Asian Cruise Market Focuses on Ship as Destination

“multi-generational appeals of such cruises, especially here in Asia. I'm now wondering how does the customer profile and the demand pattern here in Asia compare with the rest of the world? Are passengers from Europe, from America seeking the same kinds of experience, seeking the same kinds of cruises with multi-generational appeal? Not necessarily.”

“know, families as offer Disney cruise, more families or for other present. then you would when you're traveling from cruises from either the European destinations or from the American destinations Dr. Guy basically what I'm hearing from you is that it's the promise of an experience right that these Cruises are selling. It's not so much of okay. I'm on a cruise I'm going to a destination and then I'm disembarking going to that destination and I climb the Well, the cruise is the destination So if it's a destination, that's what I'm hearing from you, am I right?”

“it's a destination, that's what I'm hearing from you, am I right? right now they're doing like the cruises to nowhere. Even when they do add additional ports, you're gonna see a very few people actually wanting to get off because that cruise ship is the destination.”

“a changing in the framework. So I think at a crucial point, right now they're doing like the cruises to nowhere. Even when they do add additional ports, you're gonna see a very few people actually wanting to get off because that cruise ship is the destination.”

“The Cosby is up 1.3%, the STI also trending upwards, going north of 0.6%. However, the Nikkei 225 and the ASX200 are down half a percent.”