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Correspondent Peter Greenberg takes you on the ultimate getaway with an exclusive look inside the $30 billion cruise industry.
Peter and the CNBC cameras gained unprecedented access inside Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Pearl, spending seven days exploring the ship from bow to stern, above and below deck.
The 14-story floating city is a destination unto itself. It holds 2,394 passengers and 1,150 crew members. It has a full-service medical center and offers passengers every opportunity to spend on anything from sushi-making to bingo—even Botox!
But, big ships cost big money, and one misstep, whether it be bad weather, a late departure or even running short on beer, can mean a tidal difference between profits and loss.
Cruising is one of the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry, but can Norwegian, the third-largest player in the industry, navigate the rough seas of a slumping economy and tough competition to stay afloat?
Check out areas of the cruise ship that you’ve never seen before—like I-95, the “superhighway” of the ship where everything travels, except the passengers.
Find out what tactics the cruise lines use to entice travelers to board their ships—and how passengers are “steered” toward spending more and more once they’re onboard.
And learn just how much some countries depend on big ship dollars and how the global economic crisis may change the industry.
Click here for more information on CNBC’s Cruise Inc: Big Money on the High Seas premieres Tuesday, March 24 on CNBC at 9 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT.
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