The Impact Of Cruise Tourism On The Caribbean

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Name: Stefani Raditzky
Student ID: 9150207
Course of Study: Travel and Tourism Management (TMM-6th Semester)

1. Description of Main Idea for Research
The Caribbean is the world leading cruise destination. Every year approximately 26 million cruise passengers arrivals are registered which are 33% of all cruise travellers. Those big cruise ships that transport the many passengers do not just bring fun and relaxation to the Caribbean islands, but also many negative environmental impacts such as air pollution, solid waste and sewage.
The climate change is forced by many environmental impacts and this research will be undertaken to show how the cruise tourism with its negative impacts on the environment force the climate change since there …show more content…

Hunt, C. (2011). The effects of Cruise Tourism on the Caribbean: Does it remain the dominant destination for Cruises or is it a destination that is sinking?. Retrieved October 11, 2017 from http://www.travel-conference.co.uk/commentries.php?paper=85#.WeCu7mXPHSg Strengths: The effects of cruise tourism on the Caribbean are pointed out. Weaknesses: The effects of cruise tourism on the Caribbean are not focused on the environment but the overall effects. Thus, not detailed information is provided regarding the research topic.
Johnson, D. (2002). Environmentally sustainable cruise tourism: a reality check. Marine Policy, 26 (4), 261-270. Retrieved October 11, 2017 from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X02000088 Strengths: The LCA methodology is used to show the general impacts of cruise tourism and afterwards the impacts are explained in detail. Weaknesses: Impacts of cruise tourism are explored in general and don´t focus on the environmental impacts. Therefore just general information are provided instead of in-depth …show more content…

(2017). The future of Caribbean tourism: competition and climate change implications. Worldwide Hospitality & Tourism Themes, 9 (1), 44-59. Retrieved October 11, 2017 from EBSCOhost Database Strengths: This entry of the book is pretty up to date as it is published in 2017. That supports its reliability as well as its credibility. Moreover, it outlines that climate change and tourism are linked to each other and also affect each other. Weaknesses: The text focuses more on which impacts climate change has on tourism than which impacts tourism has on the climate change. It also doesn’t discuss which impacts cruise tourism has on the climate change.
Ord, C. (2010) Caribbean Cruise Ship Tourism and the Environment. Retrieved October 11, 2017 from http://cynthiaord.com/wp/portfolio/2010/11/08/caribbean-cruise-ship-tourism-and-the-environment-a-policy-proposal/ Strengths: The current situation of cruise ships and its environmental impacts are explored, which addressed a main point of the research topic. Weaknesses: The reliability of the information provided is limited as it is a blog entry. But there is still a reference list provided where it should looked at to ensure the

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