More Hospitality Industry Guides
Industry
Use these resources to learn more about the scope and current state of the cruise line industry, including statistics, trends, consumers, and leading companies.
- IBISWorldProvides industry reports for over US 700 industries, categorized by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Each report provides key statistics, market characteristics and segmentation, industry conditions, leading competitors, industry performance analysis and future outlook. Relevant reports include Cruise & Travel Agency Franchises, Ocean & Coastal Transportation in the US. Global Deep-Sea, Coastal & Inland Water Transportation, and Global Tourism.
- PassportExcellent resource for international industries, countries, markets, and products. Market research reports, statistics, and analyst reports cover consumer market sizes, country market data, forecasts, consumer lifestyles, companies and brands, and many product & location specific reports are related to the hospitality industry. Includes articles about the cruise industry trends, as well as country level information about cruise lines and consumers in the individual country reports.
- Mintel AcademicMarket research reports for products, markets and demographics. Users are required to set up a personal profile with a log in and password. Analysis includes market sizes and forecasts, market trends, market segmentation, competitive context, broken down segment performances, retail channels, consumer demographics and survey results, leading companies, brand share, marketing strategies, and more. Covers European (with an emphasis on UK) and US markets. Relevant reports include Cruises International, Cruises US, European River Cruises, and Seasonal Vacation Trends.
Print Resources (available in the ILR Library)
Cruise Ship Tourism by Call Number: ILR Library G550 .C8327 2006Publication Date: 2006This book explores the theory, issues, impacts and management considerations surrounding the growing industry of cruise tourism. It begins by giving an overview of the cruise industry, followed by chapters focusing on the increasing demand for cruising. It presents case-studies of specific countries, including the Antarctic, Caribbean and Alaska before reviewing the economic, social and environmental impacts of cruise tourism.
Cruising in the Global Economy by Call Number: ILR Library G550 .C55 2008Publication Date: 2008Interdisciplinary in nature, this analysis elicits an examination of states' relationship to the maritime regulatory structure governing ship ownership, management and operations, cruise lines' business strategies, development of port communities to capture cruise-related revenue, changing leisure consumption patterns and meanings, and the employment of foreign migrant workers as seafarers.
- Travel and Tourism Market Research Handbook: Cruises2013. The article presents trends in cruise lines in the U.S. Cruise is considered as one of the fastest-growing sectors of the travel industry with 8% annual passenger growth since 1980. It provides a projection of the total cruise ship capacity based on ships that are being constructed. Lists of cruise lines, new ships, and travel destinations are also provided.