User:Wcline11/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
I selected an article on Royal Caribbean International. Royal Caribbean International

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I am really passionate about the cruise ship industry. Cruise ships present a uniquely cost effective way to travel internationally, providing what would have otherwise been an inaccessible experience to a large number of people.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Lead Section:

Yes, the lead establishes the topic of the article.

No, the lead does not include a brief overview of the different sections.

Yes, there is only one instance where RCL's 19.2% ownership of the worldwide cruise industry is mentioned.

The lead is concise.

Content:

Yes, the content is relevant to the topic.

Yes, the content is up to date. However, a larger emphasis could have been placed on the impact of Covid.

No.

No, it does not adequately explore equity in relation to the topic.

Tone and Balance:

Yes, I found it to be neutral.

No, not that I am aware of.

No. I do not think that any minority viewpoints were raised.

No, the article is pretty objective.

Sources and References:

No. Most of the information written about RCL is generated from cruise industry specific new outlets. It is difficult to verify their legitimacy. Other sources include data published by RCL itself and other well known outlets.

Yes, they do.

Yes, the sources are very recent.

There is no indication that there was a diversity of authorship.

Yes, there are academic sources that cover RCL. However, their focus is narrow and does not represent a review of the company.

Yes, the links work.

Organization and Writing Quality:

Yes, I found it to be very concise.

No.

Yes.

Images and Media:

Yes, visuals of what cruise ships look like is helpful.

No.

I am not sure.

No.

Talk Page Discussion:

There is in depth conversation about the inclusion of an amenities section in the article. The debate is about whether or not such a section would be trivial of helpful additional information.

It is rated B Class. It is part of a number of wiki projects, including "Companies," "Miami," and "Travel and Tourism".

Overall Impressions:

I think that article has a strong status.

The article takes time to walk through RCl's fleet of ships.

The article could expand on the Covid pandemic's impact on the company.

I believe the article is well developed.