Tourisme de croisière et industrie de la croisière

This paper proposes a reflection on the cruise industry, the importance and scope of this industry. One of the objectives is to examine in particular the relationship between cruise lines and ports that receive cruises and excursionists. The cruise product built from the 1970s engendred a specific m...

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Main Authors: Olivier Dehoorne, Nathalie Petit-Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université des Antilles 2011-04-01
Series:Études Caribéennes
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/5623
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Summary:This paper proposes a reflection on the cruise industry, the importance and scope of this industry. One of the objectives is to examine in particular the relationship between cruise lines and ports that receive cruises and excursionists. The cruise product built from the 1970s engendred a specific mass tourism. And the boat is both the means of transport and the destination. The stops have a secondary role in this logic that favors gigantism, standardization and uniformity. While gigantism known some limits, cruise products reconstructs itself spatially and innovative segments of the high-end and luxury.
ISSN:1779-0980
1961-859X