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Alaska's success for Carnival, the world's largest cruise company, points to the ongoing popularity of the cruise industry.
Carnival Corp. said Monday that Alaska has emerged as one of the cruise line operator's top destinations this year, especially for first-time cruisegoers.
“Alaska, in particular, for this past year was off the charts,” said Josh Weinstein, president, CEO, and chief climate officer, during a third-quarter earnings call.
A large share of the demand growth for Alaska has been from customers who are first-time cruisegoers.
“[Alaska] was absolutely phenomenal, and that tends to skew higher to new-to-cruise because if you're going to go to Alaska, which everybody should go do, the only way you can go see it is by a cruise ship to really appreciate it,” said Weinstein.
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