WEEK 3 Flashcards
vacation trip by ship - Mancini 2011
cruise
passenger vessel over 100 gross tons, carrying more than 12 passengers for hire, making a voyage lasting more than 24 hours any part of which is on the high seas, and for which passengers are embarked or disembarked in the United States or its territories’.
Cornell Law, 2017 - Legal Definition
a transport service by sea or inland waterway, operated exclusively for the purpose of pleasure or recreation, supplemented by accommodation and other facilities, exceeding two overnight stays on board.’
Department for Transport, 2016
a luxury vessel that is used to take passengers on a pleasure voyage in a journey that is as much a part of the experience as the various destinations on the way’.
Others define cruise ship as
floating hotel complete with a hospitality unit amongst other crew members.
Nature of Business
small but significant sector in the tourism industry
Lück, Maher, & Stewart, 2010
The report highlights the industry’s $22 billion investment in the development of new energy-efficient technologies, partnerships with local governments in key destinations, and a commitment to reducing its rate of carbon emissions by 40% by 2030 compared to 2008.
facts
, from an academic discipline, that cruise business activities can fall under the guise of maritime tourism, cruise tourism or indeed maritime leisure.
Papathanassis and Beckmann (2011)
largest cruise line operator in the world, with more than 150,000 employees and a fleet of 600 ships, owning multiple cruise line brands such as Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard. Carnival is followed by Royal Caribbean, NCL Norwegian, and MSC.
Carnival Corp
elements of cruising relevant to its operation:
- connectivity
- regional competitiveness
- utilization
- infrastructure
- security
- environmental management
- port of call
- ocean
- recreational activities
- traffic
Niavis and Vaggelas (2016) identified that cruise port connectivity is created by two main elements.
The first key element is the physical position of the cruise port where it is near to other attractive cruise ports.
connectivity
relevant with the industry struggles against neighboring rivals through engaging investment from foreign, public and private capital, generating innovation environments by entrepreneurs, skilled employees and creative workers and encouraging the technological advancement.
porter 2003
regional competitiveness
In principle, cruise industry undergoes seasonality impact.
utilization
The size of the cruise ship is getting wider and wider, longer and longer, bigger and bigger. Thus, cruise lines would examine the large capability for serving the cruise like terminal space, pier width, pier length and other port facilities.
infrastructure
normally, the cruise would stop over a cruise port during a journey. The customs quarantine control facilities, waiting area of the terminal, and counters for entry and exit control should be enough.
security
Cruise ports produce an innovative energy model to assess the effectiveness of the building’s energy conservation measures.
environmental management
