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CRUISE '85

SHIPS • OPERATIONS • SERVICES

London

June 19-20 photo—Wartsila

Artist's conception of the cruise ship of the future.

Cruise 85, the first international conference and exhibition for people involved in the management, operation and services of cruise shipping, will take place at the Hil- ton Hotel, Park Lane, London, on

June 19-20. The two-day event is being organized by the U.K. Secre- tariat of the well-known RO/RO

Conferences, and many of the world's leading cruise operators are expected to attend this exchange of ideas on the future market and oth- er aspects of the industry.

The program for the meeting has been arranged to be presented in three sessions during two days. Ses- sion I, "The Future," will take place on the first day, Wednesday, June 19, followed on Thursday, June 20, by Session 2, "Operations," and Ses- sion 3, "Ship Design." Lunch for registered delegates will be served on both days of the meeting, and an evening reception for all delegates, exhibitors and their ladies will take place after the close of activities on the first day.

A key speaker at the Cruise 85

Conference will be Ronald J. Zel- ler, chief executive, Norwegian Car- ibbean Lines and Royal Viking

Line, Miami, Fla. The address by

Mr. Zeller, titled "The Way

Ahead," will be one of several views set forth in the opening session enti- tled "The Future." Other expres- sions on the view ahead will be put forward from differing sectors of the business: Arthur D. Little Inc. of

San Francisco for the consultants;

Wartsila of Finland for the leading builders of cruise vessels; the travel business, looking at the potential of the Mediterranean; and a question- ing view from the Passenger Ship

Association in London.

The conference will then go on to debate the operational and design aspects of the ships, with the geo- graphical focus being worldwide and covering both existing and new areas of activity. Following on the theme of shipboard revenue, but widening the horizons, is a paper from Ocean Trading of Southamp- ton, U.K., titled "70 Shops on 28

Ships—Different Markets Demand

Different Approaches," which will illustrate the vagaries of the differ- ent markets.

Design aspects, including those affected by the regulatory bodies,

IMO, U.S. Public Health Service and the Classification Societies, as well as futuristic concepts now be- ing evaluated by the leading ship- owners and designers, will be high- lighted at the conference. Several of the world's leading shipyards will debate their role in stimulating the cruise market through new thoughts on the shipboard environment of tomorrow's ships.

An important and especially in- teresting part of Cruise 85 will be the exhibiting shipbuilders at the

Exhibition in the London Hilton where, among other things, a Japa- nese yard is said to be unveiling a new all-in cruise ship package in an effort to offer a choice from the cur- rently European-dominated con- struction of large cruise ships.

Details of both the Cruise 85 Con- ference and the associated Exhibi- tion can be obtained from the

Cruise Secretariat, 2 Station Road,

Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 1QP,

England. Telephone: (0923) 776363;

Telex: 924312 Gastec G.

CRUISE 85

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Day 1: Wednesday, June 19

SESSION I: THE FUTURE 'Market-based Cruise Product Design,"

D. Tatzin, Arthur D. Little, Inc., San Francis- co. "Converting Concepts to Reality—The

Development of Business Ideas With Suffi- cient Profit Potential to be Attractive for new Investors," K. Levander, manager, Re- search and Development. Wartsila AB, Hel- sinki, Finland. "The Way Ahead," R.J. Zeller, chief exec- utive, Norweigian Caribbean Lines and

Royal Viking Line, Miami.

Coffee Break "Cruise Investment Strategy," R. Fain, joint managing director. Gotaas-Larsen Ltd. and director, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line and Eastern and Western Cruise Lines. "A European View," B. Crisp, UK director,

Cunard Line and director, Cunard Cruise

Ships Ltd. and managing director, Cunard

Crusader World Travel. "The SS United States—Preparing for 1987." Captain J. Cox, senior vice presi- dent, United States Cruises Ltd., Brisbane,

Calif.

Luncheon Break For Registered Delegates "U.S. Incentive Travel to Europe—The

Danube River Cruise Concept," I. Schneu- ing, president, D-Line, Deutsche Donau-

Kreuzschiffahrts GmbH, and the Incoming

Tourist Service GmbH, Munich, West Ger- many. "A Strategy to Increase Cruising in Egypt, the Red Sea and the Mediterranean," M.S.

Leheta, president, Menatours, Giza and chairman, Egyptian Chamber of Tourism and Travel Agencies. Cairo, Egypt. "Cruise Marketing—Obtaining a Better

Return?" K. Page, director, Passenger Ship- ping Association, London.

Coffee Break "Sail Cruisers and Market Segmenta- tion," Jean-Claude Potier, president, Wind- star Sail Cruises Ltd.. Miami. "The Often-Ignored Business Opportuni- ties of On-Board Services: Designing Innova- tive Offerings and Managing Service Quali- ty," S. Buchin, senior vice president and director, Marketing Services Group. Tem- ple, Barker and Sloane, Inc., Lexington.

Mass. "At the Center of the Cruise Revolution—

Miami Today and Tomorrow, C.J. Lunetta, port director, Port of Miami.

Evening Reception For All Delegates

And Exhibitors

Day 2: Thursday, June 20

SESSION II: OPERATIONS "Cruise Liner Berthing and Navigation in

Restricted Waters—A Manoeuvering Simu- lation Study," O. Tersloev, naval architect, head of Maneuvering Section. Danish Mari- time Institute, Lyngby, Denmark. "70 Shops on 28 Ships—Different Mar- kets Demand Different Approaches," E.

Symes, managing director. Ocean Trading,

Southampton, U.K. "Planning a Catering System for Maxi- mum Profitability—Are Turnkey Systems the Future? S. Krouvila, chief designer, Oy

Metos Marine, Kerava, Finland.

Coffee Break "On-Line Viewdata Reservations and Ac- counting Systems for Cruise Lines," D.

Hinkley, Viewdata Services IBM, and R.

Gwynn, marketing director, Viewdata Infor- mation Processing Ltd., London. "Maximising Shipboard Revenue on Pas- senger Overnight-Cruise Ferries," speaker to be announced. "A Fresh Look at Vessel Appearance—

Overcoming the Operator's Problem," C.

Stevens, marketing manager, International

Paint Marine Coatings, Felling, U.K.

Lunch For Registered Delegates

SESSION III: SHIP DESIGN "Ship Design for the Further Develop- ment of the Cruise Market," B. Hansen, manager. Research and Development

Dept., Aalborg Vaerft AS, Aalborg, Den- mark.

Panel Discussion

The aforementioned presentation will ex- amine areas where designers could possibly stimulate the market. In particular, the envi- ronment aspects of cabins and public spaces. There will then be a panel discus- sion led by Mr. Hansen.

Panelists:

R. Dussert-Vidalet, Project and Design

Dept., Chantiers du Nord et de la Mediter- ranee: V. Alraksinen, manager, Ship Proj- ects, Wartsila AB; N. Eide, cruise ship de- signer—Oslo Project Involvement includes: "Rotterdam," "Sagafjord," "Vistafjord," "Song of America" and "Royal Princess": J.

Victor, managing director, Technical Marine

Planning Ltd., London and consultant for

Carnival Cruise Line.

Coffee Break "The Cruise Ship and the Classification

Society—Precontract Phase, the Building

Period and the Ship in Service—New Cost-

Conscious Survey Alternatives," J. Telle, principal surveyor, Det norske Veritas, Oslo,

Norway. " 'Fairsky' (Twin-Screwed Turbine Propul- sion) and 'Atlantic' (Twin-Screwed Diesel

Propulsion)—Two Similar Sized Large

Cruise Liners but Different in Concept," R.

Dussert-Vidalet, Project and Design Dept.,

Chantiers du Nord et de la Mediterran^e, La

Ciotat, France. This paper will discuss some of the main features of the liners including, hotel organization; vibration and sound lev- els; and electrical power distribution. 100 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News