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COMPANY
BACKGROUND
VISION
MISSION
Criteria Evaluation
1. Vivid image To consistently provide quality cruise vacations that
yes exceed the expectations of our guests
2. Realistic We offer a diverse on-board experience that
provides guests with a variety of ways to enjoy a
yes memorable vacation on one of our spectacular
floating resorts.
EXTERNAL
AND
INTERNAL
SCANNING
Heightened
Rivalry among
competition
Competitors
(HIGH)
Bargaining
Power of Club Med
All Inclusive Tours
Buyers Threat of
(HIGH) Substitute
Products
Buyer has all relevant (MODERATE)
info
Low switching costs
Hilda Lopez Teodoro
Competitive Profile Matrix
Critical Success Factors Weight Rating Score Rating Score Rating Score
1 Capacity 0.20 4 0.80 3 0.60 2 0.40
2 Global brand power 0.15 4 0.60 3 0.45 3 0.45
3 Advertising 0.15 4 0.60 3 0.45 3 0.45
Integrated network of sales
4 0.15 3 0.45 3 0.45 2 0.30
channels
5 Product Quality 0.10 3 0.30 2 0.20 2 0.20
6 Financial position 0.10 3 0.30 2 0.20 1 0.10
Critical Success Factors Weight Rating Score Rating Score Rating Score
1 Capacity 0.20 4 0.80 3 0.60 2 0.40
2 Global brand power Carnival
0.15 has
4 largest capacity3with 3.5
0.60 million passengers,
0.45 3 0.45
3 Advertising Royal
0.15 is next
4 with 0.60
2.5 million3passengers
0.45 and Star
3 is 0.45
last
with 1.1 million passengers
Integrated network of sales
4 0.15 3 0.45 3 0.45 2 0.30
channels
5 Product Quality 0.10 3 0.30 2 0.20 2 0.20
6 Financial position 0.10 3 0.30 2 0.20 1 0.10
Critical Success Factors Weight Rating Score Rating Score Rating Score
1 Capacity 0.20 4 0.80 3 0.60 2 0.40
2 Global brand power 0.15 4 0.60 3 0.45 3 0.45
3 Advertising 0.15
The power 4of Carnivals
0.60 global3 brands0.45 3
comes from the0.45
Integrated network of sales effective integration of design (interiors and exteriors of
4 0.15 3 0.45 3 0.45 2 0.30
channels ships), operations (service and entertainment) and market
5 Product Quality appeal
0.10 (imaginative
3 imagery/slogans).
0.30 2 0.20 2 0.20
6 Financial position 0.10 3 0.30 2 0.20 1 0.10
Critical Success Factors Weight Rating Score Rating Score Rating Score
1 Capacity 0.20 4 0.80 3 0.60 2 0.40
2 Global brand power 0.15 4 0.60 3 0.45 3 0.45
3 Advertising 0.15 4 0.60 3 0.45 3 0.45
Integrated network of sales
4 Carnival
0.15 was3 the first
0.45cruise line
3 to break
0.45 away2from 0.30
channels
traditional print media and to use television to reach a
Product Quality 0.10 3
Its0.30 2 0.20
with 2Kathie 0.20
5
broader market. Fun Fun commercials Lee
6 Financial position 0.10 have
Gifford 3 been so0.30successful.
2 0.20 1 0.10
Critical Success Factors Weight Rating Score Rating Score Rating Score
1 Capacity 0.20 4 0.80 3 0.60 2 0.40
2 Global brand power 0.15 4 0.60 3 0.45 3 0.45
3 Advertising 0.15 4 0.60 3 0.45 3 0.45
Integrated network of sales
4 0.15 3 0.45 3 0.45 2 0.30
channels
5 Product Quality 0.10of Carnivals
One 3 0.30
strength is 2its vertical
0.20integration
2 0.20
6 Financial position 0.10
downstream 3 with Airtours,
0.30 one2 of the0.20 1 UK travel
four largest 0.10
agents.
7 Cost containment 0.10 3 0.30 3 0.25 1 0.10
Critical Success Factors Weight Rating Score Rating Score Rating Score
1 Capacity 0.20 4 0.80 3 0.60 2 0.40
2 Global brand power 0.15 4 0.60 3 0.45 3 0.45
3 Advertising 0.15 4 0.60 3 0.45 3 0.45
Carnival has received consistently good ratings
Integrated network of sales
4 0.15its customers
from 3 0.45 3 to product
with regard 0.45 quality.
2 0.30
channels
5 Product Quality 0.10 3 0.30 2 0.20 2 0.20
6 Financial position 0.10 3 0.30 2 0.20 1 0.10
Critical Success Factors Weight Rating Score Rating Score Rating Score
1 Capacity Carnival shows 4the strongest
0.20 0.80 financial
3 position
0.60 with2a return on
0.40
2 Global brand power equity 0.15
(ROE) of 414% compared
0.60 to3Royal 0.45
Caribbeans
3 9% and
0.45
Star Cruises 3%. The double digit ROE for Carnival has been
3 Advertising 0.15 4 0.60 3 0.45 3 0.45
sustained over the years. In contrast, Royal Caribbeans ROE
Integrated network of sales
has gone
4 0.15down 3from 12%0.45to 9% during
3 the period 2000
0.45 2 to0.30
2002.
channels
Star Cruises ROE, on the other hand, stands at a fragile 3%
5 Product Quality 0.10 3 0.30 2 0.20 2 0.20
6 Financial position 0.10 3 0.30 2 0.20 1 0.10
Critical Success Factors Weight Rating Score Rating Score Rating Score
1 Capacity 0.20 4 0.80 3 0.60 2 0.40
2 Global brand power 0.15 4 0.60 3 0.45 3 0.45
3 Advertising 0.15 4 0.60 3 0.45 3 0.45
Cost containment has largely been responsible for
Integrated network of sales Carnivals success, as it has managed to keep operating
4 0.15 3 0.45 3 0.45 2 0.30
channels expenses at a 3-year average of 77% against revenues.
5 Product Quality 0.10 averages
3-year 3 for0.30 2 0.20
Royal Caribbean and Star2Cruises
0.20
are
6 Financial position at0.10
83% and3 91% respectively.
0.30 2 l. 0.20 1 0.10
Critical Success Factors Weight Rating Score Rating Score Rating Score
1 Capacity 0.20 4 0.80 3 0.60 2 0.40
2 Global brand power 0.15
Carnivals 4
major 0.60
successes 3
have 0.45
especially 3 driven
been 0.45by
3 Advertising strategic
0.15 expertise
4 of Arison and
0.60 3 Dickinson
0.45 armed
3 with0.45
Integrated network of sales
bigger resources that allow them to implement those
4 0.15
strategic 3 that0.45
plans propelled 3the company
0.45 2 0.30
to leadership
channels
5 Product Quality
status.
0.10
However,
3
the management
0.30 2
teams
0.20
of Star
2
Cruises
0.20
and Royal Caribbean are themselves experts in their fields
6 Financial position 0.10
and 3 0.30 succeeded
have continuously 2 in0.20
ensuring 1that their
0.10
Cost containment / Price respective companies
7 0.10 3 0.30do not 3lag too0.25
far behind1 the leader.
0.10
competitiveness
8 Management depth 0.05 3 0.15 3 0.15 3 0.15
Total 1.00 3.50 2.75 2.15
Critical Success Factors Weight Rating Score Rating Score Rating Score
1 Capacity 0.20 4 0.80 3 0.60 2 0.40
2 Global brand power 0.15 4 0.60 3 0.45 3 0.45
3 Advertising 0.15 4 0.60 3 0.45 3 0.45
Integrated network of sales
4 0.15 3 0.45 3 0.45 2 0.30
channels
5 Product Quality 0.10 3 0.30 2 0.20 2 0.20
6 Financial position 0.10
Carnival 3
is highly 0.30
competitive2versus0.20 1
its two nearest 0.10
SEGMENTATION
AND STRATEGIC
POSITIONING
Socio-Economic
Segmentation
Approach
Strength of Carnival
Global Brands
(Customer
Royal Caribbean
Awareness) LOW HIGH
Star
Market
Company
Share
Carnival 34% WEAK
Royal Caribbean 27%
Star Cruises 12%
5-T Major shipyards are able to provide adequate supply of ships 0.05 3 0.15
EXTERNAL THREATS
1-O Capacity of 68 ships, 50% under 10 years old, with over 0.15 4 0.60
100,000 berths
2-M Strong, global brands that command high degree of 0.15 4 0.60
awareness, recall, consumer trust and loyalty
3-M Strong advertising campaign 0.10 4 0.20
4-M Theme ship concept (e.g. "fun ship" concept) 0.10 4 0.40
5-M Highly integrated network of sales channels 0.10 3 0.30
6-M Cost Containment 0.10 3 0.20
7-MT Strategy-oriented management 0.05 3 0.15
INTERNAL WEAKNESSES 0
1-O Capacity of 68 ships, 50% under 10 years old, with over 0.15 4 0.60
100,000 berths
2-M Strong, global brands that command high degree of 0.15 4 0.60
Carnival
awareness, is operating
recall, a fleet
consumer trust and of 70 ships and
loyalty will have another 13
3-M ships
Strong scheduled
advertising for delivery by year-end 2006. It0.10
campaign has achieved
4 0.20
4-M several
Theme first in
ship concept the"fun
(e.g. cruise
ship" industry;
concept) with more than 0.101 million
4 0.40
5-M passengers
Highly carriedofinsales
integrated network a single year and first cruise
channels/flexible line to 3carry 5 0.30
0.10
million passengers.
deployment
6-M Cost Containment 0.10 3 0.20
7-MT Strategy-oriented management 0.05 3 0.15
INTERNAL WEAKNESSES
1-O Capacity of 68 ships, 50% under 10 years old, with over 0.15 4 0.60
100,000 berths
2-M Strong, global brands that command high degree of 0.15 4 0.60
awareness, recall, consumer trust and loyalty
3-M Strong advertising campaign 0.10 4 0.20
4-M
Its global brands are the strongest in the industry because
Theme ship concept (e.g. "fun ship" concept) 0.10
these
4 0.40
brands allow direct association and identification with the
5-M Highly integrated network of sales channels 0.10 3 0.30
respective markets they wish to serve. The ultimate manifestation
6-M Cost Containment
of a brands strength is when its very name Carnival0.10 becomes3
the 0.20
7-MT Strategy-oriented
global generic management
term for cruising. Among all the cruise0.05 3
companies 0.15
INTERNAL WEAKNESSES 0
no other brand could hold a candle to Carnival.
1-O High fixed cost 0.10 1 0.10
2-O Risk of overcapacity 0.05 2 0.10
3-M No Asian market 0.05 1 0.10
4-HR Lack of performance-driven incentives for staff 0.05 1 0.05
Total 1.00 3.05
HildaMT=Management,
C=Culture, Lopez Teodoro M=Marketing, F=Finance, O=Operations, HR=Human Resources, I= Information Systems
I-F-E Matrix
Wtd
Key Internal Factors Weight Rating Score
INTERNAL STRENGTHS
1-O Capacity of 68 ships, 50% under 10 years old, with over 0.15 4 0.60
100,000 berths
2-M Strong, global brands that command high degree of 0.15 4 0.60
awareness, recall, consumer trust and loyalty
3-M Strong advertising campaign 0.10 4 0.20
4-M Theme ship concept (e.g. "fun ship" concept) 0.10 4 0.40
The advertising team for Carnival is doing its job well for it leads it
5-M Highly integrated network of sales channels 0.10 3 0.30
competitors in advertising and promotion. The Carnival Cruise Line
6-M Cost Containment 0.10 3 0.20
is a common name because of such advertising and promotion
7-MT Strategy-oriented management commitment to intensified advertising
efforts. Companys 0.05 3 is 0.15
INTERNAL WEAKNESSES 0
evident in the significant advertising budget appropriated.
1-O High fixed cost 0.10 1 0.10
2-O Risk of overcapacity 0.05 2 0.10
3-M No Asian market 0.05 1 0.10
4-HR Lack of performance-driven incentives for staff 0.05 1 0.05
Total 1.00 3.05
HildaMT=Management,
C=Culture, Lopez Teodoro M=Marketing, F=Finance, O=Operations, HR=Human Resources, I= Information Systems
I-F-E Matrix
Wtd
Key Internal Factors Weight Rating Score
INTERNAL STRENGTHS
1-O Capacity of 68 ships, 50% under 10 years old, with over 0.15 4 0.60
100,000 berths
2-M Strong, global brands that command high degree of 0.15 4 0.60
awareness, recall, consumer trust and loyalty
3-M Strong advertising campaign 0.10 4 0.20
4-M Theme ship concept (e.g. "fun ship" concept) 0.10 4 0.40
5-M Highly
The Funintegrated
Orientednetwork of sales channels
Philosophy is there to keep everyone0.10 involved.3 There0.30
6-M areCost Containment
various activities to keep young and old alike entertained. 0.10 3 ship0.20
The
7-MT has been designed
Strategy-oriented to cater to everyones interests. Those
management 0.05 who 3come 0.15
aboard
INTERNALCarnivals
WEAKNESSES modern, gaily decked out vessels, expect 0 to have fun.
1-O Thus,
High in the
fixed public psyche, Carnival is the Fun Ship, the
cost 0.10provider
1 of 0.10
2-O good
Risk time. The Fun Ship is widely acknowledged as the
of overcapacity 0.05industrys
2 0.10
3-M cleverest communications idea because it succeeds in 0.05
No Asian market informing1 0.10
4-HR customer precisely what incentives
Lack of performance-driven the experience
for staff is going to be. 0.05 1 0.05
Total 1.00 3.05
HildaMT=Management,
C=Culture, Lopez Teodoro M=Marketing, F=Finance, O=Operations, HR=Human Resources, I= Information Systems
I-F-E Matrix
Wtd
Key Internal Factors Weight Rating Score
INTERNAL STRENGTHS
1-O Capacity of 68 ships, 50% under 10 years old, with over 0.15 4 0.60
100,000 berths
2-M Strong, global brands that command high degree of 0.15 4 0.60
awareness, recall, consumer trust and loyalty
3-M Strong advertising campaign 0.10 4 0.20
4-M Theme ship concept (e.g. "fun ship" concept) 0.10 4 0.40
5-M Highly integrated network of sales channels 0.10 3 0.30
6-M Cost Containment 0.10
Carnivals regional offices are literally floating around the sea3 0.20
7-MT Strategy-oriented
most management
of the time, coordinating and managing these moving 0.05 3
targets. 0.15
INTERNAL WEAKNESSES 0
It has 18 servers running on Microsoft Back Office server one on
1-O High fixed
each cost
ship, plus other in the companys headquarters 0.10 in Miami;1 0.10
2-O Risk of overcapacity
offices in LA, Orlando and Puerto Rico and soon shipyards 0.05 2
in Italy 0.10
3-M and Finland.
No Asian market 0.05 1 0.10
4-HR Lack of performance-driven incentives for staff 0.05 1 0.05
Total 1.00 3.05
HildaMT=Management,
C=Culture, Lopez Teodoro M=Marketing, F=Finance, O=Operations, HR=Human Resources, I= Information Systems
I-F-E Matrix
Wtd
Key Internal Factors Weight Rating Score
INTERNAL STRENGTHS
1-O Capacity of 68 ships, 50% under 10 years old, with over 0.15 4 0.60
100,000 berths
2-M Strong, global brands that command high degree of 0.15 4 0.60
The company
awareness, has over
recall, consumer theand
trust years sustained
loyalty its double digit
3-M profitability
Strong and
advertising this has been possible because the 0.10
campaign company4 has 0.20
4-M beenship
Theme able to effectively
concept control
(e.g. "fun ship" and contain both fixed
concept) and variable
0.10 4 0.40
5-M costs.
Highly integrated network of sales channels 0.10 3 0.30
6-M Cost Containment 0.10 3 0.20
7-MT Strategy-oriented management 0.05 3 0.15
INTERNAL WEAKNESSES 0
1-O Capacity of 68 ships, 50% under 10 years old, with over 0.15 4 0.60
100,000 berths
2-M Strong, global brands that command high degree of 0.15
The ability of management to act quickly on opportunities is4 a 0.60
awareness, recall, consumer trust and loyalty
major strength for Carnival. The most recent manifestation is the
3-M Strong advertising campaign 0.10 4 0.20
companys successful bid over P&O Cruise Line. A multi-cultural
4-M Theme ship concept (e.g. "fun ship" concept)
workforce allows the company to have a truly global0.10 persona4and 0.40
5-M Highly integrated
allows network of sales
the assimilation of channels 0.10 service.
different cultures in the crew 3 0.30
6-M Cost Containment 0.10 3 0.20
7-MT Strategy-oriented management 0.05 3 0.15
INTERNAL WEAKNESSES 0
1-O Capacity of 68 ships, 50% under 10 years old, with over 0.15 4 0.60
100,000 berths
2-M Strong, global brands that command high degree of 0.15 4 0.60
awareness, recall, consumer trust and loyalty
3-M Strong advertising campaign 0.10 4 0.20
4-M Theme ship concept (e.g. "fun ship" concept) 0.10 4 0.40
5-M Because
Highly of itsnetwork
integrated purchase of channels
of sales new cruise
ships it has high
0.10 fixed 3costs. 0.30
6-M
Depreciation and fuel are some of the more significant
Cost Containment 0.10
costs, 3 0.20
which cannot be avoided every time a ship sets sail.
7-MT Strategy-oriented management 0.05 3 0.15
INTERNAL WEAKNESSES 0
1-O Capacity of 68 ships, 50% under 10 years old, with over 0.15 4 0.60
100,000 berths
2-M Strong, global brands that command high degree of 0.15 4 0.60
awareness, recall, consumer trust and loyalty
3-M Strong advertising campaign 0.10 4 0.20
Deliveries of new ships by 2006 herald an increase in capacity to
4-M Theme ship concept (e.g. "fun ship" concept) 0.10 4 0.40
42,000 LB. The risk depends on the companys ability to build the
5-M Highly integrated
customer basenetwork of sales
at about thechannels 0.10
time the new ships will be 3 for
available 0.30
6-M Cost Containment
sailing to fully cover the massive fixed costs expected. 0.10 3 0.20
7-MT .
Strategy-oriented management 0.05 3 0.15
INTERNAL WEAKNESSES 0
1-O Capacity of 68 ships, 50% under 10 years old, with over 0.15 4 0.60
100,000 berths
2-M Strong, global brands that command high degree of 0.15 4 0.60
awareness, recall, consumer trust and loyalty
3-M Strong advertising campaign 0.10 4 0.20
4-M Theme ship concept (e.g. "fun ship" concept) 0.10 4 0.40
5-M Highly integrated network of sales channels 0.10 3 0.30
6-M Cost Containment 0.10 3 0.20
7-MT Strategy-oriented management 0.05 3 0.15
INTERNAL WEAKNESSES 0
1-O Capacity of 68 ships, 50% under 10 years old, with over 0.15 4 0.60
100,000 berths
2-M Strong, global brands that command high degree of 0.15 4 0.60
awareness, recall, consumer trust and loyalty
3-M Strong advertising campaign 0.10 4 0.20
4-M Theme shipcomponent
A major concept (e.g. of
"fun ship"
the concept)
cruise is the 0.10 has not
service. Carnival 4 0.40
5-M set up
Highly performance-driven
integrated network of sales incentives
channels that will motivate
0.10crew to
3 0.30
6-M always
Cost render their best service and adhere to Carnivals
Containment 0.10 3 0.20
7-MT exemplary service
Strategy-oriented level standards.
management 0.05 3 0.15
INTERNAL WEAKNESSES 0
1-O Capacity of 68 ships, 50% under 10 years old, with over 0.15 4 0.60
100,000 berths
2-M Strong, global brands that command high degree of 0.15 4 0.60
awareness, recall, consumer trust and loyalty
3-M Strong advertising campaign 0.10 4 0.20
4-M Theme ship concept (e.g. "fun ship" concept) 0.10 4 0.40
5-M Highly integrated network of sales channels 0.10 3 0.30
6-M Cost Containment 0.10 3 0.20
7-MT Strategy-oriented management 0.05 3 0.15
INTERNAL WEAKNESSES 0
STRATEGY
SELECTION
DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGIES
7 Related Diversification 1 1 2
8 Unrelated Diversification 1 1
Strategic Alternatives
QS PM Wt. Market Penetration Market Development Product Development
Critical Success Factors AS TAS AS TAS AS TAS
Sum Total 1 6.15 5.25 4.80
Attractiveness Score
STRATEGIC
OBJECTIVE
ACTION
PLANS
BALANCED
SCORECARD