Ritz Carlton Yachts - Good for us?

7/5/2017 0 Comments

Ritz-Carlton Yachts

On the 22nd of June, 2017, Ritz-Carlton announced it was getting into the luxury cruise business. Sometime in Q4 of 2019, three new ships will debut each featuring 149 suites to accommodate 298 guests. So the question I have is, will this be a brand branching too far out from its core business or will this be hailed as a wild success. Time will tell, but I think their is enough water in the ocean for luxurious competition. First, it's not as though we are in uncharted waters here. The commercial business is huge in this country and has come a long way since the first days of Carnival. And certainly there are other luxury yacht, small and mid ship cruises on the market, but Ritz has the cache and the mailing list to have a leg up on the competition. But I can say this, if anybody can get it to work it's Ritz Carlton and its parent company Marriott International.

You can read the official release here and get more information about RC Yachts here.

So I say we make our reservations in May of 2018 for a seven or ten day itinerary and then get ready to have a fantastic cruise.

Erik

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