Fast Company/6h ago
The world is a mess. Let’s book a cruise!
The world is a mess. Let’s book a cruise. Consumer confidence is feeble , gas prices remain high, the labor market has the jitters, there’s war in the Middle East, and AI doomerism has become part of pop culture . So . . . time to book a cruise? Apparently so. This week Carnival, the largest cruise line, reported record result s—third quarter revenue of $8.4 billion, well ahead of expectations—and, more intriguingly, all-time high bookings for 2027. With customer deposits totaling $7.6 billion in the third quarter, up almost 7% over last year, Carnival says it is roughly.