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MIAMI - Carnival Corp., the world's largest cruise operator, said Sunday that its $4.5 billion offer to merge...allowing it to surpass Carnival as the world's largest cruise operator. Royal Caribbean is oriented toward Caribbean travel...
...executives believed regulators would reject the bid due to antitrust concerns. Carnival is currently the world's largest cruise operator. Merger with Royal Caribbean would create a business worth $6 billion and overtake Carnival in size. Miami-based...
...formed an Anchorage-based association to work with Alaskans. The Alaska Cruise Association will include the major cruise operators, plus tourism-based companies from around the state. No more relying on the North West CruiseShip Association...
...industry's rebound from the recession and Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that devastated the travel business and forced cruise operators to slash their prices. About halfway through the heaviest booking quarter of the year, cruise lines say they are...
...jobs this summer, and for Fairbanks, that's a big deal," he said. Fletcher is optimistic that his and other cruise operators will fill their ships, but it will take some enticements to make it happen. "People still want to travel," said...
...interest of Alaskans," he said. Both Carnival Corp. and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., the state's largest cruise operators, are headquartered in Miami. The lawsuit challenges only $46 of the tax, the portion used to fund infrastructure...
...sister company P&O Cruises in the U.K. The two companies announcing redeployments Wednesday are the largest cruise operators in Alaska. Princess, along with three additional companies, already announced the redeployment of a total of four...
...vs. the federal tonnage clause, plus the unknown economic consequences of either. So the position of the large cruise operators is clear. They will sign a legally binding compact, or memorandum of understanding, with the state. This MOU...
...were exchanged earlier this year. ``We have had discussions with P&O, as we do from time to time with major cruise operators,'' he said. ``There are no discussions with P&O currently.'' But P&O spokesman Peter Smith said from...
...future head tax on Princess must be given back to the company. City Council members also exempted Princess from having to pay a seasonal sales tax or a $2.50 per passenger transport fee paid by day-cruise operators and charter vessels.