1. Cruise Ship Industry in the Caribbean
Victoria Miller & Isaac Jones

2. Industry Fastest growing tourism industry worldwide
More than 230 operating ships
Annual growth rate of 7.4% (1990 – 2007)
High demand and capacity rates
Majority of passengers are American
Carnival introduced ‘fun ship’ in 1972
Dominated by Carnival, 44.3% market share
About a third of all cruises worldwide go to Caribbean
Total worldwide ocean cruise capacity at the end of 2018 will be 537,000 passengers and 314 ships
In 2016, 24.2 million people went on cruises

4. Stayover Tourists Spend More
Average of a week on a cruise, not nearly as much contributed to local economy

5. Types of Cruises Port of call Home ports (very uncommon in Caribbean)
Most common
Home ports (very uncommon in Caribbean)
Fairly uncommon (small cruise lines)
Generates more for local economy
Private Islands
Leased and controlled by cruise line
Becoming more common
Benefits home country the least
Country benefits from selling goods, little in taxes
-In 2016, passengers spent an average of less than 5 hours on shore
Mostly seen in mediteranean, where ship stops in different locations in registered country
Cruise sets up and has all events planned out, usually get americans to teach fishing, snorkeling lessons ect.

6. Pros: Impact of the Pros: How is it so affordable? Affordable
“flag-of-convenience”
What do they plan for you?
Shops owned by US and other Countries
Tours planned on board
Where is the food coming from?
Not the host country
Contributes to global economy, while taking away from local economies
Buy islands
Affordable
Easy, planned itinerary
Endless food
Contributes to the global economy and creates local jobs in the Caribbean
Fake ‘Caribbean paradise’

7. “Flag-of-convenience”
Ships are registered in foreign countries
Passengers pay no taxes while on cruise ship
Avoid taxes and regulations (labor and environment)
Few employees are native to the Caribbean
Ex. Carnival is based in florida but register in panama to take advantage of taxes.
For entertainment and business they hire mostly whiteys

8. Planned Itinerary Picked destinations based on departure tax
Advertise island businesses that are owned or contracted by company
Passengers don’t see the reality or get full experience
Limited time for local competing shops
Countries must invest millions to accommodate
Destinations had to have low taxes, a comforting community and keep up with the demands including larger ports
Now have a unified tax rate but cruise industry influences the local economy drastically
- Cruise lines would threaten to skip a destination if they upped the departure tax

9. Food and Drinks Food on the ship mostly comes from America
Find cheapest product if possible
All you can eat leads to lots of waste
Not much is spent at locally owned restaurants
Food must fit the taste americans are used to
Most Caribbean producers cant meet their demands
Supplies often come from places like Taiwan and Hong Kong

10. Environment -> Waste Generated Weekly
Bilge water
Water that collects in the bottom of the hull (oil, grease, other contaminants)
Sewage
Graywater (sinks, showers, laundry)
Ballast water
Water taken onboard or discharged from a vessel to maintain stability
Solid waste (food and garbage)
Air pollution from engines
25,000 gallons of bilge water
210,000 gallons of sewage
1 million gallons of graywater
Ballast water (invasive species)
50 tons of solid waste
Over 100 gallons of toxic waste

11. Ecosystems and communities
Anchors from cruise liners
Carbon emissions
Unsustainable water and electricity usage
Urban sprawl towards unsustainable jobs that are created
Local business receive little of the profits
300 acres of coral reefs destroyed a year
City is responsible for taking the loads of waste and supporting electrical needs in short bursts which is a huge load
Local marine life is endangered from invasive species and polution

12. Peace Boat Power all of lighting on ship 10% of propulsion power
40% fewer carbon emissions
Wind turbines for when its at port
Scheduled to be completed by 2020

13. Discussion Questions
What are some sustainable solutions to the problem?
Environment wellbeing
What are some changes the countries should implement?
Community wellbeing

14. Sources
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worldwide-excluding-north-america/
Line-Statistics.pdf