Year in Review: The Top Cruise Stories of 2024
The Cruise Industry News editorial team selected some of the industry’s key headlines, developments and trends seen in 2024.
邮轮行业新闻编辑团队选择了 2024 年该行业的一些主要头条新闻、发展和趋势。
Profitability 收益性
After mostly returning to profitability in 2023, the world’s largest cruise corporations continued to improve their financial positions in 2024.
在 2023 年基本恢复盈利后，全球最大的邮轮公司在 2024 年继续改善其财务状况。
Carnival Corporation reported a full year adjusted EBITDA of $6.1 billion, over 40 percent higher than the prior year.
Carnival Corporation 报告称，全年调整后 EBITDA 为 61 亿美元，比上一年增长超过 40%。
After seeing an adjusted EBITDA of $2.1 billion in the third quarter, the Royal Caribbean Group reported that, in 2024, its adjusted EPS is expected to grow 71 percent year-over-year and be in the range of $11.57 to $11.62.
在第三季度调整后 EBITDA 为 21 亿美元后，皇家加勒比集团报告称，到 2024 年，其调整后每股收益预计将同比增长 71%，在 11.57 美元至 11.62 美元之间。
In the third quarter, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reported that its adjusted EBITDA grew 24 percent to $931.0 million, a quarterly record high. The company also expects its 2024 full year adjusted EBITDA to increase, reaching approximately $2.425 billion.
第三季度，挪威邮轮控股公司报告称，其调整后的 EBITDA 增长 24%，达到 9.31 亿美元，创下季度新高。该公司还预计其 2024 年全年调整后 EBITDA 将增加，达到约 24.25 亿美元。
More Startups 更多初创公司
Brands such as Villa Vie Residences, Mitsui Ocean Cruises and Aroya Cruises welcomed their first guests, and other new operations were announced, including Eastern Cruise, Victory Cruise Lines, Alma Cruceros, Neonyx Cruises and more.
Villa Vie Residences、Mitsui Ocean Cruises 和 Aroya Cruises 等品牌迎来了他们的第一批客人，并宣布了其他新业务，包括 Eastern Cruise、Victory Cruise Lines、Alma Cruceros、Neonyx Cruises 等。
New Ships in Service 新船服役
Cruise lines welcomed ten new cruise ships into their fleets in 2024, with newbuilds coming in different sizes and types. The lineup included Princess’ new Sun Princess, Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas, Explora’s Explora II, Disney’s Treasure, and more.
邮轮公司在 2024 年迎来了 10 艘新邮轮加入他们的船队，新造船的尺寸和类型各不相同。阵容包括 Princess 的新 Sun Princess、皇家加勒比的 Utopia of the Seas、Explora 的 Explora II、Disney’s Treasure 等。
China Bouncing 中国弹跳
Western cruise lines returned to China in 2024, led by MSC and Royal Caribbean, while local operators scaled up. A summer surge of too much capacity in Shanghai led to changes, with ships set to enter China in the future being deployed elsewhere.
西方邮轮公司于 2024 年重返中国，以地中海航运和皇家加勒比为首，而当地运营商则扩大了规模。上海夏季运力过剩导致变化，未来进入中国的船舶被部署在其他地方。
Secondhand Market 二手市场
Notable transactions included the sale of the Pacific Explorer to Resorts World Cruises, as well as the sale of two smaller Celebrity ships to Lindblad Expeditions. An entire fleet also went to auction in April, as American Queen’s ships hit the market following the company’s dismissal.
值得注意的交易包括将 Pacific Explorer 出售给名胜世界邮轮，以及将两艘较小的 Celebrity 船出售给 Lindblad Expeditions。整个船队也在 4 月进行了拍卖，因为 American Queen 的船只在公司解雇后进入市场。
New Ship Orders 新发货订单
After a year-long hiatus, Carnival Corporation, the Royal Caribbean Group and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings placed new ship orders, with the latter announcing a record-breaking deal to take delivery of eight new ships over the next decade.
经过长达一年的中断，嘉年华公司、皇家加勒比集团和挪威邮轮控股公司下达了新船订单，后者宣布了一项破纪录的交易，将在未来十年内接收八艘新船。
While Viking kept ordering new luxury vessels, Disney Cruise Line also announced plans to add five ships to its fleet over the next six years.
在维京人不断订购新的豪华邮轮的同时，迪士尼邮轮公司还宣布计划在未来六年内为其船队增加五艘船。
Newbuilds Get Larger 新造船变得更大
The new ships being ordered are getting significantly bigger, with more companies set to take delivery of 200,000-ton-plus ships over the next few years.
订购的新船越来越大，未来几年将有更多公司接收 200,000 吨以上的船舶。
A series of new ships for Norwegian Cruise Line that will debut starting in 2030 will be 225,000 tons each, with capacity for 5,100 guests.
挪威邮轮公司的一系列新船将于 2030 年开始首次亮相，每艘船的载重量为 225,000 吨，可容纳 5,100 名客人。
Luxury Remains Up 奢侈品依然高涨
The luxury market has kept up the momentum in 2024, with more upscale vessels being ordered for various brands.
奢侈品市场在 2024 年保持了势头，为各种品牌订购了更多高档船只。
Viking confirmed orders for four ships during the year, while Crystal ordered three newbuilds, Windstar revealed plans to add two ships to its fleet and Emerald ordered another yacht.
Viking 在这一年确认了四艘船的订单，而 Crystal 订购了三艘新船，Windstar 透露了在其船队中增加两艘船的计划，Emerald 订购了另一艘游艇。