Issue Evaluation

Question 1

What is our issue evaluation about?

Answer 1

Whether a new cruise ship terminal and port should be built in the Cayman Islands

Question 2

Tourism and development

Answer 2

-job opportunities
-income
-trade
-quality of life (expected hygiene and facilities improves for locals)
-multiplier effect (taxes paid by tourists help improve local conditions)

Question 3

Tourism destinations mean, median, mode and range

Answer 3

Mean - 19.685%
Median - 16.4%
Mode - 15% and 13%
Range - 28.6%

Question 4

Growth of cruise tourism

Answer 4

-Caribbean is most popular destination (over third of market)
-1000 cruise linear ports globally

Question 5

Cruise industry overview

Answer 5

-over $130 billion generated by global cruise industry (2019)
-50 new cruise ships commissioned to be built by 2025

Question 6

Caribbean tourism

Answer 6

-5000 locals in the Cayman Islands rely on cruise tourism for employment
-every $1 of visitor spending, an additional $1.6 is generated by long-stay visitors and $1.2 by cruise ship visitors (daily spending for cruise passengers is 55% lower than long stay)
-every $100,000 invested into tourism industry, 50 jobs created
-cruise ships estimated to produce 70,000+ tonnes of wastewater per year

Question 7

Existing port in the Cayman Islands

Answer 7

-poor impression
-not enough space for cargo containers
-no docking facilities (passengers transferred ashore by polluting boats)

Question 8

Proposed port in the Cayman Islands

Answer 8

-appeal
-separate cargo area
-berthing facilities
-7.7 acres of reclaimed land
-coral reef dredging
-pedestrianised shopping areas

Question 9

George Town

Answer 9

-near seven mile beach, turtle centre
-traditional architecture

Question 10

Positive views

Answer 10

-growth of cruise tourists ashore guarantee
-local businesses
-skilled and unskilled jobs (4000 jobs in 2018, earning a total of $100 million)
-local facilities
-green space, cycling
-coral transplanting, restoration
-work with divers and local environmental groups

Question 11

Negative views

Answer 11

-damage to coral reef
-pedestrian traffic
-cost
-loss of jobs for small boat operators
-may deter long stay visitors (disagree as more cruise visitors, more recommendations, social media)
-endanger turtles
-ecosystem