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They are definitely not the same position they were a few years ago.
Steve
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.
[ 11-02-2001: Message edited by: borntocruise ]
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.
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.
[ 11-05-2001: Message edited by: 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.
actually I had forgotten about Princess.
Their 'Freestyle' concept seems very popular with the new breed of passengers, if not with the traditionalists!
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