After his bitter exit from Norwegian Cruise Line, Ted Arison has limited time to make his new company Carnival a success. With little funds and one run-down ship, the odds are stacked against him. Meanwhile, Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean compete to be the most luxurious cruise ship company on the market. And all three get an unexpected boost from ... Show More
Oct 2025
Highrise Luxury on the High Seas
A developer of residential towers in New York, Miami and Los Angeles has embarked on a new venture, with plans to spend more than $1 billion converting cruise ships into luxury condos on the seas.Earlier this year, Russell Galbut, managing principal of developer Crescent Heights, ... Show More
10m 46s
Jan 2025
Cruise Industry Insider: Making Waves with Lisa Lutoff-Perlo
In the latest episode of the Brainfluence podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, then Vice Chairman of External Affairs at Royal Caribbean Group and former CEO of Celebrity Cruises. Since then, Lutoff-Perlo became Chairwoman of the Board of the Hornbl ... Show More
27m 45s
Oct 2022
⚓️ “Biggest cruise ship, biggest mortgage” — Carnival's 11% boat interest. Hermes’ supremium fashion. BMW’s battery belt.
Royal Caribbean is building the largest cruise ship in the history of the world, but the more interesting story is how they paid for the gigantic vessel. Apparently there’s a waitlist for $10,000 belts… because French fashion brand Hermes is in a different economy. And BMW’s next ... Show More
17m 47s
Apr 2025
Daily Highlight: We are Visiting Our New Godchild!
It's hard being a godparent to ships... but not for us! Bryan White, our friend from NCL joins us to talk about the newest ship from Norwegian Cruise Lines, the Aqua, and what we can expect! Plus, we're having a lunch date with Aqua today!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i ... Show More
12m 21s
Aug 2024
Brawls, Exciting and New: Carnival Cruise Ship Dust-ups
What is supposed to be a luxurious, tropical escape on the high seas can sometimes devolve into a floating barge of drunken tussles at the midnight pizza buffet. Choose your cruise wisely, or you could wind up bruised and battered and also starring in a Ridiculous Crime episode.S ... Show More
58m 51s