Spencer Aronfeld

January 13, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Bigger and bigger is not always better, especially when these floating cities visit smaller ports that are unable to accommodate the vessels or the sudden influx of people getting on or off the ships.

By Spencer Aronfeld

4 minute read

November 17, 2022 | Daily Business Review

It has been a tumultuous year for Carnival. After being forced into a mandatory hibernation during COVID, cruise-starved passengers finally were permitted to sail again.

By Spencer Aronfeld

3 minute read

August 13, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Princess Cruise Lines, a subsidiary of Carnival, was one of the first cruise lines to garner worldwide attention regarding its handling of the coronavirus after a number of passengers aboard the Grand Princess tested positive.

By Spencer Aronfeld

4 minute read

March 11, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Among those infected were 19 crew members and two passengers. With more than 3,500 people onboard the ship in close proximity, this number was expected to rise. All American passengers on the Grand Princess were to be routed to military bases in California, Texas and Georgia for a 14-day quarantine.

By Spencer Aronfeld

4 minute read

March 12, 2019 | Daily Business Review

More families are taking cruises than ever before, according to recent reports from Cruise Lines International Association, Inc, which shows that demand has gone up 20.5 percent in the last five years.

By Spencer Aronfeld

6 minute read

August 17, 2018 | Daily Business Review

As the “#MeToo” movement continues to gain momentum throughout the United States, cruise ship passengers are feeling empowered to do the same as reports of sexual assaults increase on some of the world's most popular cruise lines.

By Spencer Aronfeld

5 minute read

March 30, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The cruise industry is getting a lot of media attention this year, but not for their exciting new ships which feature onboard hair-raising water slides, go-kart tracks and smokehouse BBQ joints, but because of the increased number of failed ship inspections performed pursuant to by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel Sanitation Program (CDC-VSP).

By Spencer Aronfeld

4 minute read