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Another Biological Hazard of Concern for People on Cruise Ships

Penn State Food Safety Blog

A report in CDC MMWR this week looks at two recent Legionnaires Disease outbreaks that were linked to hot tubs on cruise ships. The rapid spread of norovirus on cruise ships has been an ongoing risk, and cruise ships lines have established tight procedures for this including extensive cleaning and quarantining those with symptoms.

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IDeaS and Virgin Voyages Announce Partnership to Bring Advanced Revenue Management Solution to Cruise Industry

Hospitality Net

IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the world’s leading provider of advanced revenue management software (RMS) and services, announced that it is expanding its industry-leading suite of revenue management solutions to the cruise industry through a partnership with Virgin Voyages.

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Global Hotel Alliance Enters Landmark Partnership With Luxury Cruise Line Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Hospitality Net

Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands, is taking its award-winning loyalty program, GHA DISCOVERY, to the high seas after entering a landmark partnership with Regent Seven Seas Cruises (Regent), the world’s leading luxury cruise line, based in Miami, Florida.

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Labor shortage in the cruise industry - How to attract the millenials

Hospitality Net

However, the cruise industry has been particularly hard hit. million people were employed in the cruise industry in 2019, by 2022 that number had dropped by almost 40%. However, of the nearly 600,000 cruise line employees laid off in 2021, nearly 40 percent have not returned to work in the industry. While more than 1.8

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New Travel Study Examines The Power And Lure Of Tomorrow’s Cruise Line Passenger

Hospitality Net

As the global cruise industry gathers in Miami this week, three powerhouse travel brands have partnered together to unveil a first-of-its-kind research study examining a coveted audience: the first-time cruiser. Entitled From Shore to Ship: Attracting the Next Wave of Cruisers, the U.S.

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Inside Ilma, Ritz-Carlton’s New 224-Suite Luxury Cruise Liner

Hospitality Net

The Ritz-Carlton wants to give you a virtual tour of its second cruise liner.

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Booking.com Launches Cruises in the US, Further Expanding Choice and Ease for Travelers

Hospitality Net

Yesterday, Booking.com, one of the world’s leading digital travel companies, announces the launch of Cruises as a new travel vertical for customers in the United States.

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