[image] Cruise lines, early source of coronavirus infections, out of bailout package The industry’s trade group, the Cruise Lines International Association, acknowledged Thursday that the major cruise lines weren’t included in the package, despite meeting with Vice President Mike Pence and…

This couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch: https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=carnival+stock

“The company has stopped all sailings until at least mid-May and ran into a stone wall of resistance in Congress about funding a bailout because it is domiciled in Liberia, not the United States.” They gave it a shot but no use crying over spilled milk. I guess now is the time to buy. https://see…

[image] Lee_Shore: I guess now is the time to buy. Why contribute to a Panamanian based scumbag outfit? Let them rot.

They’ll bounce back. PT Barnum is their patron saint. “This comes after failure of any help from the government’s $2 trillion aid package because of foreign incorporation.” “Failure of any help” I love how they make it sound as if the US government is failing them.

[image] Lee_Shore: They gave it a shot but no use crying over spilled milk. I guess now is the time to buy. That SA pump piece is funny. Carnival is going to have to draw down all their revolvers issue more junk bonds and they use past earnings as indication of ability to service debt since, …

We shouldn’t and can’t be bailing out an industry that doesn’t play by the rules. There is zero responsibility for US taxpayers to foreign nationals to protect their jobs, as I wouldn’t expect Norwegians to protect US jobs. The ship operators have no problem doing everything they can to avoid contri…

Gotta laugh, Sir Richard builds a couple of hulks and sails them into this shit storm hoping to fill them up with the younger types with no kids so they can sit around the pool (septic tank) swap spit and catch a virus. Sounds like a dream vacation. Good luck with that one if you are a bond holder…

And you thought it was just Florida they infect? [image] The Cruise Industry Pressured Caribbean Islands Amid Coronavirus Concerns At least three island governments were forced to make crucial public health decisions under pressure from the cruise giant Carnival. Est. reading t…

[image] DeckApe: Emails leaked to the Miami New Times by a Norwegian Cruise Line employee showed a manager pressuring sales staff to lie to potential customers about the risk of the virus, telling them, for example, that “the coronavirus can only survive in cold temperatures, so the Caribbean is…

This came out in the media on March 11 as well as the State Department’s instruction to avoid cruise ships. [image] 'The Coronavirus can only survive in cold temperatures, so the Caribbean is a... "Coronavirus can only survive in cold temperatures, so the Caribbean is a fantastic choice f…

No U.S. Bailout for Major Cruise Lines

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No U.S. Bailout for Major Cruise Lines

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