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The people coming
onboard are younger
and younger.
If someone had 12 ships
available right now
we’d buy them.
110 meters long with a passenger Deluxe cabin 176 passengers. It also charters While the larger ships offer a
capacity of 192. Select’s 2005-built aboard the the 125.5-meter-long Vista Ex- better return on investment, they
Bellissima also sails as a four-star Serenity plorer (formerly the Select Ex- are limited to fewer rivers to
experience for 132 passengers. plorer). The 2001-built, 2010-re- sail and cities to visit. For these
furbished ship can accommodate reasons, Select is sticking with
Select’s fifth ship, the four-star 170 passengers. 110-meter-long ships.
plus Serenade 1 was built in 2005
and refurbished in 2015. She’s 110 Select provides nautical crew Another trend is a passenger
meters in length and can accommo- only for the Japanese/Dutch owned demographic growing less grey.
date 136 passengers. Serenade 2. Built in 2007, she is 110
meters long and accommodates 137 “The people coming onboard are
The company bareboat char- passengers for four-star cruising. younger and younger. Not families
ters the 2004-built Select Belle- with kids, people in their 30s and 40s,
jour, a 126.7-meter-long vessel Trends but 50s or over. It used to be 65 and
with a maximum capacity of 180 older,” Bos said. “The market needs
passengers for four-plus star Along with the industry’s rush to to start looking for things for younger
service. It also bareboats the build new tonnage is a push to build people. Especially shore excursions.
126.7-meter-long Select Belve- larger ships. Most tour operators are Do you want to drive around in a bus
dere which was built in 2005 and looking for a 135-meter-long vessel, or do you want to be on a biking tour,
offers four-plus star service to Bos said. or on a speed boat?”
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