Covering the economic, social and environmental impacts of cruising, this book combines the latest research with practical case studies to provide a comprehensive account of the subject. It reviews the fundamental principles of the industry, the cruise experience from a passenger perspective, marketing, planning and destination development.

Contributions by: Michael Clancy, Ross A Klein, William Terry, Xavier Font, Mireia Guix Navarrete, Maria Jesús Bonilla, Michael Lück, Jill Poulston, Michael Vogel, Adam Weaver, Alexis Papathanassis, Philip Gibson, Maree Thyne, James Henry, Jo-Anne M Lester, Júlio Mendes, Manuela Guerreiro, Bingjie Liu, Lori Pennington-Gray, Peter Tarlow, Arja Lemmetyinen, Gabriella Polizzi, Antonino Mario Oliveri, Sheree-Ann Adams, James Petrick, Suiwen Zou, Kam Hung, Claire Lambert, Ross Dowling, Nigel Jarvis, Clare Weeden, Ioannis Pantelidis, Abel Duarte Alonso, Nevil Alexander, Eloise Botelho, Carla Fraga, Rodrigo Vilani, Michael Shone, Jude Wilson, David G Simmons, Emma J Stewart, Joseph M Cheer, Gaetano Sabato, C Michael Hall, Hannah Wood, Sandra Wilson, Claire Ellis, Pascal Scherrer, Kaye Walker, Daniela Liggett, Emad Monshi, Noel Scott, Marianna Sigala, Véronique Mondou, Benjamin Taunay, Iris Mao