The recovery has gotten very real for Royal Caribbean International (RCL) – Get Royal Caribbean Group Report. The cruise line has fought its way back from being shut down from U.S. ports for more than a year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to cash-flow-positive on its way to being truly profitable. Royal…
During the pandemic, while cruise lines sailing from U.S. ports were not able to take passengers, getting an email from Royal Caribbean International (RCL) – Get Royal Caribbean Group Report usually meant something bad. When cruising stopped in March 2020, the cruise line kept selling future sailings. That’s because if it didn’t, and the Centers…
As the cruise industry continues to recover from the effects of the covid pandemic, more and more passengers are returning to ships to get a break from their regular routines. To a large extent, the process has gone well, but there have been some frustrating carryovers from the worst of the pandemic. For instance, there…
The covid pandemic has not ended, but the United States has gotten better at managing it. People still get infected, but the easy availability of vaccines as well as new treatments has kept serious illness from overwhelming America’s hospitals. Most of the country has simply moved past the covid pandemic. You might see people opting…
Cryptocurrency prices were lower on July 25, while a congressional committee looks to advance a bill on stablecoins and a major bank bought a stake in a crypto custodian firm. Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency, was down 2.7% to $21,923.67 at last check, according to CoinGecko, while ether slipped 3.5% to $1,525.14, and dogecoin dropped…
The pandemic made for some rough waters for the cruise industry to navigate with closures and limits on who can embark the ships. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) had some pretty tough restrictions on cruise lines, considering they are complete little worlds on the water, including their own medical centers aboard. Cruise lines were…
As the cruise industry has made its way back from its covid-related March 2020 through July 2021 closure, a lot of people have put off cruising until it returned to “normal.” That’s a relative word, however, as your normal and my normal may not be the same. Some people waited to cruise until masks were…
The major cruise lines walk a delicate line. They need to take the actual steps required to keep their passengers safe and they also need to be aware of how things look to the outside public. It’s a mix of practical covid policy balanced with covid theater. You have to do the right thing –…
Pfizer (PFE) – Get Pfizer Inc. Report said Thursday that it’s submitted a new application to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration seeking formal approval for the sale of its Covid oral treatment Paxlovid. Pfizer said the New Drug Application (NDA) request would apply to patients who are at ‘high risk’ in terms of progressing to…
Walt Disney Co. (DIS) – Get The Walt Disney Company Report theme parks occasionally shut down popular rides and attractions for extended periods of time for repairs, refurbishment and for construction projects. Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando is scheduled to reopen its Star Wars Launch Bay attraction on July 17 after closing during the covid…