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CRUISE + FERRY '89
May 24-25, London, England
Cruise + Ferry 89, the interna-
tional conference and exhibition on
the passenger cruise and ferry in-
dustry, will be held at the Kensing-
ton Exhibition Center in London,
England, on May 24-25, 1989.
With unprecedented growth fore-
cast for the cruise industry as it
approaches the 1990s, Cruise +
Ferry 89, now established as a major
international forum for the passen-
ger ship industry, will feature its
largest-ever exhibition of ship,
product and service developments
in the booming cruise and ferry
market.
Cruise + Ferry 89 will be an
exciting international showcase for
the latest design, product, and ser-
vice developments and will bring to
London hundreds of senior cruise
executives to discuss new ideas for
the future and to generate new busi-
ness. Topics will include: cruise ship
and ferry operation; cruise pro-
grams and itineraries; cruise desti-
nations; port and passenger termi-
nals; duty-free supplies; cabin de-
sign and manufacture; tax-free out-
lets and operation; entertainment
systems; refrigeration and air condi-
tioning; ship furnishing; carpeting
and floor coverings; waste treatment
plant; lifesaving and survival equip-
ment; fire-protection systems; ship
classification; interior design; paints
and coatings; passenger reservation
systems; cruise ship and ferry de-
sign; shipbuilding; stabilizing sys-
tems; navigation equipment; safety
equipment; galley and catering
equipment; heating and ventilation
systems; accommodation systems;
cruise and ship repair and conver-
sion; noise and vibration control;
lighting systems; and security sys-
tems.
This is the age of the super cruise
liner and cruise ferry—and the mul-
timillion-dollar cruise market offers
huge sales opportunities for compa-
nies seeking to increase their share
of this rapidly expanding industry.
During the last 10 years, more
new passenger ships have been in-
troduced into the cruise industry
than ever before. Between 1980 and
1989, no fewer than 40 ships have
entered the booming cruise market.
Some 3.5-million passengers en-
joyed cruising in 1988, and the in-
crease in cruise business is forecast-
ed to continue in 1989 with the
introduction of six large new ships
and, in all, the 1980s will have seen
the addition of almost 31,000 new
cruise berths and the extensive re-
furbishment of almost 43 ships.
In addition to developments in
the market for cruise ships, Cruise
+ Ferry 89 will again focus on the
design and operation of luxury pas-
senger ferries.
As cruise vessels in their own
right, this sector is also showing rap-
id expansion with a number of ma-
jor operators recently announcing
new orders for additional jumbo fer-
ries.
At this period of massive growth,
the Cruise + Ferry 89 exhibition
will be a unique marketing opportu-
nity for operators, destinations,
shipbuilders, architects, designers,
equipment and on-board suppliers
to promote their specialist services
and will be a focal point at which
decision-makers engaged in the
whole range of cruise liner and
cruise ferry operations can view the
latest industry developments.
As visitors to their displays, ex-
hibitors will not only have more
than 600 participants registered for
Cruise + Ferry 89 but can also
exploit a London venue on the door-
step of hundreds of major compa-
nies involved in passenger ship-
ping.
The conference program will be
divided into eight key sessions—
"Markets and Marketing"; "Desti-
nation and Development"; "Ship-
board Revenue"; "Interior Design";
"Operational Efficiency"; "Fast
Ferries"; "Passenger Terminals";
and "Ship Design."
Of particular interest will be
"Fast Ferries," which is new for
Cruise + Ferry 89. The conference
will highlight developments in this
specialist ferry market while the ex-
hibition will provide further support
for shipbuilders, designers and
equipment suppliers meeting future
capacity, speed, stability and com-
fort requirements in this sector.
For vessels with speeds of up to 55
knots and carrying up to 500 pas-
sengers, this is again a rapidly ex-
panding and valuable market with
newbuildings worth £250,000,000 a
year.
On Friday, May 26, as part of the
post-conference program, a special
cruise aboard the latest Scandinav-
ian cruise ferry has been arranged
by the Cruise + Ferry secretariat.
Interested delegates will have the
opportunity to take a 24-hour cruise
aboard the Athena, Royal Viking
Line's new 2,200-passenger cruise
ship built by Wartsila Marine In-
dustries of Finland which will enter
service on the Stockholm-Marie-
hamn-Stockholm route this spring.
The Athena is one of Viking Line's
five new jumbo class vessels ordered
for the traffic of the 1990s.
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