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        CRUISE TRAVEL TRENDS








                                          CUSTOMERS                                                                       LOCAL CO MMUNITIES                                                                BODIES AND AUTHORITIES

               Intergenerational cruising is         providing unprecedented onboard                 Working with local stakeholders          Request to identify synergies                 Further evolution of the regulatory     Upgrading of port infrastructure to
            increasing in popularity together with  experiences and amenities.                    to enhance, preserve and protect         stemming from partnerships with               landscape with specifi c reference to    cater for ships powered by alternative
            cruise amenities designed to satisfy                                                  habitats and communities.                (national and local) organizations so         shipboard safety and environmental       fuels.
            every age from tweens to seniors.           Increasing demand for impact                                                       as to launch new initiatives providing        compliance.
                                                     cruises (more volunteer cruising                More private islands on cruise        hospitality for cruise guests.
               Younger generations – including       options available) and expedition            itineraries.
            Millennials and Generation X – will      cruises (adventure travel).
            embrace cruise travel more than ever                                                    Growing interest in and
            before.                                     Growing awareness of health issues        acknowledgement of the positive
                                                     and of the nutritional principles and        impact in terms of job creation.
               Ships are the destination (no longer  sustainability characteristics of the
            just means of transport), part and       items on the menu on board.
            parcel of the vacation experience
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