Second ship soon?

[asalligo]

I loved my Margaritaville cruise on Paradise and I think there is a bigger market than other lines realize for older smaller ships. I predict in another five years MAS is going to be a major player in the economy cruise market. 

[toad455]

On 11/15/2023 at 9:13 AM, asalligo said:

I loved my Margaritaville cruise on Paradise and I think there is a bigger market than other lines realize for older smaller ships. I predict in another five years MAS is going to be a major player in the economy cruise market. 

 

It'll take time. I doubt in five years they have more than 3 ships sailing. The Paradise will likely need to be swapped out by then(she turns 33 next year). And I don't see MAS doing anything longer than a 5-day cruise. They could possibly look to get one of Carnival's remaining Fantasy-class ships(Elation or Paradise) or possibly Costa's oldest remaining ship, the Fortuna.

[pinkie60]

The question will be if MAS cruise line will abandon Palm Beach County, Florida altogether. Tampa is a nice size cruise port. MAS Cruise line cannot compete with the cruise lines leaving out of the biggies such as Port Canaveral, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami. 

[toad455]

They could always move up to Jacksonville. It can't handle the big ships, but would be ideal if MAS moves the Paradise up there and change to 3/4 day cruises. The Carnival Elation is (mostly) the lone ship that sails out of Jacksonville currently.