High Seas Cruising
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Why cruise ships keep getting bigger
In a never-ending race to build bigger, we're breaking down the reasons cruise lines are obsessed with building the world's largest cruise ship. Hit SUBSCRIBE to never miss a cruise tip 👉 http://youtube.com/@HighSeasCruisingBlog/?sub_confirmation=1 🛒 Check out my cruise must-haves (Affiliate link): https://www.amazon.com/shop/highseascru0b 📧 Subscribe to my newsletter: https://highseascruising.kit.com/ ✉️ Connect with me: info@highseascruising.com This video is NOT sponsored. Some product links are affiliate links, which means if you buy something, we'll receive a small commission. ====================== Connect with us! ====================== Blog → https://highseascruising.com TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@highseascruisingblog Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/highseascruisingblog ====================== Timestamps ====================== 00:00 Introduction 00:49 Economies of Scale 02:34 Bigger Revenues 03:41 Passenger Demand 05:23 The Social Media Age 04:25 Interior Cabins 06:26 Is There A Limit? 08:10 Outro ====================== About This Video ====================== Every couple of years, the title of the world’s largest cruise ship gets passed to a new flagship. Royal Caribbean, MSC, Carnival, Norwegian, and Disney are all pushing further into mega-ship territory. Despite the race to build bigger, over half of cruisers surveyed say ships are getting too big. So why does the cruise industry keep doubling down on scale? In this video, we examine the financial logic in shipyards, how onboard revenue drives ship designs, why passenger demand keeps growing, and the physical limits like port infrastructure and overtourism that might finally put a cap on ship sizes.