BIZARRE: 2 - What They Never Told You

Woman pays $20 a day for all-inclusive Carnival Cruise. Then a much older passenger corners her with a $1,000/min offer: ‘thinking back on it’

The Mediterranean cruise was cheap. Jerry, apparently, was not.

We Got This Covered · Aug 21

‘Drunk’ Carnival cruise passenger allegedly stomped fiancée, threw her down ship’s stairs

Carnival staff had already revoked Noah Alexander Cox’s ‘drinking privileges... for the entirety of the cruise for safety reasons,’ according to an FBI probable cause affidavit reviewed by The Independent

The Independent UK · Jul 31

Carnival’s Unusually Active $27 Put Signals a Bearish Bet — Here’s How to Trade It

Carnival's Nov. 20 $27 put saw a 33x Vol/OI spike on heavy at-ask buying, signaling bearish conviction. We break down the long put, bear put spread, and long strangle strategies — favoring Royal Caribbean over Carnival for continued post-COVID outperformance.

Barchart · Jul 31

Louisiana woman suffers ‘catastrophic’ genital injury on cruise vacation, airlifted back to US: ‘Thought it was only a scratch’

The swelling reached the size of a baseball, her boyfriend said.

We Got This Covered · Jul 22

“Grapefruit-Sized Lady Bits”: Louisiana Woman’s “Catastrophic” Cruise Injury Results In $50K Medical Bill

According to the woman's boyfriend and family, “Everyone that’s seen the injury has never seen anything like it…”

Bored Panda · Jul 22

Exclusive: Disney’s cruise ship fleet generated $3 billion in the last fiscal year—and the company plans to add 5 more in a $60 billion expansion

The company has historically declined to break out financials for its ships—but the numbers can be found via a mysteriously named shell company that does not use the “Disney” name.

Fortune · Jul 16

Stock Index Futures Tumble as Oil Jumps After Trump Says U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Is Over, FOMC Minutes on Tap

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU26) are down -0.96%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU26) are down -1.34% this morning as sentiment took a hit after U.S. President Donald Trump declared an end to the ceasefire with Iran, sending oil prices and bond yields soaring.

Barchart · Jul 8

Carnival Cruises ignored ‘rape lair’ in shipboard spa, lawsuit claims

Exclusive: A lawsuit by a passenger aboard the Carnival Vista says the cruise line was was aware that ‘crewmembers/spa employees were utilizing shipboard spas as a rape/sexual assault lair,’ but did nothing about it

The Independent UK · Jul 7

Carnival's Second Quarter: Is the Stock Still Complicated?

Carnival stock delivered record quarterly results and strong booking trends, but investors face risks from debt, fuel costs, and geopolitical uncertainty.

MarketBeat · Jun 25

Carnival says cruise vacation bookings hit by Iran war’s ‘extreme geopolitical volatility’

Company executives across all three of America’s biggest cruise lines have said the Iran war impacted bookings

The Independent UK · Jun 23