ROCKY SEAS FOR CRUISES STORMS SHAKE UP BIG LINES.Byline: Brent Hopkins Staff Writer Just as tourism rebounds from a post-9-11 slump, the one-two-three punch by hurricanes Charley, Frances and now Ivan has cruise operators back in rough water. The Caribbean's tourist resorts account for half of all bookings for the cruise industry, and local operators have been keenly aware of the fallout from the storms. ``Nobody needs a hurricane,'' said Oivind Mathiesen, editor of Cruise Industry News. ``It's creating some headaches for the cruise lines
Name Headquarters A'rosa Europe NCL America America AIDA Cruises Europe American Cruise Lines America in terms of moving ships around and trying to stay away from the bad weather.'' Some ship operators elected to cut voyages short; others lengthened them to avoid the storms. Disney Cruises had to reroute its Disney Magic and Disney Wonder to avoid Florida's Key West and added an additional two days to a trip when Port Canaveral This article is about the port of Port Canaveral. For the city, see Cape Canaveral, Florida. Port Canaveral is a major cruise and cargo port located in Brevard County, Florida. Port Canaveral is the second busiest cruise port in the world with 4. was closed due to hurricane conditions. The rearranging cost travelers nothing, but an unscheduled pit stop in Galveston, Texas
``You're always looking at ways to keep it fun,'' said spokeswoman Rena Langely. ``We picked up some new entertainers, bands and comedians to make sure they're still having a good time.'' Santa Clarita-based Princess Cruises Princess Cruises is an American cruise line, based out of Santa Clarita, California, that operates cruise ships also shares the same building with Cunard Line headquarters. It is one of the many cruise lines operated by the Carnival Corporation. had to keep the Caribbean Princess at sea longer than planned, then shortened its next run, juggling hundreds of reservations. With the Grand Cayman Grand Cayman See Cayman Islands. port out of commission, its future sailings will have to reroute to more hospitable shores. ``It absolutely affected us,'' said Julie Benson, the line's director of public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most . ``But we were able to cope with it.'' She said most reservations, booked as far as a year in advance, were merely juggled to other times, rather than canceled. Its corporate parent, Carnival Corp. & PLC, announced last week that the impact of Hurricane Frances This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2004; for other storms of the same name, see Hurricane Frances (disambiguation) Hurricane Frances was the sixth named storm, the fourth hurricane, and the third major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. would cut into its quarterly earnings by 3 cents to 4 cents per share Cents per share The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned. but has not yet issued estimates on Ivan's effects. Other travel operators reported that the storms caused extra administrative work, but few widespread difficulties. Pleasant Holidays LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control of Westlake Village had more than 350 travelers stuck in Cancun, Mexico, on Monday, along with an additional 50 who rode out Ivan when it raged through Jamaica over the weekend. For those stuck in-country, Pleasant's responsible for arranging the extension of their stay, setting up a new trip home and making sure rattled travelers come home happy. ``They've suspended alcohol sales to make sure no one gets into trouble,'' said Jim Barsch, Pleasant's vice president of operations. ``It's probably the only dry day in Cancun except election day, which is a bit of a humorous point, but for the most part, it's not too bad.'' Brent Hopkins, (818) 713-3738 brent.hopkins(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Three cruise ships sit in port on Monday in Miami, making their regularly scheduled stops. J. Pat Carter/Associated Press |
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