CRUISE NEWS - WALMART THREATENS CRUISE BUSINESS
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The creator discusses recent insights from cruise industry leaders regarding competition and market growth. He examines comments from Royal Caribbean Group CEO Richard Faine and Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold Donald. Faine suggests that new entrants like Virgin Voyages actually benefit the industry by increasing overall demand and attracting attention to the sector. Donald notes that while cruise lines compete for existing cruisers, the larger opportunity lies in capturing a portion of the half a billion people who take annual vacations. The creator draws a parallel between this industry dynamic and the cruise content space on YouTube, noting that the goal is to reach new audiences rather than just competing with existing creators. The discussion concludes with Faine identifying the true competition as land based holidays and discretionary spending. He suggests that cruise lines are competing against items found at retailers like Walmart, such as large screen televisions, for the limited discretionary income of consumers. The creator reflects on how cruise companies must compete with electronics and other luxury purchases to secure traveler spending.
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this new players benefit us as they attract attention they're adding more demand they are supply
we're a tiny industry with three million cruisers annually then that was before the pandemic while there's an opportunity of over half a billion people a year who take vacations
richard feyne he says the real competition is in land-based holidays
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