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The cruise industry is changing more rapidly than ever before. The demand for cruise holidays is expanding almost exponentially in several areas around the world, and new cruise facilities are being built at an accelerated rate. At the same time cruise ships tend to become bigger and carry a greater diversity of passengers. These and other trends currently have a major impact on the cruise industry and are shaping its configuration.

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De Monie, G., Hendrickx, F., Joos, K., Couvreur, L., Peeters, C. (1998). Methodology. In: Strategies for Global and Regional Ports. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6602-8_5

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