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 Legends abound about how ports along the St. Lawrence River were named, but U.S. cruise lines and Canadian tourism officials hope that the translation is “Where the River Meets the Big Ships.”
The Canadian government is allocating upwards of $50 million to upgrade port facilities in Baie-Comeau, Gaspe, Havre-Saint-Pierre, Sept-Iles, Saguenay and Iles de la Madeleine and help local officials to develop tourism activities. |
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 Mexico has confronted a series of challenges recently: growing worldwide competition, ports crippled by hurricane devastation and encroaching homogenization. Instead of blanching, the country’s tourism and port officials faced the problems head-on, meeting periodically to develop specific action plans, appointing people to carry them out and measuring their effectiveness. They rebuilt hurricane-damaged piers and, in line with President Felipe Calderón’s infrastructure plan, started or completed developments in 13 ports.
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We are covering a series of timely topics in this issue:
Energy: In order to get a good picture of what can be done to minimize energy consumption, we have gone to the experts and asked their opinions. They told us basically that the biggest savings can be had by simply slowing down the cruising speed, although there are also other, simple ways to conserve fuel. We also talked to Micky Arison of Carnival and Richard Fain of Royal Caribbean about the viability of alternative powerplants and fuels and how their companies are tackling the energy issue. |
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There is no single solution – no miracle solution – that will reduce energy demands dramatically on cruise ships tomorrow, according to the classification society experts interviewed by Cruise Industry News. Instead, the cruise lines should look at fuel savings from many aspects and work out their own best models. But with the proper approach, savings of up to 30 to 40 percent can be reached. |
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Naval architects and cruise-ship designers are usually fairly conservative in speculating about the next generation of ships – for good reason. New ships require an enormous investment. Venturing too far on a limb could result in a very ugly – and public – fall if a revolutionary concept did not work out. |
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The newbuilding pace going forward (beyond 2011-2012) is expected to slow down, Micky Arison, chairman and CEO of Carnival Corporation, and Richard Fain, chairman and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises, told Cruise Industry News. |
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When will the next wave of new orders come, and where will they be placed? The candidates are Fincantieri, STX Europe and Meyer Werft. Mitsubishi has told Cruise Industry News that they are "not interested in entering the cruise-ship business at this time with the current strong market for newbuildings of conventional ships and the recent price increases on materials." |
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A six-star cruise offers personal, attentive, but not obtrusive service; fine dining when you want and with whom you want; spacious public rooms and comfortable suites. And there is no sales pressure in the spa or the stores; there are no ships’ photographers and no art auction. And that is what Silversea Cruises is all about. |
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