Executive Summary Royal Caribbean is the second largest cruise line company in the world and it is in position to take advantage of a recovering industry that is once again attracting high numbers of people looking to spend money. Royal Caribbean has strong brand awareness in North America where a majority of cruises originate‚ but it also has a strong international reputation through the other brands it operates as well as its own increasing presence in the European and Asian market. Royal Caribbean
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Case: Carnival Cruise Lines (from Lesson 1) 1. What global forces have contributed to the growth of the cruise-line industry? Some changes in the global environment were favorable to the cruise-line industry. For example‚ more ports are available to a mass market thereby increasing cruise-line industry’s destination offers. Safety precautions have also improved globally‚ adding onto the attractiveness of going on cruises as a vacation for families. As the world becomes more developed‚ cruise-line
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for Business Communication case “Carnival Cruise Lines: Wreck of the Costa Concordia.” Communication Scenario Imagine that you (firstinitiallastname@carnival.com) have recently been appointed director of communication for Carnival Cruise Lines‚ working at its headquarters offices in Miami‚ Florida: Carnival Cruise Lines 3655 N.W. 87th Avenue Miami‚ Florida 33178 Phone: 1-305-599-2600 Fax: 1-305-471-4700 http://www.carnival.com Previously‚ Carnival farmed out most of its corporate
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Case study carnival cruise lines:exploiting a sea of global opportunity Background Q&A Take Home Messsage What global forces have contributed to the growth of the cruise-line industry? the change in the competitive environment brought about by the advent of transoceanic airline service increasing discretionary incomes 2\What specific steps have Carnival Cruise Lines taken to benefit from global social changes? : Carnival has adopted many measures as follows Institude very strict security
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GALGOTIAS BUSINESS SCHOOL GREATER NOIDA POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT COURSE OUTLINE COURSE TITLE: Strategic Management‚ (Revised May‚ 2012) TRIMESTER – V YEAR : PGDM (2011 - 2013) INSTRUCTOR : Kamaljit Sodhi 1.0 Course Description: The course is designed to give the student an overview of the organisation and an understanding about how organisational functions do not operate in silos and are in fact integrated despite
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growth of the cruise industry? Two major factors that have contributed to the growth of the cruise industry are the change in the competitive environment brought about by the advent of transoceanic airline service and increasing discretionary incomes. As demand for liner travel declined in response to the development of less expensive and much faster air service‚ shipping lines were forced to respond to the new market conditions by developing sea travel for the middle class‚ i.e.‚ cruises. In addition
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Resort A cruise is defined as “to make a trip by sea in a liner for pleasure‚ usually calling at a number of ports.” It is similar to a mobile resort (Dowling‚ 2006‚ p. 1). Why be on land when there is an option to travel on top of the beautiful ocean waters? The cruise industry has grown phenomenally in the last thirty-six years-from a mere half-million people a year in 1970 to over 10 million in 2006 (Dickinson & Vladimir‚ 2008‚ p. 33). Today most people would rather go on a cruise instead of
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STRENGTHS * Owning of cruise brands‚ tour companies‚ hotels * Forms of entertainment * Competitiveness of the corporation | WEAKNESSES * Safety and security * Environmental safety practices * Overtime pay issue | OPPORTUNITIES * Population * Economy | THREATS * Hurricanes * Lawsuits against the corporation * Competitors | Carnival Corporation & plc was a global cruise company and one of the largest vacation companies in the world. Owning of cruise brands‚ tour companies
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Table of Contents 1. Company overview (history) 2. Current strategies 3. PEST Analysis 4. Porter Five Forces 5. Competitor Analysis 6. SWOT Analysis 7. Financial Analysis 8. Industry Outlook 9. Key Success Factors 10. Strategic Alternatives 11. Recommendations 12. Implementation Plan 13. Time-Line 14. Contingency Plan 15. Conclusion 16. Appendices 17. References Company overview (history) Limited Brands was founded by Leslie H. Wexner in 1963. Leslie started with one
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BUSINESS STUDENT ID: 201402010002 The case: Are we on the fun ship yet? Questions: 1. What global forces have contributed to the growth of the cruise-line industry? 2. What special steps has Carnival Cruise Lines taken to benefit from global social changes? 3. What are some of the national differences that affect the operations of cruise lines? What is international business? International business involves all commercial transactions-private
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