Growth Course
The European cruise industry is expanding on several fronts – with leading European cruise brands introducing new ships, and with American-based lines dedicating more ships to Europe. European Growth The European cruise capacity is set to grow from an estimated 2.8 million passengers in 2005 to 3.2 million in 2006 (14.2 percent), to 3.5 million…
On An Island
Annual capacity among U.K. operators, as estimated by Cruise Industry News, is up 14 percent in 2006 over last year – and perhaps the most significant increase comes from Island Cruises, which doubled its capacity to nearly 160,000. Along with the Island Star, the line’s newest ship, the Island Escape (ex-Horizon), introduced at the end…
German Shipbuilding: Diversified Infrastructure
The German shipbuilding industry has a diversified infrastructure with at least three yards involved with cruise ships: Meyer Werft as a builder of new ships and Blohm + Voss Repair and Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven in repairs and conversions. In addition, Neptun Werft – which is owned by Meyer – builds river cruise vessels and has…