Memorandum To: Board of Directors From: Pat Brown, Controller Subject: Options for cost savings and revenue generation Date: November 30, 2012 Introduction Recent events in the cruise industry, specifically a terrorist attach on a cruise ship in the Caribbean, are expected to affect cruise travel negatively over the next year. Based on the effects of past terrorist attacks on the airline industry, overall bookings for cruises worldwide are expected to drop by 50%-55% over the next six
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ways to travel is by cruise ships. By cruising, you have time to relax and have fun at the same time. Passenger cruise liners are meant exclusively for recreational purposes and it is commonly known across the world. More and more people are discovering the fun and value of going on cruise, especially that luxury cruise is now more affordable and easily accessible to everyone. According to Travel Authority, Howard Hillman, “There are more than 300 sea-going cruise ships in the world. They can collectively
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the ship of Theseus. In this story, a man named Theseus docked his ship and over time, he and the ship, grew old and weak. Over time, the ship started to fall apart and needed new parts until eventually all the original parts were replaced with new ones. This newly renovated ship is the first ship to consider. There is also a second ship that was reconstructed from all the original pieces of the old ship that had been set into a separate warehouse and put back together. We now have two ships: the
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Airborne Express In the 1990’s, express mail was a profitable business, where individuals were spending almost $17 billion to ship items. Shipment volumes had increased 15-20% every year over the last ten years too. The three main shipping companies at this time were Federal Express, UPS, and Airborne Express. Airborne Express was the third largest shipping company during this time. Compared to UPS and Federal Express, Airbone needed to focus on the importance of service and speedy delivery
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of the biggest offenders of air pollution is the cruise line industry. According to EPA.gov, sewage, graywater, bilge water, ballast water, and solid water are just some of the many contributors to the pollution that cruise lines give off. ("Cruise Ship Discharges.") There is a major concern about the possible environmental impacts of these waste discharges that the cruise lines are giving off. According to Cruising.org, cruising is one of the most affordable and enjoyable vacations today. With
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pays for all the gourmet food you will be having and allows twenty four hour room service. Taking a luxury cruise, allows for a very indulgent vacation. You can indulge in food, sightseeing, entertainment or spa treatments all on board the cruise ship. When reaching destinations, every port has something fun and exciting to do! For example, when I was in Mexico on my cruise, I took a taxi to an all-inclusive resort and had lunch, snorkeling in perfect crystal clear water, followed by an open bar
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looking on the scenes I get started to like it. Its drama really melts my heart. The adventure is very intense. It’s like watching a horror movie but in fact it is not. You get shouted, shocked, and amazed in every big scene, like when a big cargo ship stuck on the bridge and the man is trying to evade the falling cargo containers from that. Luckily he survived to that enormous challenge. The movie ends with the scene of Hyundai in ruins, but in an atmosphere of hope. Sometimes we need to follow
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animals. There is another use of RFID which is recently introduced in ships. RFID in ships. When Royal Caribbean International's newest cruise ship, the Quantum of the Seas, embarks on its maiden voyage on Nov. 2, its passengers will be treated to several RFID-based features, including passive high-frequency (HF) RFID "WOWband" wristbands that they can use to unlock their staterooms' doors and make purchases onboard. The ship is also adopting RFID luggage tags, enabling guests to use their cell
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| |for the safety of the joint adventure; | |2. |which is borne by the owners of the property damaged, |2. |which is contributed to by the owners of all property | | |e.g., ship or cargo, as the case may be. | |saved, e.g., ship, freight and cargo. | Particular Average, then, is an accidental loss which concerns only the owner of the property damaged and, if the cause of the damage is an insured peril, his underwriters
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Battle Analysis 1. Overview: a. Actium-Rome b. 31 BC c. The battle took place off the coast of Actium in the Ionian Sea 2. Historical Context a. This battle was a part of Roman Civil War between Octavian and Mark Antony. This battle would establish a Roman Emperor and one single ruler of Rome after Julius Caesar’s death. b. There were a lot of key events that led up to this particular battle being fought. Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC. This led to the Second
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