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In three years the number of the cruises within Asia will go up from 802 to 981
CLIA Southwest Asia and CLIA North Asia have introduced the results of a first analysis on the Asian crocieristico market
November 21, 2014
CLIA Southwest Asia and CLIA North Asia, the two new organisms constituted from international the crocieristica association Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) for the market of the Asian south-east and northern Asia, have been profitable today notice the contents of a new study on the perspectives from here to 2015 of the crocieristica industry in Asia that is realized by the society of Chart advising Consultants Management.
"The capacity of the cruises in Asia and their increase in this short period three-year-old - it has evidenced the president of CLIA Southeast Asia, Ann Sherry - is remarkable. The next year we will see 26 marks crocieristici to operate 52 ships in Asia, nine of which for all the year. In the 2013 802 Asia-Asia cruises are realized and in 2015 we will see 981. But still more impressive is the increase of the ability determined from the increasing number of ships greater and more modern masses in service. Last year, in 2013, the ability to the Asia-Asia cruises was of 1,4 million hosts while the next year will be space for 2,05 million, with a annual increase of 19.5%. Besides all this, others 115,360 hosts could journey in Asia within longer travels, with a annual increment of 25% regarding the ability to 73.616 hosts of 2013".
"It is interesting - the president of CLIA North Asia has confirmed, Zinan Liu - to state where the increase is happening. The study, moreover, has evidenced the ability, the employment and the increase for type of ship and everyone of the 26 brands object of the study. It separates also the crocieristica activity for every brand in four levels: in the first level they figure three associated crocieristiche companies to the CLIA - Cruises Star, Costa Crociere and Royal Caribbean - that they have beyond 100 departures in a 2015 and each fleeting ability in Asia pairs to about 25%; of according to level the crocieristiche companies Princess associated Cruises and Celebrity to the CLIA take part that at least 25 cruises and travels operate; in the third level eight brands operate at least nine per year and in the fourth level there is an offer not more than eight departures".
"Obviously - it has stated in charge of Chart Consultants Management, Ted Blamey - Asia is dominated by cruises of short duration. We have found that the cruises less than a week those offers in 2015 represent 81% of all. A duration of 2-3 nights has the greater quota on the total of the 425 cruises of the next year. The duration of 4-6 nights is quickly increasing, with a progression from 263 to 367 cruises in two years. However - it has specified Blamey - for the international hosts there are sure many opportunities in order to choose cruises that more are adapted to their type of travel. In the 2015 seven and 14 days and 27 cruises of greater duration are offered to 162 cruises of duration between. Asia has in Serb something for all, even if great part of the activity is centralized on the local market with vacations of short duration".
"The industry of the cruises - it has commented the president and managing director of CLIA, Christine Duffy - continues to grow quickly in Asia and many crocieristiche companies are introducing a greater ability in the region, included some of the most modern cruise ships. CLIA has decided to realize an analysis on the data base of the markets of origin of the cruises in Asia, before this type, because the crocieristiche companies and many operators of the industry of the cruises are interested to know the trends better, the dimension of the origin markets and the growth potential in this stimulating and enthuses region".
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