Cruise Industry and Turner Sports

Cruise IndustryBrenton Young

Cruise Industry History

From the mid 19th Century ship liners have been transporting large groups of people from continent to continent, mostly Europe and North America.

Most famous liners to set sail were the Titanic and The Lusitania

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)

World’s Largest cruise Industry association

Headquarters: Arlington, VA

CEO & President: Christine Duffy

CLIA

26 North American Cruise Lines Owned by CLIA

Cruises are offered all year round for global destinations but cruises in North America are offered in the Spring and Summer Seasons

Carnival Cruise

CLIA’s biggest cruise line according to annual passengers carried and annual revenue

Founded in 1972 by Ted Arison

Headquarters are located in Doral, Florida

LinkedIn

Articles

Maritime Executive:

Travel Weekly:

U.S. NEWS: The 8 Worst Cruise Ship Disaster

Work Cited: Cruise Industry

http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch7en/appl7en/ch7a4en.html

https://maps.google.com/maps?sll=38.8919159,-77.0854019&sspn=0.0064133,0.0109864&q=2111+Wilson+Blvd,+Arlington,+VA+22201&output=classic&dg=ntvb

http://www.cruising.org/cruise-lines-ships

http://www.carnival.com/?cid=PSearch_A_G_NY_1000064&SE=Google&KW=carnival_cruise&CM=New_York_Geo_-_Carnival_Brand-Exact&AG=Carnival_General&gclid=CIjxudiQ8cECFQQT4AodOREADw&gclsrc=ds

Turner Sports

Division of Turner Broadcasting System Inc.

Air sporting events on TBS TNT and TruTV

Air NBA, MLB, NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Championship, and Professional Golf

Bleacher Report, NCAA. Com, March Madness Live, and PGA.com

Founded in 1970 by Ted Turner

Aquired by Time Warner in 1996

Parent: Time Warner

Atlanta, Georgia

(Time Warner): Jeff Bewkes, Chairman and CEO

NBA on TNT

Contract: 2.2 Billion for 6 years, NBA renewed the same contract until 2025

ESPN and TNT Reached a new deal with the NBA for 9 years & $24 billion dollars

Careers

Work Cited: Turner Sports

http://www.turner.com/#/company/history

http://thebiglead.com/2014/10/05/nba-reportedly-reaches-9-year24-billion-tv-contract-with-espn-and-tnt/

http://jobsatturner.com/new-york-jobs