How MSC Cruises Turned a Dredging Site Into a Private Island Paradise | WSJ Booked

youtube
How MSC Cruises Turned a Dredging Site Into a Private Island Paradise | WSJ Booked Cruise lines like MSC Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Lines are pouring increasing sums into private islands that give them more control over the guest experience. Nearly 13 million tourists went on Caribbean cruises in 2013, but there are only so many ports they can visit. Because of increasingly large crowds in places like Nassau, new destinations like Ocean Cay in the Bahamas have become increasingly important. WSJ explores how MSC spent $500 million transforming a dredging site into an exclusive destination for its passengers. Chapters: 0:00 Cruise lines and private islands 0:49 The industry 2:58 Reshaping the island 4:21 Operating the island 6:50 Expansion plans Booked Your trip may be booked, but there are hundreds of people and processes that help you travel to where you need to go. From airport logistics to cruise ship procedures, WSJ’s Booked peels back the curtain on the travel industry, guiding viewers behind-the-scenes through the lens of industry experts. #Travel #Cruise #WSJ
  2025/01/02      youtube
Xポスト

latest news

Has The US-Iran War Restarted? | BBC Newscast

Today, the US and Iran have been exchang...

  2026/07/08

U.S. military launches new Iran strike as Trump says "not sure" he wan

U.S. forces launched another round of st...

  2026/07/08

US President Donald Trump threatens Iran and says truce is over | BBC

US President Donald Trump threatened to ...

  2026/07/08

Market Close: Stocks Mixed, Dow Down 500; Oil Jumps After Ceasefire En

CNBC Business News Update with Jessica E...

  2026/07/08

What happens if Sen. McConnell leaves office before his term ends?

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has been ho...

  2026/07/08

Watch CNBC's Fed roundtable discuss the latest FOMC minutes

Jefferies' David Zervos, CNBC's Steve Li...

  2026/07/08

Vice President Vance delivers remarks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin — 7/8/20

Vice President JD Vance travels to Wisco...

  2026/07/08

Fed officials were split on direction of interest rates at last meetin

Federal Reserve officials were split las...

  2026/07/08

How Warsh's Task Forces Will Reshape The Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh is ...

  2026/07/08

Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the int

game

When it comes to achieving artificial ge...

  2026/07/08

Could Indonesia disrupt global trade? | The Economist

The Strait of Hormuz is not the world’s ...

  2026/07/08

Software stocks got crushed. Did they have it coming? | FT #shorts

The index of big US software groups has ...

  2026/07/08