In a recent trading update covering the three months to 31 March, the group, which owns Royal Caribbean, Silversea and Celebrity Cruises, saw an earlier start to an extended wave period generate a record level of bookings.
The strong trends resulted in an acceleration of the group’s booked position in relation to prior years, with the company generating "significantly" more bookings at "meaningfully" higher prices.
This year’s wave resulted in strong close-in demand at higher prices for the first quarter, and enabled a significant improvement in revenue expectations for all three remaining quarters.
