I am constantly surprised by the number of clients I talk with who have no idea Carnival is behind so many of the big names in cruising, so here to set the record straight:
- Carnival Cruise Lines: North America
- Holland America Line: North America
- Princess Cruises: North America
- Seabourn Cruise Line: North America
- P&O Cruises: United Kingdom
- Cunard Line: United Kingdom
- Ocean Village: United Kingdom
- AIDA: Germany
- Costa Cruises: Southern Europe
- Iberocruceros: Spain
- P&O Cruises: Australia
Do Carnival "Own" the Caribbean?
The competitive arena shifts in the Caribbean over the next 12 months, as three key players; Carnival, Royal Caribbean and NCL, all place their biggest ships ever in Caribbean waters ex-Florida on a year-round basis. Overall, seven-day, year-round capacity ex-Florida will increase by double digits, which may pressure pricing.
All this would seem to put even more pressure on CCL, which, from a capacity standpoint, has ruled the roost in the Caribbean. However, Carnival's President Gerald Cahill says the greater pressure is on the competition. "Whenever people have some problems selling Europe, they pull back to the Caribbean," says Cahill. "The people coming back have to compete against us. We are the dominant player in that we're the number one capacity player in the Caribbean."
