Cruise Passenger Presumed Lost at Sea, Coast Guard Ends Search

Editorial Summary

Doug Parker reports on several significant developments within the cruise industry for December 4th. The report begins with a report regarding a 72 year old man traveling alone on the Ruby Princess who is presumed lost at sea. Princess Cruises stated the situation is being treated as a man overboard incident after ruling out other possibilities. The Coast Guard conducted an aerial search approximately 40 miles south of San Francisco near Monterey, California, but the search was called off on Monday evening after yielding no results. This event represents the 18th man overboard incident in the cruise industry this year. In other news, Virgin Voyages has announced an annual pass that allows for unlimited cruising across its fleet for one year starting in January. The pass costs approximately 120,000 dollars plus taxes and fees and includes various perks such as priority boarding and loyalty benefits. Additionally, the Celebrity Equinox has arrived at its new home port in Port Canaveral, Florida, following a transatlantic voyage from Portugal. This marks the first time Celebrity Cruises has home ported from Central Florida. Finally, the report notes that cruise stocks showed mixed performance on Tuesday, with Carnival Corporation seeing a slight increase.

Written by TripBacon from this video's transcript.