World Cruise Industry Review March 2006

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Cruising With a Conscience By Sebastian Ahrens Dazzling icebergs, deep-blue glaciers and abundant wildlife – a trip to the Antarctic is a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. But, writes Sebastian Ahrens, general manager of Hapag-Lloyd... > read more

Building the Future Balancing costs, customer preferences, regulations and technological innovation is a challenge for the cruise industry. Richard Vie, VP of new builds and technical development with Carnival...

Let's Work Together Cruise lines and ports are combining efforts to find effective solutions to reduce sulphur emissions. Patricia Davis, Port of Seattle, and Niklass Oscarsson, Port of Stockholm, talk to Lee...

Guten Appetit Variety and quality of food are the driving forces behind the cuisine of German cruise line AIDA. Senior vice president of operations Michael Ungerer tells Rebecca Burgess how he keeps his...

Riding The Construction Wave With the increasing popularity of cruise vacations, the cruise market is currently expanding. Operators are ordering more ships than ever before, but where are these ships being built? Dr...

Capitalising on a Niche The Caribbean is in demand as a destination, even though the established destinations remain the most popular. The use of smaller, less crowded ports to bring in cruise passengers is proving...

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World Cruise Industry Review March 2012

The sinking of the Concordia dominates discussion within the industry and promises to do so for some time to come. In this issue, Cruise Lines International Association president Christine...

World Cruise Industry Review September 2011

If you want to build big ships, you have to go where the water is deep.” As the operator of seven of the ten largest cruise ships currently in service, no one sails any deeper than Royal...

World Cruise Industry Review March 2011

With five million European cruisers and an economic input of €34bn, the cruise industry has ridden the economic storm with success. Cruise ships offer a comprehensive portfolio of choice,...

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A Contemporary Classic
Cruiseship interior designer Njal Eide shares his experiences with Diana Bentley. He discusses how the shipping industry has influenced his...

A Taste of Eastern Promise
The Asia Pacific market has strong potential for the cruise industry. Silversea's Steve Odell, Star Cruises' Chong Chee Tut and MSC's Miranda Tsang talk to Jim Banks, as new destinations emerge...

Controlling Crisis
There are many threats to the well-being of passengers on cruiseships. These range from piracy and physical attack to infection and illness. Captain Pottengal Mukundan of the ICC...

Counting The Costs of Prevention
Condition-based monitoring techniques are widely perceived as an expensive novelty. But, as speakers at the Carpe Diem Ship Engine Monitoring Conference highlighted recently, can owners...

Pushing Port Security to New Limits
Captain James Watson of the US Coast Guard discusses port authorities and security agencies with Jim Banks. He explains how they are refining processes and implementing new technology to...