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From the Wall Street Journal at mid-day, below is their chart for the S&P 500. Yes, agree that much of the Royal Caribbean slide is tied to the overall market conditions and uncertainty. Great mention as to the connections with the RMD's pouring out near year-end, plus the crypto train wreck, interest rates continuing to rise, etc. Sure glad that I am not a cruise company CEO trying to juggle these various economic factors and guess how it will impact future consumer travel plans and confidence. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Norway Coast/Fjords/Arctic Circle cruise from Copenhagen, July 2010, to the top of Europe. Scenic visuals with key tips. Live/blog at 245,591 views. www.boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1227923

YES!! Just received that official announcement. But, there is no details as to why and how she "earned" and merited this major promotion to the top slot ahead of other potentially deserving operating personnel in the company. Was it via the "old-fashioned" way? Nor, mention of her relationship to the former President and CEO. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

Great you have arrived in San Juan and that your "adventure" is progressing well. Anything special or interesting you saw or did there in P.R.? How is that island recovering from its recent and various challenges? Looks like this trip is nearing an ending point. Appreciate the postings, pictures and details. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

From the Wall Street Journal yesterday, below is the chart that show a super, SUPER wild trading day for Royal Caribbean. Peaking at $59.32 at the start of the morning and then dropping down to $55.10 mid-day. That's a drop of $4.22 per share or a 7.1% reduction in just three hours. Amazing?? Not sure what is happening and/or why. Clearly the market is a little "confused" these days over questions of inflation (that remains high at 7.1%), interest rates going up, recession impacts, etc. Anyone have understandable answers as to these economic puzzles? Yesterday, Dec. 13, was wild. It was not Friday the 13th, but things seemed very unusual. Right or wrong? THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Barcelona/Med: June 2011, with stops in Villefranche, ports near Pisa and Rome, Naples, Kotor, Venice and Dubrovnik. Great visuals with key highlights, tips, etc. Live/blog now at 255,591 views. www.boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1426474

From the major News website in Australia yesterday, they had this headline: “Covid cruise ship to drops infected in Sydney" with this sub-headline: "More than 100 of the 2850 passengers on board a cruise ship docking in Sydney have been infected with Covid-19.” Here are some of their reporting highlights: “The New South Wales government has classified the ship as a ‘Tier 2’- meaning 'there are quite a few cases on board (30-99 positive cases per 1,000 people) and/or the vessel’s staffing or resources are impacted. However, it can safely maintain critical services.' But in a statement, Celebrity Eclipse says there are only about 4 per cent of people on board with Covid - meaning there would be more than 100 people infected on the ship that holds a maximum of 2850 people.” Here is more from Australia: "The arrivals come amid a fourth wave expected to peak before Christmas. Over 100,000 cases were recorded nationwide last week as a mix Covid and non-Covid viruses strain the nation’s hospital system." Sure glad we were able to visit and super enjoy five different areas of this amazing country (plus New Zealand as detailed below) in 2014. Not sure I would now want to have immediate future plans there with such uncertainties and questions. That's a long, long way from home to be navigating if any such challenges happen on a ship and/or in doing land tours in Australia. Full story at: https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/covid-cruise-ship-to-drop-1500-infected-in-sydney/news-story/9aa17bff9f3750807e46bc00e3a752b5 THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Sydney to NZ/Auckland Adventure, live/blog 2014 sampling/details with many exciting visuals and key highlights. On page 23, post #571, see a complete index for all of the pictures, postings. Now at 239,754 views. www.boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1974139

Appreciate the cute comment from highplanesdrifters and follow-up from QueSeraSera regarding: "Christmas Cookies have 45% fewer calories than other cookies". Is this true? If I believe in the Tooth Fairy and Easter Bunny, is it possible to have possible this 45% fewer calories hope/fantasy? From Wall Street Journal's sister publication of Barrons earlier this week as smartly shared by R&T that had this headline: “Norwegian Stock Is a Buy, Royal Caribbean Is a Sell”, I found these highlights of most interest: “The J.P. Morgan analyst wrote in his latest research note that 'our conviction that there could be downside risk to estimates is based on our expectation for lower than expected average ticket prices in 2023/2024… and a lower occupancy base relative to history early next year, which should render it difficult to offset in the balance of 2023 to achieve Royal Caribbean’s record annual Ebitda target.' ” He also shared his reason for a more positive outlook for Norwegian with an: "outsized growth potential versus peers, as Norwegian has a smaller, nimbler, and younger fleet with premium pricing.” Full story at: https://www.barrons.com/articles/royal-caribbean-norwegian-cruise-stocks-51670351137 THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Early 2020, many visuals and details from New Zealand/South Pacific in going from Auckland to French Polynesia. This includes Bora Bora, Fiji, NZ experiences, etc: Live/blog; https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2735732-live-terryohio-“new”-regatta-south-pacificnz-pix’s/

Great updating and follow-up from highplanesdrifters. Yes, would have expected a puff piece with cheerleading. That's what they do, right?? The charts you shared were excellent and very interesting. From the Wall Street Journal late this afternoon, below is a chart for what happened with the S&P 500 stocks during this past five days of trading. This index moved in a downward direction that matches up closely to the negative trend for the three major cruise stocks during this same period. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Summer 2019 Calgary, Jasper/Banff National Parks, Western Canada Rocky Mountaineer rail adventure, Vancouver, sailing up to Alaska on Silver Muse, post-cruise excursion to Denali, etc. Many visuals and details from our first in these scenic areas! Live/blog: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2682584-live-terryohio-silver-muse-alaska-canadarockies-pix’s/

Any updates, details, etc., from highplanesdrifters as to what the Royal Caribbean CFO was able to share earlier this week? From the Wall Street Journal late this afternoon, below are the charts for the three major cruise lines during trading over the most recent five days. Royal Caribbean started the week at $61.42 early Monday morning and went downhill for the rest of the week to slightly above $56. The other two major companies had similar downward slides. Right? THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio From late 2018, see “Holy Lands, Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Dubai, Greece, etc.”, with many visuals, details and ideas for the historic and scenic Middle East. Now at 21,461 views. Connect at: www.boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2607054-livenautica-greece-holy-lands-egypt-dubai-terrypix’s/ From the Wall Street Journal, below are the charts for the major cruise stocks? Not exactly a positive week, nor trend?: (Open your screen/viewer wider to see these visuals larger/better!)

WOW!! Is that whey they call it "Rock 'N Roll"?? Good luck. Appreciate your posting and excellent sharing. Keep it coming. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

Appreciate these great follow-ups and comments from highplanesdrifters and R&T about the troubled nature of Crypto, etc. Not sure if I will be able to tune in for the Royal Caribbean CFO on Wednesday night. Hopefully you will share here a sampling of his insights, viewpoints, etc. From the Yahoo Finance News this morning, they had this headline: “Is Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) Recouping From its COVID Lows?” with these highlights: “Ariel Investment highlighted stocks like Royal Caribbean Cruises in the Q3 2022 investor letter. Royal Caribbean Cruises shares lost 16.36% of their value over the last 52 weeks. Royal Caribbean has a market capitalization of $15.441 billion.” Among the Ariel summary was: "Over the long term, we believe the headwinds travel and leisure are experiencing will soften and expect RCL’s fundamentals will prove resilient in the face of adversity. At today’s valuation, RCL is currently trading at a nearly -60% discount to our estimate of private market value." Full story at: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/royal-caribbean-cruises-ltd-rcl-130618876.html THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Panama Canal? Early 2017, Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco adventure through Panama Canal. Our first stops in Colombia, Central America and Mexico, plus added time in the great Golden Gate City. Now at 31,638 views. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2465580 From the Wall Street Journal, below is the chart for Royal Caribbean showing a major negative slide for their stock yesterday and so far today. What is happening and why?? Part of it is the overall market, but is there something specific affecting the cruise stocks?: (Open your screen/viewer wider to see these visuals larger/better!)

Congrats to Dr. Spins. That's a biggie birthday. Is he feeling and doing fairly well these days? Sorry about the cold. Winter is coming!! USA trailing 2-0 to the Dutch at halftime in the World Cup. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

Nice pix's and great updating by Spins. Keep up the great sharing. Have a safe and enjoyable adventure. While traveling, you are missing lots of exciting college football action last night as USC got beat and Michigan, Georgia, TCU, etc., playing today. Plus, dramatic World Cup soccer for the USA, etc. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

From a financial news site and MSN News this morning, they had this headline: “Royal Caribbean's CEO on How the Cruise Line Got Through Covid” that focuses on the period for the cruise industry from March 2020 through July 2021. Was it challenging? Here are some of their reporting highlights: “Royal Caribbean CEO and President Michael Bayley shared his thoughts on the industry's shutdown. 'It was a dark, terrible period,' he said. 'And you know, the shutdown of our operations and trying to repatriate 50,000 crew to 100 countries was unbelievably challenging.' The biggest challenge, Bayley explained, was dealing with governments all around the world, many of which did not have answers. 'We dealt with so many different government groups who were 'yes, no, no, no, yes.' It was truly a nightmare shutting down operations and then not knowing anything,' ” Interesting background as now we often forget about ALL of the unknowns and difficulties that the cruise industry faced in dealing with shutting down, getting staff back home, paying out refunds, gathering up cash to fund operations, etc. And then waiting and waiting to know when the crisis would end and operations could resume. In this story, one of his key summary quotes was: "it was a long journey through two years of very difficult times." And, it is still not over as places such as Japan are only now re-opening. Plus, China is still totally shut-down, etc. Full story at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/royal-caribbeans-ceo-on-how-the-cruise-line-got-through-covid/ar-AA14RDc0 THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio AFRICA?!!?: Fun, interesting visuals, plus travel details from this early 2016 live/blog. At 53,443 views. Featuring Cape Town, South Africa’s coast, Mozambique, Victoria Falls/Zambia and Botswana's famed Okavango Delta. www.boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2310337

From the Wall Street Journal late this afternoon, below are their charts for the major cruise lines during the most recent week. It seems that these stocks had lots of "ups-and-downs" during these past five trading days. And they seemed to have finished late in the week about where they started on Monday morning. Many "Zig-Zags", but no major, clear trend of direction. Agree or disagree? THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio From the Wall Street Journal, below are the charts for the three major cruise company stocks during the most recent five days of trading. Would "rocky" be a good way to describe the ups-and-downs experienced during this recent period?: (Open your screen/viewer wider to see these visuals larger/better!)

From the Wall Street Journal two days ago, they had this headline: “Cruise Deals Surface Early With More Travelers Ready to Set Sail" with this sub-headline: "People are less hesitant vacationing at sea, so sales are popping up months earlier than usual. But discounts may not offset rising cruise prices.” Here are some of their reporting highlights: “The typical post-New Year deals on cruise vacations have arrived more than a month ahead of schedule. Over the past few weeks, many cruise lines have rolled out discounts and free add-ons meant to entice bookings. Cruise lines have continued to roll out new ships this year and want to fill staterooms that were long empty during the pandemic. With interest in setting sail returning to pre-Covid levels, cruise lines are using promotions to market their trips and compete with other segments of the travel industry that advertise special offers during the holidays.” Sound like good news? But, here is more from this story: "These deals offer opportunities to hunt for savings as cruise prices get more expensive. How long the offers last depends on how quickly spots fill up. Discounting is likely to continue throughout the holiday season and into the traditional wave season, says John Padgett, president of Carnival Corp. subsidiary Princess Cruises." Full story at: https://www.wsj.com/articles/cruise-deals-vacation-sales-wave-season-11669683518?mod=life_work_lead_pos3 THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Amazon River-Caribbean 2015 adventure live/blog starting in Barbados. Many visuals from this amazing river and Caribbean Islands (Dutch ABC's, St. Barts, Dominica, Grenada, San Juan, etc.). Now at 70,652 views: www.boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2157696

From the Washington Post this morning, they had this headline: “An engineering marvel just saved Venice from a flood. What about when seas rise?” In this story by Chico Harlan and Stefano Pitrelli, here are a few of their highlights: “Three years ago, a historic rush of water surged into this city, inundating restaurants and churches, tossing boats onto streets, and leaving Venetians distressed about a future with ever more extreme events. But this past week, one of those events arrived — a tide nearly as large as 2019’s — and residents barely noticed, aside from some wind and rain. The city was spared from disaster. That’s because of a $6 billion engineering project designed to protect Venice from mass flooding. The lagoon city’s inlets are now guarded by 78 rectangular metal barriers, each the height of a five-story building, that are pumped with air and raised from the sea floor any time high waters threaten it. It’s a landmark climate change solution, one requiring 30 years of planning and 20 years of construction, that has reduced fears of Venice turning into a modern-day Atlantis.” Good news? For now, correct!! But, this reporting also shared: "The system that safeguards Venice could become stressed with even a 30-centimeter sea-level rise, its operator says — something that middle-of-the-road projections indicate could come by mid-century. Venice’s experience shows the challenges of adaptation even when little expense is spared. Italy has made it a national mission to safeguard Venice, a maze of Middle Ages treasure built improbably over 118 islands." Much depends as to how much the seas will rise for future decades. Full story at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2022/11/26/venice-floods-mose-barrier-climate/ THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Norway Coast/Fjords/Arctic Circle cruise from Copenhagen, July 2010, to the top of Europe. Scenic visuals with key tips. Live/blog at 245,412 views. www.boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1227923

From the Frommer's travel publisher and in several newspapers stories earlier this month, they had this headline: “Best Places to Go in 2023.” Here are some of their highlights about San Sebastián and Bilbao, Spain, by writer Ramsey Qubein:“Basque Country is hitting its high point in 2023. The region is already a common starting point for the world-famous Camino de Santiago trek (now even more popular given the current desire for outdoor travel experiences), but for the first time since 1992, Bilbao will be the starting point for the Tour de France as well. After the race, stick around for the region’s celebrated gastronomy. Basque Country has one of the highest per capita concentrations of heavily awarded gourmet restaurants on the planet. Adding to the culinary buzz is the March opening of Nobu Hotel San Sebastián, facing La Concha Bay with 20 rooms and a 98-seat dining room. 2023 is also the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s death, and events are scheduled countrywide to commemorate his work, including planned exhibits at the Guggenheim.” This profiles cites a number of excellent location options to consider. They noted several "silver linings", including: "the strong U.S. dollar means American vacationers will find more affordable prices in Europe, Japan, Mexico, India, and beyond." Encouraging for these charming parts of Spain? Full story at: https://www.frommers.com/slideshows/848547 THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Early 2020, many visuals and details from New Zealand/South Pacific in going from Auckland to French Polynesia. This includes Bora Bora, Fiji, NZ experiences, etc: Live/blog; https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2735732-live-terryohio-“new”-regatta-south-pacificnz-pix’s/

From the Frommer's travel publisher and in several newspapers stories earlier this month, they had this headline: “Best Places to Go in 2023.” Here are some of their highlights about Athens and Greece by writer Stephen Brewer: “Tourism-dependent Greece bounced back with a banner year in 2022, as visitor numbers topped those of pre-Covid years. While many sunseekers make a beeline for the islands, with Santorini and Mykonos topping the list of tourist favorites, there are more reasons than ever before to stick around in Athens for a while. Athens has some of the lowest big-city prices in Europe, helping the dollar go farther as travelers sample an ever-expanding roster of restaurants and nightspots, particularly in the popular Psyrri and Gazi neighborhoods. Appealing new hotels have opened—the Brown Lighthouse and Moxy bring urbane glamour to gritty Omonoia Square, while Monsieur Didot and the Modernist add sophisticated hideaways to chic Kolonaki. Recent additions to the city’s museum scene include the National Gallery, reopened in 2021 after an 8-year refurbishment with a focus on El Greco and the Greek artists who’ve followed him.” This profiles cites a number of excellent location options to consider. They noted several "silver linings", including: "the strong U.S. dollar means American vacationers will find more affordable prices in Europe, Japan, Mexico, India, and beyond." Encouraging for Greece and Athens? Full story at: https://www.frommers.com/slideshows/848547 THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Dubrovnik! Visual samples, tips, details, etc., for this super scenic and historic location. Over 49,196 views. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1439227

Happy Thanksgiving to those who missed it two days ago. Here in Central Ohio, it is a big, BIG sporting day with Ohio State University hosting the University of Michigan, number two versus three in the national rankings. All of the top national TV shows and broadcast are here this morning airing activities live. Giant college football match-up!! From the Wall Street Journal, below are their charts for the three major cruise line corporations during the most-recent five trading days. Due to Thanksgiving, Black Friday shopping, etc., it was not your normal stock trading week. On Monday morning, things went downward for the cruise stocks, but then, generally, bounced upward for the remainder of this shortened trading week. While Silversea did not seem to be offering any major "Black Friday" or "Cyber Monday" specials, some other cruise lines were pushing some specials to try to boost up their 2023 bookings. Will Wall Street be looking for any sales updates for how the cruise lines are doing with bookings over these pre-holiday periods? With Disney bringing back its retired, long-time CEO (after his hand-picked successor seemed to fail), it might bring up the two major cruise lines that saw their top executives retire during the past year. Will all be OK and satisfactory with these new CEO's running Royal Caribbean and Carnival? As shown below with the Disney stock chart, Wall Street had been negative and then turned upward after bringing back the retired CEO. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Lisbon, NWSpain, Bordeaux/Brittany: Live/blog, June 2017 from Portugal to France along scenic Atlantic Coast on the Silver Spirit. Now at 32,788 views. Many pictures, details for history, food, culture, etc.: www.boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2511358 From the Wall Street Journal, below are the charts for the three major cruise company stocks during the most recent five days of trading. At the bottom, as a "change of pace" is the chart for Disney. They operate some cruise ship, but Sunday night was their big, BIG shake-up as their old CEO was brought back after his successor pick failed. Does the stock market move in strange ways?: (Open your screen/viewer wider to see these visuals larger/better!)

YES, we hope these newer boosters do more and are highly effective. BUT, that is not totally clear now as things change and evolve. Right or wrong? Excellent comments and follow-ups. Keep it coming! From former USA Today cruise guru Gene Sloan yesterday, they had this headline: “Is the era of amazing cruise deals coming to an end?” with these highlights: “Are we in the waning days of the era of amazing cruise deals? Some industry watchers are suggesting as much as the cruise industry's rebound from a nearly three-year-long, COVID-19 pandemic-related downturn. After a prolonged period that saw some cruise lines discount heavily to fill ships, several Wall Street analysts have noted in recent weeks that rising occupancies on vessels have finally allowed cruise lines to begin raising average pricing above levels seen before the pandemic. The fourth quarter of 2022 'is the first quarter where we expect pricing to be up vs. 2019 levels,' Truist lodging and leisure analyst Patrick Scholes wrote in a research report this week. 'Looking forward into 2023, barring unforeseen circumstances, we expect pricing to continue to accelerate vs. 2019’s comparable levels.' ” We want the cruise lines to survive financially, but we do not want prices going up, UP too much. Right? How to strike the right and best balance for customers and the businesses? Full story at: https://thepointsguy.com/news/2023-cruise-ship-fares-rising/ THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Venice: Loving It & Why??!! Is one of your future desires or past favorites? See these many visual samples for its great history and architecture. This posting is now at 98,553 views. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1278226

As to the important question of cruises being back in Australia, we can hope that to be true. But, this morning, USA Today had this headline: “Carnival, Princess and more cruise lines bring masks back in Australia” with these highlights: “A major cruise line operator has brought mask mandates back for its cruise lines sailing in and around Australia amid a rise in COVID-19 transmission the country. That includes lines such as Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises and Holland America Line. Passengers and crew members have to wear masks at all times inside unless they are eating or drinking. They must also wear masks outside when they cannot socially distance and 'when on company transfers (tenders and buses),' Carnival Australia said.” How much of this change comes just from Carnival? Or, is this change due to pressure from the government in Australia? And, will this mandate spread and hit most all of the other cruise lines and travel providers? Full story at: https://www.yahoo.com/now/carnival-princess-more-cruise-lines-155114508.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJ2jwzUeYEzg_tIdUr1gycDSnjHWbw3DdlI1McJKPpPDUlwQzOM2HOD-bfy9MqFU-9XKin0GLYeWpRbqQ-yFu9AJecb4jbNmj7qfAtGVmEc0QqbeMZmp9AyzUjEF3izFEQBFMet4qd48C5pfAXlOstqRPEOc_pwwj7GcifWDWG2Q THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Summer 2019 Calgary, Jasper/Banff National Parks, Western Canada Rocky Mountaineer rail adventure, Vancouver, sailing up to Alaska on Silver Muse, post-cruise excursion to Denali, etc. Many visuals and details from our first in these scenic areas! Live/blog: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2682584-live-terryohio-silver-muse-alaska-canadarockies-pix’s/

Cruises are back in Australia!! Right? Maybe? More later. Here is a good, positive sign with this attention from the New York Times Travel Section in late October. This major newspaper had this headline: “36 Hours in Sydney” with a few of these highlights: “In Sydney, the intersection of city and nature is magic. A sunrise ocean swim is wholly possible before drying off and heading to the office. A stroll to a neighborhood cafe reveals a kaleidoscopic floral display: bobbing grevillea, flowering gum. But there are greater rewards beyond the obvious. Sydney is fantastically diverse, with a mighty migrant population (more than 40 percent of residents were born overseas). Independent arts and music punch above their weight against the odds of funding cuts and pandemic setbacks. Sydney, along with the rest of Australia, was closed to tourists for nearly two years — it’s time to get properly reacquainted.” Here are a few more info items, including for food, sights, etc.: "Australia’s proximity to Asia makes Sydney a playground for lovers of Southeast Asian cuisine. For many locals in inner Sydney, visiting the Carriageworks Farmers Market is a popular Saturday ritual. Housed in a breezy 1800s rail yard in Eveleigh, the market is a place to meet small producers. Sydney’s love affair with Italian food runs deep. While the famous Bondi to Coogee walk is an undeniable showstopper, the Hermitage Foreshore track in Sydney’s eastern suburbs is as close to a bushwalk in the city as you can get." Many different ideas, options, visuals and suggestions, etc., are outlined and included in this profile. Makes me and hopefully desire to return to Australia. Right? Full story at: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/10/27/travel/things-to-do-sydney.html THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio From late 2018, see “Holy Lands, Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Dubai, Greece, etc.”, with many visuals, details and ideas for the historic and scenic Middle East. Now at 21,439 views. Connect at: www.boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2607054-livenautica-greece-holy-lands-egypt-dubai-terrypix’s/

Are those masks going to be back and required on cruise ships? From a cruise industry news website this morning, they had this headline: “Carnival Cruise Line Reintroduces Masks for Some Sailings" with this sub-headline: "Carnival Cruise Line is now requiring all guests and crew to wear masks aboard two vessels, and other cruise lines are doing the same.” Here are some of their story highlights: “Carnival Cruise Line has reintroduced mandatory mask wearing policies for the cruise line’s sailings in Australia. Masks will now be required in all indoor public spaces or in any crowded venue, indoors or outdoors, regardless of vaccination status. This policy only impacts Carnival cruises in Australia, and masks are not required on any Carnival ships in other regions.” Here is more from their reporting: "Those indoor spaces include all lounges, corridors, elevators, theaters, casinos, and other spaces, unless guests are eating or drinking. Guests do not need to wear masks in their staterooms. Masks are also now required in outdoors for any large crowded events where guests cannot appropriately distance, such as during deck parties, as well as while on shore tour buses or tenders, or while indoors on any shore excursion. Guests must also wear masks during the entire embarkation and debarkation processes." Sound like fun? Cause you to pause as to whether these cruise conditions would be attractive and satisfying? Other reactions/questions? Full story at: https://www.cruisehive.com/carnival-cruise-line-reintroduces-masks-for-some-sailings/88147 THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Sydney to NZ/Auckland Adventure, live/blog 2014 sampling/details with many exciting visuals and key highlights. On page 23, post #571, see a complete index for all of the pictures, postings. Now at 239,116 views. www.boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1974139

From the Wall Street Journal late this afternoon, below are the charts for the three major cruise companies. Does the word "volatile" come to mind? From the dictionary, that word is defined as "liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse." When you look at the below WSJ stock charts, does that fit? Another definition is "rapid or unexpected change." Personally, I cannot remember such a wild, dramatic week for these cruise stocks. Am I missing something important or different? Any predictions for next week or as to what will happen in December and January? THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Athens & Greece: Visuals, details from two visits in a city and nearby with great history, culture and architecture. Now at 47,860 views. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1101008 From the Wall Street Journal, below are the charts for the three major cruise company stocks during the most recent five days of trading. Remember patterns like this during any "normal" or recent times?: (Open your screen/viewer wider to see these visuals larger/better!)