Carnival vs. Royal Caribbean vs. Norwegian Cruise Line, ranked
CCL Carnival
46.53
0.23 (+0.50 %)
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NCLH Norw Crs Line
53.71
0.88 (+1.70 %)
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RCL Ryl Caribbean Cr
119.07
0.98 (+0.80 %)
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Carnival Corp, Royal Caribbean Cruises, and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings are the three dominant players in the cruise industry right now.
Together, they accounted for nearly $6 billion in profits and over 70% of the cruise market in 2018.
With demand for cruises expected to grow this year, the three companies will continue to battle for new customers.
The companies reported the following full-year profits in 2018:
1 Carnival: $3.2 billion
2 Royal Caribbean: $1.8 billion
3 Norwegian: $954.8 million
The companies had the following number of passengers in 2018:
1 Carnival: 12.4 million
2 Royal Caribbean: 6.1 million
3 Norwegian: 2.8 million
The three companies were responsible for the following percentages of global cruise-industry revenue in 2018:
1 Carnival: 39.4%
2 Royal Caribbean: 20.2%
3 Norwegian: 12.6%
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