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CRUISE + FERRY '89

May 24-25, London, England

Cruise + Ferry 89, the interna- tional conference and exhibition on the passenger cruise and ferry in- dustry, will be held at the Kensing- ton Exhibition Center in London,

England, on May 24-25, 1989.

With unprecedented growth fore- cast for the cruise industry as it approaches the 1990s, Cruise +

Ferry 89, now established as a major international forum for the passen- ger ship industry, will feature its largest-ever exhibition of ship, product and service developments in the booming cruise and ferry market.

Cruise + Ferry 89 will be an exciting international showcase for the latest design, product, and ser- vice developments and will bring to

London hundreds of senior cruise executives to discuss new ideas for the future and to generate new busi- ness. Topics will include: cruise ship and ferry operation; cruise pro- grams and itineraries; cruise desti- nations; port and passenger termi- nals; duty-free supplies; cabin de- sign and manufacture; tax-free out- lets and operation; entertainment systems; refrigeration and air condi- tioning; ship furnishing; carpeting and floor coverings; waste treatment plant; lifesaving and survival equip- ment; fire-protection systems; ship classification; interior design; paints and coatings; passenger reservation systems; cruise ship and ferry de- sign; shipbuilding; stabilizing sys- tems; navigation equipment; safety equipment; galley and catering equipment; heating and ventilation systems; accommodation systems; cruise and ship repair and conver- sion; noise and vibration control; lighting systems; and security sys- tems.

This is the age of the super cruise liner and cruise ferry—and the mul- timillion-dollar cruise market offers huge sales opportunities for compa- nies seeking to increase their share of this rapidly expanding industry.

During the last 10 years, more new passenger ships have been in- troduced into the cruise industry than ever before. Between 1980 and 1989, no fewer than 40 ships have entered the booming cruise market.

Some 3.5-million passengers en- joyed cruising in 1988, and the in- crease in cruise business is forecast- ed to continue in 1989 with the introduction of six large new ships and, in all, the 1980s will have seen the addition of almost 31,000 new cruise berths and the extensive re- furbishment of almost 43 ships.

In addition to developments in the market for cruise ships, Cruise + Ferry 89 will again focus on the design and operation of luxury pas- senger ferries.

As cruise vessels in their own right, this sector is also showing rap- id expansion with a number of ma- jor operators recently announcing new orders for additional jumbo fer- ries.

At this period of massive growth, the Cruise + Ferry 89 exhibition will be a unique marketing opportu- nity for operators, destinations, shipbuilders, architects, designers, equipment and on-board suppliers to promote their specialist services and will be a focal point at which decision-makers engaged in the whole range of cruise liner and cruise ferry operations can view the latest industry developments.

As visitors to their displays, ex- hibitors will not only have more than 600 participants registered for

Cruise + Ferry 89 but can also exploit a London venue on the door- step of hundreds of major compa- nies involved in passenger ship- ping.

The conference program will be divided into eight key sessions— "Markets and Marketing"; "Desti- nation and Development"; "Ship- board Revenue"; "Interior Design"; "Operational Efficiency"; "Fast

Ferries"; "Passenger Terminals"; and "Ship Design."

Of particular interest will be "Fast Ferries," which is new for

Cruise + Ferry 89. The conference will highlight developments in this specialist ferry market while the ex- hibition will provide further support for shipbuilders, designers and equipment suppliers meeting future capacity, speed, stability and com- fort requirements in this sector.

For vessels with speeds of up to 55 knots and carrying up to 500 pas- sengers, this is again a rapidly ex- panding and valuable market with newbuildings worth £250,000,000 a year.

On Friday, May 26, as part of the post-conference program, a special cruise aboard the latest Scandinav- ian cruise ferry has been arranged by the Cruise + Ferry secretariat.

Interested delegates will have the opportunity to take a 24-hour cruise aboard the Athena, Royal Viking

Line's new 2,200-passenger cruise ship built by Wartsila Marine In- dustries of Finland which will enter service on the Stockholm-Marie- hamn-Stockholm route this spring.

The Athena is one of Viking Line's five new jumbo class vessels ordered for the traffic of the 1990s. 12 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News