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PostPosted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:12 am    Post subject: Carnival chief: Disney decision to cruise in Alaska is an an Reply with quote

Carnival chief: Disney decision to cruise in Alaska is an anomaly

Disney Cruise Line, which announced earlier this month that it would send a ship to Alaska for the first time during summer 2011, is moving into the market even as other cruise lines — most notably industry giant Carnival Corp. — are cutting back.

Carnival executives have been complaining about rising taxes and regulatory fees imposed by Alaska, including a $50-per-person tax on cruise passengers that disembark in the state. The cruise industry has filed a lawsuit challenging the tax.

Carnival CEO Micky Arison said during the company's earnings call last week that he expects Carnival and other cruise lines to continue cutting capacity in Alaska.

The Carnival chief made the comments less than two weeks after Disney announced it will send its 2,700-passenger Disney Wonder cruise ship to Alaska for the first time. The Wonder will spend four months in the north, offering seven-night roundtrip sailings out of Vancouver, B.C. Prices will start at $939 per person for an inside cabin.

Arison said Disney's decision is an anomaly.

"Disney has ... historically cherry-picked markets," Arison said. "They tend to cherry-pick their passenger base, so they may do this one year and not come back for three, four, five years. ... But the overall trend in Alaska will be down."

Source: Orlando Sentinel Blogs; http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/business_tourism_aviation/2009/09/carnival-chief-disney-decision-to-cruise-in-alaska-is-an-anomaly.html

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