Cruise ships are expected to launch across all categories of cruising, with the
river cruise sector offering the largest number of new options.
G Adventures has acquired the Swan Hellenic brand; a 60 - year - old pioneering UK cruise line and respected name in the
boutique cruising sector.
The two - day annual Cruise Shipping Asia - Pacific conference provides an opportunity to assess the pace and direction of growth in the world's newest and
growing cruise sector.
Also in September, the Danish political party Venstre, the Danish Shipowner's Association [8], and an
Arctic cruise sector leader Hurtigruten [9] called for regulating or banning the use of HFO in the Arctic.
The ocean ship order follows the company's continued rapid fleet expansion in the
river cruise sector, with 10 new Viking Longships christened in 2013 and 12 new Viking Longships planned to launch in 2014.
Helen Beck, vice president, international sales and marketing, Crystal Cruises talks to Breaking Travel News at Arabian Travel Market about victory at the World Travel Awards and the growing importance of
the cruise sector in the Middle East.
Highlights of the sessions on day two include
the cruise sector, green initiatives, Middle East tourism trends along with technology and online marketing.
The one bright spot for all the countries in terms of tourism is
the cruise sector, which continues to grow despite the economic downturn.
Are there any other deals which have caught your attention which will boost
the cruise sector in Jamaica in recent months?
The reason I ask is there are several notable cruise companies missing from
the cruise sector including Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Costa, MSC, Holland America, Seaborn and others.
Shearings is continuing to expand its offering in
the cruising sector with the launch of its new sea cruise brochure.
Guatemala is investing in improving its ports, roads and airports infrastructure and is committed to developing
its cruise sector.
Although
the cruise sector is traditionally led by travel agent bookings, the findings show that 38 per cent of consumers now book their cruise holidays exclusively online, an increase of 20 per cent on last year.
Reed Travel Exhibitions director World Travel Market Simon Press said: «
The cruise sector is such a vital part of our industry that it was bound to be given a strong focus at WTM 2012.
Seatrade, is the leading international exhibition and conference serving
the cruise sector, bringing
With eight Partners and nine Associates, the office provides an integrated service to multinational clients across dispute resolution, transactions and regulation in the energy, shipping, insurance, finance, construction, and travel and
cruise sectors.
Then, joined
the cruise sector with Epirotiki Cruise Lines.