Orval Fairbairn wrote:

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Nooffa Subject wrote:

Orval Fairbairn wrote:

It seems that Carnival ships are making headlines with their
breakdowns. With the cruise industry so hungry for customers, their
profit margins must be pretty thin. Are they cutting into
essential maintenance in order to defray operational costs?


No.

I just read in the Wall Street Journal that they just upped their
annual maintenance budget from $400 million to $800 million, so the
answer has been "yes."


No. It means they just spent $300 Million on rehabbing a ship, are
planning to do several others, and are assuming more of the maintenance
tasks on some of their port facilities to improve guest experiences.