Storm Delays Cruise Ship 24-hours, Carnival Onboard Pizza Delivery Returns Fleetwide

Editorial Summary

Doug Parker reports on several updates within the cruise industry, beginning with weather disruptions affecting Celebrity Cruises. The Celebrity Silhouette experienced a delay of approximately twelve hours returning to Southampton due to Storm Babet. This weather event forced the vessel to skip Vigo, Spain, and instead stay overnight in Lisbon. As a result, the ship's next transatlantic cruise to Florida will skip the Azores and instead include stops in Bermuda and Nassau. Celebrity Cruises offered guests boarding options for late Sunday night or early Monday morning, with a 200 dollar hotel reimbursement provided for those choosing the latter. In other news, Carnival Cruise Line has officially brought its pizza delivery service back to its entire fleet. Passengers can use the Hub app to order pizza to any location on the ship by uploading a selfie. The service costs five dollars plus an optional gratuity and will be available on the upcoming Carnival Jubilee. Additionally, Norwegian Cruise Line is returning to Asia with the Norwegian Jewel sailing from Tokyo for a six month season. Finally, the report notes a decline in cruise industry stocks, with Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian all seeing decreases on Friday.

Written by TripBacon from this video's transcript.