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Cruise Week 3/30/11

1. Cruise Industry's Got Your Number
Bad news hovered over the cruise industry's big annual Cruise Shipping Miami conference in Miami Beach recently, as it was around that time numerous lines changed deployments to troubled regions. For example, shortly after the event, Princess, which had already made Egypt changes, canceled seven upcoming calls in Japan, impacting three ships....

2. Changing World Changes Strategies
Cruise Week stopped by Cruise Specialists in Northern California to interview VP Greg Nacco on what this key premium/luxury agency is doing to meet challenges. "We've absolutely changed the way we do business," says Nacco. "Our sales five years ago were a majority Holland America, and now we're much more diverse and focused on the luxury end. Yet our Holland America business has gone up over that time period as well....

3. Carnival Corp. Commissions Surge....

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