Using tracking technologies to measure revealed preferences can help detect locations with potential for further expansion or with risks of tourism overgrowth and consequential externalities. Understanding consumer behavior in spatio-temporal dimensions can reveal what contextual factors...

Several ports want cruise ships to call at their ports for economic benefits. However, the main cause of concern is the complexity of port selection behavior for cruise lines. Tracking cruise ship movement data may help them understand the port selection behavior of cruise lines. This study...

This paper analyzes the relationships between the spatial behaviour and destination expenditures of cruise tourists by integrating customer surveys and GPS tracking technology. Based on data collated in 2018 and 2019 in Copenhagen, cruise passenger expenditure was modelled via logistic...

As economies recover from the pandemic, major central banks are beginning “lift-off.” This paper looks at issues beyond lift-off to full normalization or “cruising altitude.” Two novel models are used: 1) a yield curve model where the riskless rate is computed directly from bond yields...

Calls for an independent European security policy have increased following the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan and the AUKUS submarine deal, but does the EU currently have the forces it needs to deal with a short-term security emergency on its own? Given the importance of...

Ziel des Beitrages ist es, die geschäftspolitischen Entscheidungen der Reedereien in dem extrem volatilen Umfeld einer Pandemie, geprägt von regulatorischen und operativen Schwierigkeiten, zu analysieren, um anschließend nachzuvollziehen, wie die gesamte Branche der Containerlinienreedereien...

Despite the dominance of the Caribbean as the leading cruise destination in the world, research that focuses on the network of cruise ports in the region is limited. To fill this research gap, the current study carried out social network analysis (SNA) to inquire into cruise port...

The research paper revolves around the flawed system & alarming rate of crimes at cruise ships .It also highlights the damages these cruise companies cause to the mankind. It also provides insight to recent developments in cruise crime and possible solutions to overcome it

In the Arctic, climate change is a reality already today (Fountain, 2021). Anthropogenic climate change leads to warmer temperatures in the Arctic three times as fast as the global average (Deshayes, 2021). Climate change has multiple impacts on the daily lives of those who call the Arctic their...

This book is an annual research report on the cruise industry in China and throughout the world in 2021, contributed by Shanghai University of Engineering and Technology and Shanghai International Cruise Economic Research Center. This volume consists of four parts to discuss general and special...

Cruise is one of the most significant sectors worldwide with essential benefits to the economies of the hosting countries and plays a big part in the tourism industry. Cruise tourism develops its tourist activity, as it offers transportation for tourists and at the same time provides...

Increasing needs of mass tourism give the cruise industry opportunity to booming rapidly. The remarkable contribution of the cruise industry makes the port cities incorporate cruise tourism into development strategy. Whether a cruise port was included in the cruise lines' itineraries design will...

The COVID-19 outbreak on the Diamond Princess ship has caused over 600 (still increasing) cases as of February 19, 2020. By using the growing process model, we demonstrated that this Diamond Princess cruise outbreak implies a short serial interval of COVID-19. Hence, timely contact tracing and...