Cruise
Mexico blocked Royal Caribbean's Perfect Day project. The Caribbean cruise consolidation now has an environmental brake.
Mexico's environmental ministry refused to approve construction of Perfect Day Mexico. The decision is bigger than one resort.
Cruise consolidation changes the coastal property calculation
Smaller-port economies losing cruise calls are also the markets where coastal property has been most heavily marketed to retiring diasporans. Read carefully.
Caribbean cruise routes are being cut. Smaller ports lose first.
Fuel volatility is forcing operators into shorter, higher-yield itineraries. The secondary ports are the ones at risk.