CRUISES • Cruising has become a major part of the tourism industry, with millions of passengers each year. The industry's rapid growth has seen nine or more newly built ships catering to a North American clientele added every year since 2001, as well as others servicing European clientele. Smaller markets such as the Asia -Pacific region are generally serviced by older tonnage displaced by new ships introduced into the high growth areas.
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CRUISES
• Cruising has become a major part of the tourism industry, with millions of passengers each year. The industry's rapid growth has seen nine or more newly built ships catering to a North American clientele added every year since 2001, as well as others servicing European clientele. Smaller markets such as the Asia-Pacific region are generally serviced by older tonnage displaced by new ships introduced into the high growth areas.
• Cruise ships operate mostly on routes that return passengers to their originating port. In contrast, ocean liners do "line voyages" and typically transport passengers from one point to another, rather than on round trips. Some liners also engage in longer trips which may not lead back to the same port for many months.[1]
• A river cruise ship has similar amenities, however is shorter, narrower, and has a shallower draft, allowing it to travel inland waterways.
• The first vessel built exclusively for this purpose was the Prinzessin Victoria Luise, commissioned by Albert Ballin, general manager of Hamburg-America Line. The ship was completed in 1900.
• The practice of cruising grew gradually out of the transatlantic crossing tradition, which never took less than four days. In the competition for passengers, ocean liners added many luxuries — the Titanic being the most famous example — such as fine dining and well-appointed staterooms.
• In the late 19th century, Albert Ballin, director of the Hamburg-America Line, was the first to send his transatlantic ships out on long southern cruises during the worst of the winter season of the North Atlantic. Other companies followed suit. Some of them built specialized ships designed for easy transformation between summer crossings and winter cruising.
• Cruise ships are organized much like floating hotels, with a complete hospitality staff in addition to the usual ship's crew. It is not uncommon for the most luxurious ships to have more crew and staff than passengers.
• As with any vessel, adequate provisioning is crucial, especially on a cruise ship serving several thousand meals at each seating. Passengers and crew on the Royal Caribbean International ship Mariner of the Seas consume 20,000 pounds (9,000 kg) of beef, 28,000 eggs, 8,000 gallons (30,000 L) of ice cream, and 18,000 slices of pizza in a week.[citation needed]
• Many older cruise ships have had multiple owners. Since each cruise line has its own livery and often a naming theme (for instance, ships of the Holland America Line have names ending in "-dam", e.g. MS Statendam, and Royal Caribbean's ships' names all end with "of the Seas", e.g. MS Freedom of the Seas), it is usual for the transfer of ownership to entail a refitting and a name change. Some ships have had a dozen or more identities.
• Cruise ships and former liners often find employment in applications other than those for which they were built. A shortage of hotel accommodation for the 2004 Summer Olympics led to a plan to moor a number of cruise ships in Athens to provide tourist accommodation. On September 1, 2005, FEMA contracted three Carnival Cruise Lines vessels to house Hurricane Katrina evacuees.[2]
• Sailwx is an integrated maritime information service that aggregates worldwide ship locations into a single map. Weather conditions including ocean currents, wave height and tides are also available and can be integrated into ship location maps.
• Locations of ships in territorial waters and on the high seas are provided on a zoomable world map making the service the maritime equivalent to 'Google Maps' for shipping. Not all ships worldwide are mapped. Ship track maps are based on data reported via the World Meteorological Organization's Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) service or the YOTREPS network of cruising yachts.
• This information service acts as a free aggregator of maritime Automatic Identification System (AIS) information to provide real-time cartographical ship-location context for worldwide news events involving maritime shipping such as acts of piracy, oil spills, whaling-ship confrontations, and so forth.
• Length of cruise• Type of cabin and size• Position of cabin• Season of travel• Number of persons in the cabin
Client Information
• Booking shore excursions• What to wear• What currency• What about laundry• Cut off from the world• Medical care
Worlds Largest Passenger Cruise Ship - Royal Caribbean "Freedom of the Seas"
M/S Freedom of the Seas is a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship. The world's largest passenger vessel, she can accommodate over 4,300 passengers on her fifteen passenger decks, served by over 1300 crew.
She is about 229 ft. longer, about 108,000 gross tons larger, and can accommodate 2,147 more passengers than RMS Titanic.
Her operating costs are $1 million per day. Rooms for the maiden voyage were priced from $1,900 to $22,000 for the week. As routine service continues, starting room rates are expected to descend as low as $800 for cruises scheduled in the autumn of 2009.
The ship consumes approximately 28,000 gallons of fuel per hour.
The ship features three swimming areas; an interactive water park, a dedicated adult pool and the main pool. There are 2 whirlpools cantilevered out from the ship's sides.
The Royal Promenade sports a coffee shop, Sorrento's Pizzeria, a Ben and Jerry's ice-cream shop, Vintage's winery, the Bull and Bear Irish pub, and many Duty-free shops.
Gaming and Casino
1400 seat theater
The 13th deck features a sports area with amenities such as a rock climbing wall, the FlowRider (an onboard wave generator for surfing), a miniature golf course and a full size basketball court.
Other items include an ice skating rink, a casino, a Johnny Rockets, Wi-Fi capabilities throughout the ship, flat panel televisions in all staterooms, and cell phone connectivity.
A seagoing community where adventure, excitement, and introductions to faraway lands are at your fingertips. All of us onboard – whether a long term Resident, newResident or Guest, enjoy life aboard. The World allows us to participate in the ever changing and always exciting diorama that is our globe – all in a luxuriously secure
environment.
Welcome to The World
Freighter Cruise
• COST: $100-$150 per dayCan I work a passage for free? (No, not under any circumstances!)Can I take my pets onboard? (Sadly, this is impossible.)How much booking time is needed? (You should book well in advance!)Can I ship a car or motorbike? (You will need a separate freight forwarding company for this.)
Where Can You Go?
• Freighters only travel to countries that import or export goods - so there are a few areas of the world that are hard to get to, like Alaska. It is also next to impossible to book very short voyages
What Is The Age Limit?
• Most freighters have a maximum age limit of 79 or 80, although sometimes as low as 75. This rule is necessary because freighters do not have doctors onboard. Some ships will also require a medical certificate from your doctor, for passengers over the age of 65.
• No shipping company will accept children under 5 years of age and some will set a minimum of up to 10 years of age.
Workshop Assignment
• Each person will report on one of the following river cruises:
