WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 286189 [post_author] => 21 [post_date] => 2023-02-27 02:40:45 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-02-27 02:40:45 [post_content] => By Luca Casiraghi, Olivia Raimonde and Sabah Meddings (Bloomberg) –There was no Broadway show, mini golf or video arcades on board the Ritz-Carlton yacht which set sail from Barcelona in October on its maiden voyage. Guests were instead entertained by jazz musicians, an on-board art collection, and a shop stocked with $30,000 Birkin handbags.  Welcome to cruising for the rich.  The push by Marriott International Inc., the world’s biggest hotel group and Ritz-Carlton owner, into luxury cruising is part of a new wave of high-end operators targeting the wealthy. As existing operators battle to pay down debts incurred during Covid and... [post_title] => These Billionaire Owners Of Luxury Hotels Plan To Start Cruise Ship Operators [post_excerpt] => By Luca Casiraghi, Olivia Raimonde and Sabah Meddings (Bloomberg) –There was no Broadway show, mini golf or video arcades on board the Ritz-Carlton yacht which set sail from Barcelona in October on its maiden voyage. Guests were instead ente... [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => these-billionaire-owners-of-luxury-hotels-plan-to-start-cruise-ship-operators [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-02-27 02:40:45 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-02-27 02:40:45 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://gcaptain.com/?p=178023 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => news [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )