The cruise industry in China: Efforts, progress and challenges

Comparing Motivations and Intentions of Potential Cruise Passengers from Different Demographic Groups: The Case of China

“…This finding may be attributed to the general perception of young travelers that cruises are romantic undertakings. Sun et al (2014) showed that the Chinese market is young and highly educated, which indicates that the majority of the Chinese cruise travelers belong to the new generation. Some demographic groups had a relatively small percentage, which may be too specific to generate any convincing conclusion.…”

“…Targeting at the potential Chinese cruisers is determined by the reality of the Chinese cruise market. In 2011, Chinese cruise tourists was approximate 700,000 (Sun et al, 2014). Considering within the entire population of 1.36 billion, the majority of Mainland Chinese residents do not have cruise experience.…”

“…Given the immaturity of such market, limited information on the Mainland Chinese cruise market can be found. One report from Royal Caribbean International (2013) stated that the cruise passengers from Mainland China are mostly young, highly educated, and middle class customers (Sun, Feng, & Gauri, 2014). The cruise market in Mainland China is at an early stage of development.…”

Joint Decision on Ordering and Pricing of Cruise Tourism Supply Chain with Competing Newsboy-Type Retailers

“…In recent years, we have witnessed a period of rapid growth and remarkable change in the cruise industry, which is one of the fastest growing and most dynamic segments of the entire tourism and leisure travel market [1,2]. According to Cruise Market Watch, the number of passengers is projected to grow to 25 million in 2019 with an average growth rate of 4.5% [3].…”

Cruzeiros marítimos e Stakeholders: perspectivas de desenvolvimento da infraestrutura de cruzeiros no Brasil

“…Fatores como a localização geográfica e proximidade com regiões turísticas influenciam diretamente no tráfego de cruzeiros marítimos (Souza, 1999 Os destinos apresentam diferentes estágios de desenvolvimento em relação à atividade de cruzeiros marítimos. Os destinos prematuros são aqueles em estágio inicial de desenvolvimento da infraestrutura de cruzeiros ou de destinos emergentes, como países da Ásia e da África (Sun, Feng, & Gauri, 2014). Destinos maduros encontram-se consolidados tanto em quantidade de navios recebidos quanto em qualidade de sua infraestrutura de cruzeiros marítimos, geralmente operando ao longo de todo o ano.…”