Caribbean ; Cruise ship industry ; Island ; Tourism ; Tropical zone
In recent years tourism on tropical islands, especially cruise tourism, has been growing rapidly. Very popular places are those with reach environmental resources, such as tropical islands. The biggest market share in the world cruise business has
the Caribbean, where more than a half of visitors are cruise ship passengers. The article tries to answer the question: do Caribbean islands with more protected areas also attract more visitors? In the article the hypothesis is that the islands with more
A series of supply-oriented indicators is used to draw up a ranking of the European river-cruise-districts. The cruising market is characterized by extensive investment strategies of some leading companies. The canal-systems of Western Europe form
This study describes the spatial distribution of suspended particulate matter (SPM) in the North Sea-Baltic Sea transition in autumn 2002 based on cruises in August, September, and October. The cruises comprised CTD and optical backscatter
Antwerpen ; Belgium ; Container ; Cruise ship industry ; Germany ; Globalization ; Harbour ; Logistics ; Regional economy ; Sea transport ; Wind energy
with the case of Antwerp/Belgium; evolution of shipping networks and current challenges in emerging markets with focussing on South America; growth industry cruise shipping with the recent dynamic development and structural effects; ship finance in Germany
Every travel event contains a geography lesson : an account written by the geographer-lecturer aboard of what happened when a large cruise ship ran into a cyclone in the middle of the Indian Ocean in February 1992. - (DWG)
1983 was the year of the cruise's arrival at the US Airforce Base of Greenham (Berkshire, England). Nuclear disarmament became the main issue in the political campaigns for the general elections. Inside the anti-nuclear group, there was a group
Indonesian waters. Cruises and field research lasted from June 1984 until June 1985. In this thesis attention is focused on theme 5, project 2 : River Inputs Into Ocean Systems . - (AGD)
, the causes, occurrences and warnings of freak waves, the worldwide trends in ocean cruising tourism, the question of control the fabled Northwest Passage, the background for overfishing and options for better fishery management. - (IfL)
Hydrographic data from winter and summer cruises during the 1976 to 1979 period were used to illustrate atypical oceanographic conditions in the SAB, especially during the cold winters of 1977 and 1978.