The economic crisis triggered by the pandemic has had a cascading impact on the tourism industry. Specifically, cruises can be overcrowded spaces, heightening the risk of spreading viruses. Drawing on investigations of the language of tourism and cruises, the chapter examines how cruise lines' web...
Cruise ships are some of the safest modes of transportation you'll ever be on. Cruise lines must follow a surprising number of rules and regulations to protect passengers' (and crewmembers') safety while onboard a cruise ship. Ships operate under international rules, known as Safety of Life ...
As a result, for example, all cruise ships must have regularly-checked lifeboats, life rafts and life preservers for every person on board, plus a specified minimum additional capacity. The ultramodern ships in the MSC Cruises fleet go substantially above and beyond what is required, carrying ...
In September 2020, the company SICK (specializing in intelligent radar sensors) announced a solution for cruise ships based on its 3D-LiDAR (model MRS1000) combined with SensorApps (SICK's PeCo/PeopleCounter). SICK's sensor solutions don't use/share personal information but only count people (...
. A majority of tourists either travel on their own or are self-drive. Public security department should strengthen supervision on special-type transportation tools like recreational vehicles, self-drive vehicles, cruise ships and tourist trains and its moorings; power utilities in theme parks or ...
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Three types of potential risks associated with cruise lines evaluated were external/internal attacks, malfunctions/accidents and onboard medical/health issues.Design/methodology/approach A survey used 12 safety measures questions to examine how cruise ships handle the above three risks, three questions ...
For example, aluminum can be used, but in practice it needs to have fire insulation on both sides to be equivalent to steel, reducing significantly the weight saving potential. Use of composite materials on cruise ships is also very challenging. However, glass can be used: possibilities are A...
Commenting on the call by US CDC to the public to avoid cruise ships, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) noted that this decision is "particularly perplexing." Shipping Italy bans cruise ships from Venice July 14, 2021 Effective from 1st August, Italy banned cruise liners from Venice...
seagoing ships need to have to be compliant with SOLAS. For this, 15 regulations are kept under Part B. Regulations 6 to 11 provide details of different survey requirements on other ships, equipment, machinery, etc., clauses on how to do the repair, and what kind...