Abstract
Northeast Asia consisting of China, Japan, and South Korea has recently shown a phenomenal growth in the cruise industry. Chinese demand for cruising has been increasing significantly and South Korea has strengthened its position as a ‘must-visit’ destination while the Japanese cruise industry is ready to welcome another period of prosperity. Yet cruise tourism in this region remains untapped. This paper aims to shed light on the current scenario in the industry by reviewing the past and outlining the existing situation in the core markets. The paper, thus, is the starting point for insights into the region and provides the foundation for further research. Both an extensive literature review and interviews on experts were performed to fulfil the purpose of the research.
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Notes
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According to the managers of A tours and L tour, an absolute majority of the passengers on Costa and RCI ships departing from Chinese ports are Chinese whereas only a handful of Westerners are on board, who reside temporarily or permanently in China.
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‘Several Japanese ports were primarily included as ports of call for Costa and RCI ships in 2013, but the Chinese government banned all cruise ships departing from Chinese ports to land on Japanese territory because of the territorial dispute. As a consequence of the sudden measures, all ships had to replace their planned Japanese ports with South Korean ports.’—A senior manager of L tours.
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KTO has published an annual report on cruise passengers visiting Korean ports since 2009.
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The unit shown is based on Canada dollar.
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Lee, H. (2016). Cruise Tourism in Northeast Asia. In: Papathanassis, A. (eds) Cruise Business Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27353-2_6
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