route to ate a distressed New Zealand flagged yacht named Second Life off the coast of Fiji
no cruise ships were scrapped in 2023 at least so far
Cruise Line stocks were down on Monday Carnival Corporation down 1% 13.90 Royal Caribbean down slightly 9.97 and Norwegian down 3% 15 8
Creator's Tips & Advice
✓Expect to pay a $5 per passenger capital cost recovery charge in St Thomas and St Croix starting January 1st, 2024.
✓Check cruise industry news for updates on ship scrapping and market trends.
Questions This Creator Answers
QWhat are the new port taxes for St Thomas and St Croix?
QWhat happened to the Pacific Explorer's rescue mission?
QHow many cruise ships were scrapped in 2023?
QHow did cruise line stocks perform on Monday?
Topics Covered
Safety Medical½ Happy BaconValue Pricing1 Sad BaconPort Destination1½ Sad BaconItinerary RouteMeh
Port Highlights
St. Croix1½ Sad Bacon
St. Thomas1½ Sad Bacon
Fiji½ Happy Bacon
How to read the Trip Bacon Score
Happy Bacon — creators loved this aspect
Sad Bacon — creators took issue with this
Meh — no strong opinion either way
Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.
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Cruise News Today — September 26, 2023.