Why Royal Caribbean, Carnival, and Norwegian Cruise Line Stocks Crashed Today

Why Royal Caribbean, Carnival, and Norwegian Cruise Line Stocks Crashed Today

After two straight days of gains, cruise line stocks were headed back down today. Whether it's Carnival's (NYSE: CCL) 5.4% decline, Royal Caribbean's (NYSE: RCL) 5.2% slide, or Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' (NYSE: NCLH) more modest 4% slump (all as of 1:05 p.m. EDT on Wednesday), every major publicly traded cruise line stock is sinking today. The pair of analyst price-target cuts that Royal Caribbean stock suffered on Tuesday is catching up to the cruisers today.