Case Study (Carnival) Barry J. Ellis 20 Feb 2013 The Carnival Corporation and plc is the largest global cruise line operator and one of the largest vacation companies in the world. Carnival is headquartered in Miami Florida and London England. It operates a fleet of over 80 ships and typically has over $150‚000 guests and 65‚ 000 shipboard employees sailing at any given time. Carnival is part of the North American market which is dominated by 3 organizations; Carnival‚ Royal Caribbean
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Case Study: Allure Cruise Line – Challenges of Strategic Growth and Organizational Effectiveness Who are the “major players” in the North American cruise industry? The “major players” in North America cruise industry are‚ Carnival‚ P&O Princess (P&OP)‚ RCC and Star Cruises Group accounted for 69% of capacity in 2002. In 2006‚ with P&O Princess now part of Carnival‚ the top three reached over than 79%. In progress the top three “major players” would increase to 81% by 2010. With the emergence of
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when they began forming their strategy: “We are Disney. If we build it‚ they will come.” Their ethnocentric approach in marketing their product to a highly diverse European culture seems an almost idiotic blunder. In Tokyo‚ Disney succeeded immediately due to their iconic brand and Japanese sentimental attachment to Disney characters. Approaching a European theme park the same way‚ located amidst a French population that is hostile to the very “Disney idea”‚ was a grave misstep and insulting to the
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The history of the Carnival Corporation begins in 1972‚ when Ted Arison set up Carnival Cruise Lines as a subsidiary of the American International Travel Service. The first ship ran aground‚ but Arison remained steadfast in achieving his vision of a cruise line offering affordable vacation packages to middle-income consumers. By 1977‚ Carnival had three ships‚ and ten years later‚ as the industry leader‚ the company went public. In the early 1990s‚ Carnival began to diversify into land-based entertainment
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Disney Case Write up: Disney from the start has had a competitive advantage to others in the film industry for the plain fact as Walt says‚ “Cartoons unlike actors can be perfectly controlled to avoid any negative imagery.” This statement is the key stone to how Disney has so successfully created value. Disney has pursued its corporate level strategy by maintaining the value of the brand‚ managing creativity‚ and encouraging synergy throughout the corporation. Managing the Disney brand has
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Introduction Carnival Corporation as the largest cruise line in the world is being a leader and innovator in the cruise line industry. Many of the onboard activities and services were introduced to strengthen the competencies between competitors. The challenges of the Carnival were being overcome by the management with creative and innovative strategies. As a corporate entity‚ Carnival did not refuse to withdraw money to settle the ocean pollution charged by public. The expansions of cruise line market
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Administration North American Cruise Statistical Snapshot‚ 2011 Office of Policy and Plans For additional information about the Office of Policy and Plans and its products and services‚ contact: Information Service Phone: 202-366-2278 Fax: 202-366-7403 Email: data.marad@dot.gov Mail: Office of Policy and Plans Maritime Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave. S.E. Washington‚ D.C. 20590 March 2012 eee North American Cruise Statistical Snapshot
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IV. Internal Environment: Strengths & Weaknesses (SWOT) A. Corporate Structure: 1. CEO: Micky Meir Arison Chairman‚ Chief Executive Officer‚ Subsidiary Officer Executive Carnival Corporation & plc. Highest authority in firm also keeps the company close to its roots and initial vision. (S) 2. Operating Committee: Formulates business strategy and helps to formulate corporate strategy and functional strategy by committing resources to sustainable high quality services and products
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Health Cruises‚ Inc. Health Cruises‚ Inc. packages cruises to Caribbean islands such as Martinique and the Bahamas. Like conventional cruises‚ the packages are designed to be fun. But the cruise is structured to help participants become healthier by breaking old habits‚ such as smoking and overeating. The Miami-based firm was conceived by Susan Isom‚ 30‚ a self-styled innovator and entrepreneur. Prior to this venture‚ she had spent several years in North Carolina promoting a behavior-modification
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Carnival Cruises enjoyed a pretty good run prior to the September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attacks. The company held 32% of the overall market‚ making it the largest cruise line in the world. As a result of the terrorist attacks cruise lines were forced to offer deep discount‚ which hand an impact on the bottom line. Bookings were down along with profit. This scenario was all too familiar to Carnival Cruises. In the beginning Carnival had struggled‚ but begin to gain popularity‚ by appealing to
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