Cruise ship pollution

national laws, may affect the cruise industry. Cruise companies often try to avoid legal factors such as national taxes and labour laws by registering their organisation and cruise liners in foreign countries with a weak political environment, such as Panama, the Bahamas, and Liberia (Burke, 2009). This is often stated as the ‘flag of convenience’. This frequently results in employees of cruises being underpaid, mistreated and they will often lack the ability to purse lawsuits. This is an important factor to consider when internationalising as if a cruise liner is not registered in a country with adequate laws, such as the US or the UK, then those laws will not apply and commonly cruise customers will be under maritime regulation (Burke, 2009). The legal and medical rights of customers and overall experience can become significantly compromised and affected by a cruise ships country of registration (London, 2011). Thus, many customers suffer problems when trying to claim liability from problems occurring on board their cruises…

In 2005 - 2006 ,a survey conducted by Venice Terminal Passenger (VTP) and Astoria portuale di Venezia(APV) shown that the average spending of each passengers of the cruise in Venice is €107 each day.(Melanie, 2012) The cruise industry benefited the economy of Italy the most with more than €4.6 billion of direct business impact and over 102000 jobs are about this industry. (Raoul de Forcade, 2015) In Venice, 1 shop out of 6 lives and 33 per cent of the hotel lives are because of the cruise…

The Business Strategy of Tallink Group The Group’s vision for 2014 is to be a market leader in the cruise line industry of Europe by offering world class services in leisure and business travel. The Group’s Strategy is to: 1. Strive for the highest level of customer satisfaction 2. Increase the volumes and strengthen the market position in the region 3. Develop wide range of quality services for different customers and to pursue new growth opportunities 4. Maintain an optimal debt level that…

Furthermore, a decreasing trend in cruise ships docking declined between 1988 and 1989. At this point locals again turned to their government to find ways to promote the city as a tourism destination. Unfortunately, it seems that they like to keep waiting, until they are in trouble economically. Therefore, they have to learn how to envision for the future. It also seems that they do not take a good care of their city, since the government had to create training programs to teach them how to…

Our clean green and beautiful image plays a large part in this and how low pollution is here, our air is so fresh clean and clear. Our culture which can be interesting to tourist and they want to learn more about it. Our climate changes also give New Zealand challenges, especially in Europe and the United Kingdom, this may affect the visitor arrival number if visitors start flying less. With the current state of Tourism in New Zealand, there are becoming more and more opportunities that will…

The type of tourist that I am going to write about is cruise tourist. Having a vacation on a cruise is rather affordable. Cruise tourism nowadays has been an alternate choice for tourists to reach their desired destination. Compare to airlines, tourists would prefer to choose cruises. This is due to the variety of entertainments such as casinos, pools and shows. Tourists would definitely like to spend their time and money on a cruise over an airline. In terms of cruises, different cruises offer…

There is something magically relaxing about a trip to a tropical paradise. You can let your stresses melt away as the palm trees sway overhead and you recline back with a coconut drink. The Bahamas is a major visitation spot for people searching for a way to unwind from a hard year of work. With fantasies of warm sea breezes and a sun-kissed tan on one's shoulder, any tropical paradise is the key location for most people. However, as many working individuals find themselves caught up in the…

Entertainment on the River Thames River Thames is the lifeline for the tourism industry apart from the river it has been utilised in variety of ways by the visitors who are first timers to the London city. Cruises, small boat trips , the artistic riverside pubs and restaurants, theatres , museum and the art galleries basically flank the River Thames. The guided tour to the River Thames has a bit of everything from the lavishness of the cruise to the simplicity of a boat ride, if one feels of…

Hikkaduwa has been attracting tourists for the past few decades. Hikkaduwa is known amongst tourists for its pristine beaches, Surfing spots, Corel reef and many activities thus increasing competition amongst all the lodges in the area no matter the scale or the type of accommodation each provides. Rivalry is fierce in the industry because barriers to entry are relatively low, Many guest houses does not adhere to tourist board regulations hence the startup costs remain lower for these illegal…

The Florida metropolis that was evaluated and studied is located in the Florida Treasure Coast, Martin County which includes the smaller communities of Jensen Beach, Stuart, Palm City, Jupiter Island, Seawalls Point, Ocean Breeze, Indiantown, North River Shores, Rio, Port Salerno, Port Maraca, and Hobe Sound. Martin county is nestled between Palm Beach county and St. Lucie County and offers 753 square miles of land, 209 square miles of which is water provided by either the St. Lucie River and…