FOX Business Briefs 10/28
Amazon and UPS announce layoffs; Royal Caribbean sees cruise demand accelerate; revenue up at The North Face and Timberland; OpenAI and PayPal team up.
Royal Caribbean cruise struck by norovirus outbreak
A Royal Caribbean cruise is facing a norovirus outbreak that has sickened nearly 100 people so far with the CDC tracking the cases.
Royal Caribbean passenger accused of jumping overboard to dodge vacation gambling debt
Jey Gonzalez-Diaz was caught with $14,600 cash after jumping from a cruise ship to allegedly evade gambling debts, faces federal charge and fines.
FOX Business Briefs 8/6
Happy Meals boost customer traffic at McDonald's; NFL to take 10% stake in Disney’s ESPN; Royal Caribbean is looking to raise prices.
Passengers aboard luxury cruise ship left adrift for hours after power failure near Italian coast
Passengers aboard Celebrity Cruises Constellation endured a power outage near the Italian coast Saturday, losing air conditioning and electricity for a couple hours.
Icon of the Seas crew member allegedly stabbed co-worker before jumping overboard world's largest cruise liner
A cruise ship crew member died after going overboard following an alleged stabbing attack against a female co-worker who's now in stable condition.
Fox Business Briefs 7/21
Verizon continues to lose customers; More pizza lovers are ordering Domino's; Traders await big tech earnings from Tesla and Alphabet; World's largest cruise ship to set sail in August.
Carnival Cruise Line’s 'new exclusive destination' opens
Celebration Key welcomes first guests from Carnival Vista, offering family and adult areas across five portals of fun, marking a major project completed.
Luxury cruise vacation becomes disaster as mystery illness strikes numerous passengers
Over 140 passengers and crew members fell ill with gastrointestinal symptoms on Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas cruise to Mexico, prompting enhanced cleaning protocols
Cruise giants are building their own private paradise islands with jaw-dropping features
Cruise lines such as Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian have been embracing private destinations, opening new ones and upgrading ones they already have.
Royal Caribbean CEO says consumers value ‘experiences’ as summer travel season approaches
FOX Business correspondent Lydia Hu discusses the upcoming summer travel season with Royal Caribbean Group CEO and president Jason Liberty on ‘Mornings with Maria.’
FOX Business Briefs 4/16
FTC: Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram; Retail sales rose more than expected in March; Report: Gen Z & millennials are going on more cruises.
Passengers aboard cruise ship fall ill during possible norovirus outbreak
A cruise ship off the coast of Belgium experience a gastrointestinal illness outbreak last week believed to have been caused by norovirus. The ship has already departed on another cruise.
More than 90 people fall ill with gastrointestinal illness on Royal Caribbean cruise
More than 90 people have fallen sick with a gastrointestinal illness on the Royal Caribbean Radiance of the Seas cruise ship, the CDC says.
Costco sold an around-the-world cruise for $293K
Costco sold a booking for a $293,000 cruise around the world through Costco Travel, CFO Gary Millerchip revealed Thursday on the company's earnings call.
Disney unveils new cruise ship: See inside the Treasure
The latest addition to the Walt Disney Company’s growing fleet of cruise ships – the Disney Treasure – made its official entrance this week.
Norovirus outbreak on Princess cruise ship leaves dozens of passengers, crew sick: CDC
A Princess Cruises ship is completing a month-long journey from Asia on Sunday after dozens of passengers and crew fell ill with Norovirus.
Video shows cruise ship severely tilting due to unexpected wind gust
Royal Caribbean cruise guests reportedly felt their ship tilting during some bad weather last week. The incident was captured on camera.
Cruise ship experiences major tilt during bad weather
A ship, reportedly operated by Royal Caribbean, experienced a major tilt during bad weather earlier this month. (Credit: Kennedy News Media/bookeeping.ai)
Disney Cruise Line ship rescues passengers at sea from sinking catamaran near Bermuda
A sinking catamaran sent a distress call, and the Disney Cruise Line ship about 80 miles away sent a small boat crew to make the recovery. All passengers were safely rescued.