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billee
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posted 11-01-2001 03:57 PM      Profile for billee   Author's Homepage   Email billee   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Has anyone heard anything about Norwegian Cruise Line's current financial condition?
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Jekyll
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posted 11-02-2001 11:52 AM      Profile for Jekyll   Email Jekyll   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Given they are owned by Star Cruises who have more than a billion dollars in liquid assets (from I understand), I doubt finances w/ NCL need to be questioned.

They are definitely not the same position they were a few years ago.


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barr xx
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posted 11-02-2001 01:34 PM      Profile for barr xx        Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
No more than I have heard about Carnival,Princess or Celeberity's financial condition.

Steve


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borntocruise
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posted 11-02-2001 02:18 PM      Profile for borntocruise   Email borntocruise   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
In planning our cruise this December, I had talked to our travel agent about a possible NCL cruise. They (the travel agency) had dropped NCL from its recommended cruise lines. This travel agency only deals in cruising.

Having heard that Carnival is literally debt free I don't think you can put NCL in the same league as far as financial security. Considering how much debt NCL is carrying.

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yona
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posted 11-02-2001 02:25 PM      Profile for yona        Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
can anyone tell us about cunard?
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Malcolm @ cruisepage
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posted 11-02-2001 05:26 PM      Profile for Malcolm @ cruisepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Hi Yona, I've heard rumours that Cunard were not doing so well, from a financial point of view, earlier in the year? The ageing QE2 may be slowly losing her popularity? However, the September the 11th tragedy has resulted in improved booking for the QE2's transatlantic crossings.

Cunard are of course now under the wing of the cruise giant Carnival, so I don't think they need to worry! Carnival obviously believe in the 'Cunard' brand enough to invest in the most expensive newbuild in history, the Queen Mary 2.


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cruisemole
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posted 11-05-2001 04:29 AM      Profile for cruisemole   Email cruisemole   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
borntocruise - your agent is mistaken. NCL are owned by Star who in turn are part of some giant Malaysian gambling corporation. cash is not a problem.
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borntocruise
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posted 11-05-2001 02:44 PM      Profile for borntocruise   Email borntocruise   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
cruisemole - apparently you misread my message.

1. The travel agency I used has dropped NCL as a preferred or recommended carrier.

2. Just because NCL have cash in hand does not make them a solid company. My remarks were concerning a previous post putting NCL's financial health in the same status as Carnival's financial health. Carnival has very little debt. While from what I have read in various magazines, newspapers and on-line sites, NCL has a very large debt. I made no judgement on their ability to handle the debt.

In my book, just because you have cash in hand but a large debt does not put you in the same league as a company that has cash on hand, little to no debt.

As most have observed the "BIG" three should be able to weather the current slump cause by 9-11-01 and the economic downturn.

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origo
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posted 11-05-2001 05:06 PM      Profile for origo     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
dear borntocruise.

FYI is S. Cruise ( wich owns NCL ) a bigger companie then P& O/Princess so to talk about the big three is defently wrong.

And, S. Cruises, owned by the Genting group is a really, really solid company.


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borntocruise
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posted 11-05-2001 11:45 PM      Profile for borntocruise   Email borntocruise   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
to origo - you are right I should have said "BIG Four".

actually I had forgotten about Princess.

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moodus2
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posted 11-06-2001 01:14 AM      Profile for moodus2   Email moodus2   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
star cruise line pays cash
for their ships. they have
little debt. that includes
ncl. carnival cruise line
will be finacing the 750
million $ QM2 along with
their other new builds of the
other cruise lines they own.

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cruisemole
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posted 11-06-2001 04:06 AM      Profile for cruisemole   Email cruisemole   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
..of course, if your agent has dropped NCL because they suck, then fair enough
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gohaze
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posted 11-06-2001 04:47 AM      Profile for gohaze   Email gohaze   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Our TA is always complaining about the service she gets from NCL and would gladly drop them....I'd suggest that might be the reason rather than any financial concerns.
...peter

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
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posted 11-06-2001 05:43 AM      Profile for Malcolm @ cruisepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Although NCL do not offer the finest cruise experiece afloat, they do have a large fleet and offer some good value cruises!

Their 'Freestyle' concept seems very popular with the new breed of passengers, if not with the traditionalists!


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