DE RUEDA, ESTHEL ADRELLYNNE M.

TOP CRUISE COMPANIES

1. ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL
FOUNDED : 1968 in Norway

HEADQUARTERS : Miami, Florida, US

CEO & PRESIDENT : Michael Bayley

PARENT : Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Royal Caribbean International (RCI), also known by its former name Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, is
a cruise line brand founded in Norway and based in Miami, Florida, United States. It was founded in 1968
in Norway, and has been organised as a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. since
1997. It is one of the largest cruise lines in the world; in 2018, Royal Caribbean International controlled
19.2% of the worldwide cruise market by passengers and 14.0% by revenue.[3] It also operates many of the
world's largest ships; as of May 2018, the line operates twenty-five ships, including the four largest ships in
the world, and has six additional ships on order.

2. DISNEY CRUISE LINE

FOUNDED: May 3, 1995; 23 years ago

HEADQUARTERS : Celebration, Florida, US

NUMBER OF LOCATION : 3

AREAS SERVED: Alaska and the Pacific Coast, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Europe,Canada

PRESIDENT : Jeff Vahle (, Disney Signature Experiences)

 In 1985, Premier Cruise Line became the licensed partner cruise line with Disney. This allowed Disney
characters on their ships and combined cruise, hotel and theme park packages. In 1993, Premier ended the
Disney character license for a license for Warner Brothers characters. Premier continued to offer Disney land
and sea packages while adding Universal Studios as an option. Thus Disney approached both Carnival and
Royal Caribbean cruise lines to replace Premier as an exclusive sea partner.

3. CELEBRITY CRUISES

FOUNDED : 1988

HEADQUARTERS: Miami, Florida

AREA SERVED: Worldwide

PRESIDENT & CEO : Lisa Lutoff-Perlo

PARENT : Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd

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 Celebrity Cruises was founded in April 1988 as a subsidiary of the Greece-based Chandris Group to operate
upmarket cruise ships to Bermuda. Chandris had been involved in cruise traffic since the 1960s, and during the late
1980s the company operated in the United States market under the brand name Chandris Cruises. Chandris Fantasy
Cruises targeted the lower end of the cruise passenger market, with fleets consisting of second-hand ocean liners.
Celebrity Cruises came into existence when, in April 1988, Home Lines, at the time one of the world's leading
premium cruise lines, was sold to Holland America Line. Home Lines' ships had held two of the five contracts
offered by the Government of Bermuda to cruise lines, giving the ships priority berthing arrangement and
unlimited access of sail to the islands in exchange for the ships sailing to Bermuda between April and October each
year. Although these contracts were highly valued, Holland America Line decided to withdraw the former Home
Lines ships from this service, leaving an opening for two new ships to gain access. Chandris wanted to acquire the
contracts, but the Government of Bermuda was only willing to award them to upmarket cruise lines, which
Chandris Fantasy Cruises was not. Celebrity's signature logo is an "Χ" displayed on the funnel of Celebrity ships,
and is the Greek letter chi, for "Chandris".

4. MSC CRUISES ( MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY )

FOUNDED : 1960
HEADQUARTERS : Geneva, Switzerland
AREAS SERVED : Worldwide
CEO : Gianni Onorato
PARENT : Mediterranean Shipping Company
 MSC Cruises is a global cruise line registered in Switzerland and based in Geneva. It was founded in Naples,
Italy in 1960. MSC Cruises is the world's largest privately held cruise company, employing about 23,500
people worldwide and having offices in 45 countries as of 2017. MSC Cruises is part of the Mediterranean
Shipping Company S.A. (MSC), the world's second biggest container shipping operator. MSC Cruises is the
fourth largest cruise company in the world, after Carnival Corporation & plc, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings with a 7.2% share of all passengers carried in 2017.

5. COSTA CRUISES
FOUNDED : 1854
HEADQUARTERS : Genoa, Italy
CEO : Michael Thamm
PARENT : Carnival Corporation & plc
 Costa Cruises is an Italian cruise line, based in Genoa, Italy, owned by Carnival Corporation & plc.
Founded in 1854, the company originally operated cargo ships, in order to carry olive oils and textiles from
Sardinia to Liguria. In 1924 the company passed to founder's sons (Federico, Eugenio and Enrico) that started
commercial activities, buying the ship Ravenna. Commercial activities continued until the introduction of
passenger services in 1947, with regular services between Italy and South America. The company later
converted its entire fleet to full-time cruising, and as an independent company became one of the largest cruise
operators in Europe. Acquired by Carnival Corporation in 2000, Costa Cruises is now one of ten brands
operated by Carnival and accounts for approximately 16% of its revenue.