BUZZ - Crude oil prices decline, cruise line stocks soar

October 20 - ** U.S. cruise operator shares rise as oil prices pull back from five-month highs

** Brent crude futures LCOc1 fell 1.1% to $108.32; West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 dropped about 0.9% to $102.74 O/R

** Carnival Corp CCL.N and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings NCLH.N shares rose 3.4% and 3.7% respectively

** Viking Holdings VIK.N and Royal Caribbean RCL.N were up 3.6% and 3.3% respectively

** Fuel is one of the largest operating costs for cruise operators

** Year to date, CCL is down 10.5%, NCLH is down about 30%, RCL is up 4.5%, and VIK is up about 22%

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