Ah, the Joys of JOMO
My favorite word and usage curmudgeon, John McIntyre of the Baltimore Sun, gives a gentle rant about the “joy of missing out.”
New Survey Gauges What Journalists Expect on Press Trips
We recently conducted a survey of 200 journalists we regularly work with to assess their opinions on what should be comped on cruise line press trips.
HAL’s New ms Koningsdam
Holland America Line revealed the name of its new 99,500-ton cruise ship slated for delivery in February 2016 will be […]
Best OOO Message Ever
I received the following out-of-office message from a journalist in response to a press release we sent out. It has to be the best, most entertaining OOO message ever.
Hi. I’ll be out of the office beginning Friday, July 18, returning on the 12th of Never. During that time, I will have limited access to e-mail, Twitter, Twatter and Squatter. I hope to avoid human interaction entirely, except with those closest to me, and even then on a limited basis.
Costa Cruises Cancels Israel Calls
In response to the situation in Israel that has developed in recent weeks, Costa Cruises has modified the itinerary of Costa Pacifica cruises scheduled from Sept. 15 to Nov. 20, substituting overnight calls at Istanbul, Turkey, and one-day calls at Volos, Greece, for the originally scheduled overnight calls at Ashdod and Haifa, Israel.
Carnival Serves Tampa Beers
Joe Burns, national sales representative for Cigar City Brewing (left), and Edward Allen, vice president of beverage operations for Carnival, […]
Carnival Care Center Opens
Carnival Cruise Lines President and CEO Gerry Cahill, right; Carnival Corporation & plc Chief Financial Officer David Bernstein, center, cut […]
The Caution Race
A “caution race” currently is underway in the cruise line public relations practice. Can we continue to ramp up the caution quotient this way?
Newsrooms Looking Beyond Page Views to Measure Content Engagement
American Journalism Review has an interesting article on how some content providers are looking beyond page views to measure how well their content engages online audiences.
Why Twitter Is Important to P.R. Pros — It’s Where Journalists Are!
Washington Post columnist Ezra Klein observes that, despite Facebook’s unassailable dominance in social media, Twitter remains the social media platform of choice for journalists.
