THE CRUISE INDUSTRY

Unit 8

Review of unit reading material from textbook:

Travel Career Development 8th ed. Authors: Gagnon,P. & Houser, S.

Cruise Industry

• History of the Cruise Industry

• Discuss the different types of cruises.

•Family Oriented•Event Specific•Active Cruises•Sailing Cruises•Luxury Cruises

Cruise Industry

• Cruise Organizations•Carnival•Royal Caribbean•Star Cruises

• Cruise Associations

•CLIA: Cruise Lines International•Northwest Cruise Ship Association•Florida Caribbean Cruise Association

Cruise Industry

•Cruise Ship Hierarchy of Authority1. Captain2. Staff Captain3. Hotel Director

• Careers in Cruising

•Office Jobs: Headquarters or Onboard•Entertainment Jobs•Hospitality & Services•Personal Care Jobs•Deckhands & Engine Room

Other Ship Travel

Yacht ChartersSailing ShipsFreightersFerries

(Gagnon and Houser, 2005, p. 183-184)

Nontraditional Cruises

The Grand TourTheme CruisesRepositioning CruisesTransatlantic CrossingsRiver CruisesAdventure Cruises

(Gagnon and Houser, 2005, p. 189-190)

References

Gagnon, P. & Houser, S. (2005) Travel career development (8th ed.). Canada: The Travel Institute

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