Costa Cruises cuts 105 South Florida jobs as it shifts toward Europe, away from Caribbean

Costa Cruises lays off 80 in South Florida
Costa Cruises laid off 80 employees in South Florida last week as part of a shift in strategy. The Genoa, Italy-based cruise operator said its dominance in Europe enables it to fetch higher prices for its Caribbean cruises by selling them to Europeans instead of Americans, who aren’t as familiar with the brand. As a result, the company is shifting certain finance, accounting, revenue management …

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Costa Scales Back US Cruises, Cuts S. Florida Jobs
Carnival-owned Costa Cruises says it has eliminated more than 100 jobs at a South Florida marketing office, taking it’s jobs and most of it’s ships sailing from South Florida back to Europe. The move will leave a single Costa ship serving the US market from Miami in 2011.

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Costa Cruises cuts 105 South Florida jobs as it shifts toward Europe, away from Caribbean
Costa Cruises recently laid off most of the line’s South Florida employees and reduced the number of Caribbean cruises it will offer to focus operations in Europe.

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