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Tuesday, 9 November 2010

Waterborne Passenger Transport

Ocean Liners and Cruising


    Appeals to tourists as an attraction in and of its self
  1. The ‘Queen Elizabeth 2’, flag ship of the Cunard Line Ltd
  2.‘Voyager of the Sea’, one of the largest ships afloat, belonging to the Royal Caribbean International Line
  3.Investors are planning to build ‘America World City’ which will carry 6,200 passengers .



Short Cruise


1. One day cruises, and otherwise is usually from 3 days to 14 days in length.
    directed at a person with limited time and funds or first time cruise passengers.


Intermediate Cruise

1) 15 days to 24 days.
 2)  Directed at persons who have previously taken at least one cruise.
 3)  May be oriented to all different budgets.


  
           Long Cruise
1) 25 days and up
2)  Directed at experienced cruise passengers
3)  Usually quite well-to-do and with substantial time available .




     Major cruising routes in the world

1) The Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahamas, including the coast of Central and South America.
2) The west coast of North America, including Mexico, the USA (including Alaska) and Canada
3) The Mediterranean, divided between the western and eastern sectors.
4) The Pacific islands and Far East.

 5)The Baltic Sea, northern European Capitals and the North Cape.
6) West Africa and the Atlantic islands of the Canaries and Madeira.

 

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