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☆ Holland America has unveiled more extended itineraries up to 59 nights long as travelers flock to longer cruises — see what they'll be like
  + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: 1 min
And despite only being three months into the new year, major cruise lines like Carnival and MSC have already unveiled new extended cruises this year. The MSC Magnifica in Auckland in 2019. MSC CruisesSource: Insider, Insider
☆ I'm a cruise director for Holland America. Our crew lives in its own little world that passengers don't see.
  + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Brooke Morton | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
As cruise director, Wells often hosts the evening entertainment. I was quickly connected with Holland America, who flew me out to audition for a cruise director role in April 2020. Now, as of 2022, I'm the cruise director for Holland America, working aboard several ships, including most recently on Zuiderdam. A day in my life as a cruise directorAs the cruise director, I'm the first and last face that any guest sees on any sailing. What most people don't realize is that cruise ship workers don't ever have a day off during their contract.
☆ 5 major cruise liners say Elon Musk's Starlink internet will roll out on their ships this year for guest WiFi
  + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: 1 min
Carnival Corporation in January announced it had agreed to install Starlink across its global fleet. Carnival cruise ship. Chiyacat/ShutterstockCarnival said in a statement it began rolling out Starlink on Carnival Cruise Line and AIDA Cruises ships in December last year. The company wants to expand Starlink to its other brands, including Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises, and Seabourn, it added. The company said Starlink would provide faster and more reliable internet on its ships.
☆ Googlers are begrudgingly testing Bard and making memes out of their new task.
  + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Since it's a tough time in the tech industry right now, I hope this resonates with some of you, too. Thomas Maxwell/InsiderGooglers are begrudgingly testing their company's ChatGPT competitor. CEO Sundar Pichai asked every employee to spend multiple hours testing Google's new chatbot Bard. They were tasked with improving Bard by asking it questions and flagging bad answers, in addition to their normal responsibilities. Some made memes from the conversations they've had with Bard, continuing a trend of internally mocking the chatbot.
☆ An old Holland America cruise ship is turning residential, letting travelers live at sea for $8,000 a month while it circumnavigates the globe
  + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: 1 min
As a result, it's targeting an older demographic of travelers: "Imagine this boat as if we were putting a retirement home on the water," Gabor Nagy-Ferenc, a sales manager with Victoria Cruises Line, told Insider in an email. Victoria Cruises Line
☆ Cruise lines are raising gratuity and other fees amid a historic flood of cheap cruises
  + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Cruise lines like Carnival and Norwegian have either raised daily gratuities, WiFi fees, or both. Cruise lines have seen an increase in onboard spending as they continue to add more premium amenities and dining. Others, like Norwegian Cruise Line, are raising the daily tip rate up to $5 for passengers staying in higher-end staterooms and suites. Meanwhile, Carnival has raised both daily gratuity and WiFi fees, the latter by $5 for premium WiFi. An increase in WiFi fees is just a "natural inflationary price increase," Patrick Scholes, an analyst at Truist Securities, told Insider.
☆ 5 cruise workers reveal the best and worst parts of their jobs — from in the kitchen to on stage
  + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Most jobs onboard cruise ships require grueling hours, cramped cabins, and no days off. Insider talked to 5 cruise workers about the best and worst parts of their jobs. Insider spoke with five cruise ship workers including a dancer, musician, chef, and photographer about the best and worst parts of their jobs. And nearly all cruise workers — with entertainers being a notable exception — do not have protected days off until their contract is complete. For many, the unique jobs available on cruise ships are a more intriguing alternative to 9-to-5 desk jobs.
☆ Pickleball popularity explodes, with more than 36 million playing
  + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +6 min
The latest numbers unveiled in the 2023 APP Pickleball Participation report, via a study conducted by YouGov, shows that 14% of Americans played pickleball at least once in that 12-month period. The real dillAcross the country, tennis courts and being replaced, and pickleball courts are moving in as other investors are shoring up big money. Since 2022, Life Time has constructed indoor and outdoor pickleball courts at a rate of five new permanent courts each week. "Pickleball participation [at Life Time] in a given month has risen from about 16,000 people to like 160,000. Major League Pickleball and the Professional Pickleball Association took notice and they have partnered with Life Time to host multiple tournaments across the country this year.
☆ Carnival’s Princess Cruises will return to Japan in March 2023 after nearly three-year hiatus
  + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
People look out from aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship, operated by Princess Cruises, as it maintains a holding pattern about 25 miles off the coast of San Francisco, California on March 8, 2020. Princess Cruises, a Carnival Corporation brand, is resuming trips in its homeport of Japan early next year, the company said in a press release on Friday. Japan initiated the cruise ban in March 2020 after a fatal coronavirus outbreak took place in February on the Diamond Princess, a Princess cruise ship. Since Japan reopened to international cruises, other vacation ships are gearing up to return to the country. Japan joins a growing pool of countries warming back up to cruise tourism after hitting pause for Covid.
☆ Fanatics hires its first chief people officer as Michael Rubin's sports business giant expands
  + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Riley De León | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
Ashford will report directly to both CEO Michael Rubin and CFO Glenn Schiffman. Each of the three Fanatics' businesses — commerce, collectibles, betting & gaming — have heads of HR that report to those respective business CEOs. Prior to joining Fanatics, Ashford was a strategic advisor to private-equity firm Sycamore Partners. He's currently the chairman of the board of pharmaceutical company Perrigo , and sits on the board of Syndio — a private, venture-backed HR tech company. Last week, Fanatics announced it hired Andrea Ellis to be the chief financial officer of its betting and gaming division, which is expected to launch in January.
☆ Some cruise lines struggling to fill up are offering fall deals for as low as $26 a day
  + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
One four-night Carnival cruise from Orlando to the Bahamas is going for $26 a day. One November 28 to December 2 Carnival cruise to the Bahamas from Port Canaveral in Orlando, Florida, averages $104 per person for a two-person room, or $26 a day. Wall Street travel-industry analysts noted that cruise prices this year are not keeping up with inflation rates like hotel prices, ThePointsGuy reported. "We're seeing phenomenal deals right now from these drive-to ports," Gray Faust said. "Once people get onboard, they are spending — on drink packages, extra-fee dining, spa treatments, casino and shore-excursion revenue," Gray Faust said.
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