Lesson Finals Flashcards
A ship designed to transport people from one seaport to another
Along long-distance maritime routes acc to schedule
Ocean Liner
Usually a boat, sometimes a ship
Carry passengers/vehicles/cargo
Frequent, return service
Ferry
Voyage itself and amenities are part of the experience
Cruise Ship
Cruise Products
On-Board Experience
On-Shore Excursion
Largest luxury cruiseship in the world
Freedom of the Seas (2006-2009)
Freedom of the seas is owned by
Royal Caribbean
Approximately the same height of two statue of liberty
Freedom of the seas
Worlds largest cruise ship
MS Allure of the Seas
MS Allure of the Seas is owned by
Royal Caribbean International
It is the cruise boat used in the 1970s television show
Pacific princess
Pacific princess is based on what television show
The Love Boat
Is it bad luck not to name a ship
Yes
NAMING THEME
Holland America Lina - “-dam” MS Statendam
Royal Caribbean - “of the seas”, MS Freedom of the Seas
Cunard Line - “Queen”, RMS Queen Mary 2
The only oceanliner remaining in service in 2009
Cunard Line’s Queen Mary 2
More than how many people take a cruise each year
10,000,000
How many percent of people cruise in North American waters
80%
How many port of calls are on the planet
2000
Have of all passengers begin their trips where
Florida posts:
Miami
Port Canaveral
Fort Lauderdale
Most people cruise to where than any other destination
Caribbean
How many Sea-going cruise ships are there in the world
300
The latest super-size ships carry over how many people
4000
Three biggest cruise lines groups
Carnival
Royal Caribbean
Star/NCL
(2/3s of cruise passenger)
90% of cruise tickets are purchased from?
Travel Agents
Private seating area on the outside of the ship
Balcony
Balcony is also known as
Veranda
Front of the ship
Bow
Navigational, command, and control centre of the ship
Bridge
Where the captain works
Bridge
Place for unruly teenagers before being thrown off the ship
Brig
Passenger room on the ship
Cabin
Is the path the ship will take to get to its destination
Course
High look-out point on the ship
Crow’s Nest
Exiting the ship (usually at end of cruise)
Disembark
Floor of the ship
Deck
Act of parking ship at pier
Dock
To board a ship (start of cruise)
Embark
Total enclosed revenue-earning space of ship
Gross tonnage
100 cubic feet =
One gross ton
Cabin with no view of water
Inside Cabin / Interior Cabin
One nautical mile per hour
Knot
One knot is __% faster than 1mph
15%
Cabin w/ porthole/window/veranda
Outside Cabin
Largest passenger cabin
Penthouse suite
Penthouse suite aka
Owner’s suite
Small window
Porthole
Destination that ship stop on voyage
Port of Call
Ship’s “shopping mall”
Promenade
Hydraulic activated underwater fins to minimise ship’s roll
Stabilizer
Requirements of seafarer
Seafarer’s Identification Record Book (MARINA) Bc Mc (married seafarers) Nbi SOLAS passport size picture Documentary stamp
Usually hired on 4-6 months contract
Crew
Assigned single cabins
Senior officers
How many employees share a cabin
Two
Direct equivalent to hotel front desk
Purser’s Office
Head of the hotel
Executive Purser
Responsible for variety of entertainment onboard
Cruise Director
Highest-ranking official on board
Navigation
Crew mgmt
Executive decision-making
Captain
Responsible for training seamen and maintaining the ship
Chief Officer
Medical doctor
Chief Medical Officer
Aka executive officer; captain’s right hand man
Staff Captain
Oversees mechanical aspects of ship and engines
Chief Engineer
Handles communication, radar, and weather system
Chief Radio Officer
Cruise 3 economic factors
Heterogeneity (variable)
Inelasticity (perishable)
Complementarity (support)
Age: 47
Target: families/honeymooners
3-18 days voyage
Carnival Cruise Line
Target: upscale couples
First-ever wave simulator “FlowRider”
Royal Caribbean International
Target: well-educated/travelled; unpretentious
Celebrity cruises
No fixed dining times
-freestyle cruising
Norwegian Cruise Line
Target: affluent worldly travellers; travel every 3 years
Cunard Line
Target: 50-75 aged, affluent, well-travekled
Oceania Cruises
All-inclusive fares are most comprehensive
Silverseas
Offers all-included shore experiences
Active senior market (50+)
Viking River Cruises
Where tourists come from
Generating Region
Where tourists will go
Destination Region
Port for receiving fuel, supplies, stores
Bunkers
T/F: itinerary maximise days at port and minimize in sea
True
Logistics planning focus on
- Supplies and services (Fuel, consumables)
- Schedule Planning
- Capacity Mgmt (Maximizing efficiency when dealing w/ large number of people)
Cruise itineraries ensure
Fuel Consumption is at economically optimized rate
ETA/ETD is as per sched
Mixed of destination to meet customer needs
Regulations are complied with
each cruise line has its own ____/naming theme
Livery
he is the 1st mate
chief officer
Route: N. America -> Europe
Transatlantic Route
Route: Asia -> N. America
Transpacific
Carnival Cruise Line’s ships are aka
Fun Ships
Shore Excursion helps:
- generate revenues
- make contribution to package cruise offers
accompany the ticket
information packet
act as facilitator
port agent
In itinerary, you must prevent doing it to prevent loss of fuel
backtrack
is land transfer the only transfer
no, there are air/sea transfer too
excludes taxes; airfare only
base fare
lowest fare that should be charged; floor price; may have mark-ups
net fare
highest fare charged to passenger; ceiling price; may be commissionable
gross fare
rate for same miles
common rated
discount rate given to individuals
promotional rate
discount rate given to companies
tariff rate
tariff rate not known to public
confidential tariff rate
“walk-in rates”; known to public
published rate
type of tariff rate: for tourism establishments
Contracted Rate
type of tariff rate: for non-tourism establishments
Corporate Rate
offered by airlines so passengers take the same airline inbound
Joint Fare
restricted ticket: roundtrip: non-ofw/immigrant
Excursion Fare
Rates for groups
GIT/Bulk Rate (Group)
standard number of group airline passengers
15
super low rate; proof voucher
tour basing fare
offered by bus companies, not by cruise/airlines; half-day
Day Rate
basis for package rates; provinces
PATTO Rate
What is PATTO
Philippine Association of Tour & Transport Operators
rate added to net fare; “kita”
Mark-Up
rate for the travel agent; taken from gross fare
Commissionable Rate