.cruises
| Status: | Active |
| Manager: | Donuts |
| Type: | Generic |
| Category: | Industry |
| PIC Submitted: | Download Here |
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.cruises is an active gTLD that was proposed in ICANN's New gTLD Program. The Registry and manager of the TLD is Donuts (Spring Way, LLC). The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the Root Zone on 04 February 2014.[1]
There are two applicants for the singular version of this string, .cruise.
Community Objection[edit | edit source]
Cruise Lines International Association Inc. filed a Community Objection against this application.[2] The objection was later withdrawn.[3]
Applicant[edit | edit source]
Donuts filed for the TLD under the company name Spring Way, LLC. Donuts applied for 307 new gTLDs, each under different company names. Daniel Schindler, Donuts EVP for Marketing and Sales is the main contact person in its application. [4]
Contract Signed[edit | edit source]
On December 5, 2013 Donuts received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN for .cruises after passing all the required processes needed to become a Registry Operator for the string.[5]
Delegation and Availability[edit | edit source]
.cruises was delegated to the Root Zone of the DNS on 04 February, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Delegated Strings, ICANN.org Retrieved 06 Feb 2014
- ↑ Pending Cases, ICCWBO.org Retrieved 14 May 2013
- ↑ Objection Determinations, ICANN.org Retrieved 06 Feb 2014
- ↑ Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings
- ↑ Donuts Portfolio Swells as ICANN Signs 31 New gTLD Contracts, DomainIncite Retrieved 06 Dec 2013