The problem for Celebrity Cruises was clear in they needed to define a clear positioning for its customers and figure out a way to keep the demand strong maintain market share and focus on specific customers in their target market. This meant Celebrity cruises had problems with their strategies and less importantly their operations. Celebrity needed to figure out a way to retain customs with different expectations within their target market whether or not they were initial cruisers‚ seasonal cruisers
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competition in an industry increases with the number of firms in the industry. If all firms in an industry are small in size‚ relative to the size of the industry‚ it is a fragmented industry. If a small number of firms controls a large share of the industry’s output or sales‚ it is a consolidated industry. The type of competition in fragmented industries is generally very different from that in consolidated industries. A consolidated (concentrated) industry‚ like the cruise industry‚ typically has
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of leisure‚ recreation and play there are many examples of each throughout the movie. "The Sandlot" is a story of a boy‚ Scotty Smalls who moves into a new neighborhood with his mom and his step dad‚ Bill. As a new kid in town he is often seen inside but one day he discovers that there is a group of kids in the neighborhood that go a to lot every morning to play baseball. This very special lot was called the Sandlot. This is where most of the aspects of leisure occur in this story. Leisure In
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CRUISE CONTROL DEVICE INTRODUCTION Everyday the media brings us horrible news on road accidents. Once a report said that the damaged property and other costs may equal 3 % of the world’s gross domestic product. The concept of assisting driver in longitudinal vehicle control to avoid collisions has been a major focal point of research at many automobile companies and research organizations. The idea of driver assistance was started with the ‘cruise control devices’ first appeared in 1970’s
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Executive Summary Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is rapidly becoming one of the best cruise lines in the industry. It has a strong financial position due to the 1Billion dollar cash equity investment made in the company by the private equity group Apollo Management. The company was started by Knut Kloster in 1966 under the name Kloster’s Rederi‚ which is one of Norway’s oldest shipping firms. This is a global company based in Miami‚ Florida but is considered a Bermuda Corporation with subsidiaries
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headquartered in Richmond‚ Virginia. Competitive Rivalry: * Highly Competitive Industry * Large insurance companies offer similar products * Insurance products similar to commodity * Companies with low costs‚ operating efficiency‚ and superior customer service will be more competitive * Consolidation and M&A activity among the larger companies Threat of New Entrants: * Difficult to enter insurance industry as a small “start-up” player due to capital and regulatory requirements
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Health Cruises Homework 1. What is the minimum number of passengers Health Cruises must sign up by November 20th to break even? *Fixed costs = $220‚000 (Ship rental and crew) + $65‚000(initial advertisement expense) +$10‚000(administrative expense) = $295000 *Contribution per unit = $1500 -$200 = $1300 *Breakeven point (in units)= 295000/1300 = 226.92 : At least 227 passengers should sign up for Health Cruises by November 20th.
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Five forces Model 1) Suppliers power 2) Buyers Bargaining Power 3) New Potential Entrants 4) Threat of Substitutes 5) Industry Competitors STRENGTHS 1) Suppliers power A segment is unattractive if the company’s suppliers are able to raise prices or reduce quantity supplied Ss in apparels section have major brands like‚ Arrow‚ Levis‚ lee‚ Provogue‚ Pepe‚ loues Philip‚ Zodiac Weakness 2) Customer Buying Power The bargaining power of customer at
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Case Carnival Cruise Lines Mission statement of Carnival cruises Mission statement is a statement of the purpose of a company‚ organization or person‚ its reason for existing. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_statement) The Mission of Carnaval cruise line: Our mission is to deliver exceptional vacation experiences through the world’s best-known cruise brands that cater to a variety of different lifestyles and budgets‚ all at an outstanding value unrivaled on land or at sea." Vission statement
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PORTERS Five Forces Model The porter’s five forces model argues that the more limited is the ability of the firm to raise the prices and earn greater profits. A competitive force plays an important threat in reducing the profit to the company. Bargaining power of Suppliers Suppliers always play vital role in any industry because the quality of the raw materials will influence the value of the finished goods that are delivered by that organization. If the supplier’s power is high it will increase
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