(Ibid; paraphrased) on a more positive note, according to one report: "Cruise ships have become one of the many options for corporate meeting planners when faced with a decision regarding a destination for meetings and incentives (employee rewards). In the past five years, all major cruise lines have unveiled mega cruise ships to attract a piece of the more than $20 billion corporate meeting and incentives market (Buia, 2001;

S.-based headquarters, marketing and tour operations (Billion, 2006); Purchase of goods and services necessary for cruise operations, including food and beverages, fuel, hotel supplies and equipment, navigation and communication equipment, etc. (Billion, 2006).; Payments for port services at U.S. homeports and ports-of-call; and Maintenance and repair of cruise ships at U.S. shipyards and capital expenditures for port terminals, office facilities and other capital equipment (Billion, 2006). " The cruise industry economics benefits the

Carnival Cruise Lines It is a strange reality that part of what made Carnival Cruise Lines the spirit of a "Fun Ship" came about because of how their vessel ran aground on its maiden voyage. The company literally used that experience to propel itself forward into a successful business model (442). Now it must live with the reality that when a similar mistake occurred, innocent customers perished. And there is no

This third priority will eventually require the development of a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) that includes an enterprise content management (ECM) system that tracks internal documents, standard operating procedures and makes training more effective. As part of the SOA there also will need to be a unified Web-based portal that provides a glimpse of each customers' record and gives insights into how the onboard experience can be customized for them. Bibliography Todd

Carnival Cruise Lines What threats exist for the future performance of the cruise-line industry and, specifically, of Carnival Cruise Lines? If you were in charge of Carnival, how would you (a) try to prevent these threats from becoming reality, and (b) deal with them if they were realized? There are numerous threats imaginable that could potentially affect Carnival Cruise Lines in the future; everything from the swine flu, to greater regulation of

Carnival Cruise Lines- What specific steps has Carnival Cruise Lines taken to benefit from global social changes?While before sea travel for pleasure was an opportunity available only to the very rich, during the th century, cruises increasingly became a form of accessible leisure travel to the less wealthy. In fact, they enabled people to take their families on vacation, have a reliable place to stay, and offered entertainment even between