According to the International Cruise Council Australasia, Australia is one of the largest and fastest-growing cruise markets in the world as about a half a million Australians had taken either a domestic or international cruise in the last year alone.
"It's absolutely booming here, and it just keeps growing,” says Edith Cowan University Professor of Tourism, Ross Dowling.
The figures alone of last year indicate that the passenger numbers increased by 27 percent and has increased by 300 percent since 2002.
According to experts, this rise in the interest in cruising may be due to changed attitudes about the idea as well as the prices being made more affordable and the increased number of ships that are used for cruising. If in the past, cruising was an activity for the elites, it has now been transformed into something for even the older and affluent people.
"Today you've got ships home ported in virtually every major port, so it's more accessible and more affordable and Australians are cruising as a result. While Australians would have seldom considered a cruise 10 years ago, there's now almost a culture of cruising,” he added.
The price of the cruise, especially that it is now offered as a package, is very attractive.
"If you were to compare the inclusions of a cruise - your transport, accommodation, all your food, entertainment, lectures and enrichment programs - if you package that all up together versus a land holiday, it's great value for seeing multiple destinations in a set period of time,” says Adam Armstrong, commercial manager of Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean.
The experience that people get from being on cruise ships is worthwhile.
"You meet a lot of good friends, people are making friends for life on cruise ships," he says.
“With people finding there are newer and bigger and better ships with greater facilities on offer, some people are making it their annual holiday and some retirees are going two or three times a year,” says John Treacy, editor and publisher of Cruising News magazine.
And while on cruise, passengers may also alight and stay for a day or two at the different luxury Bali villas and Bali villas resort to experience Bali. Villas for rent in Bali, as well as private villas in Bali, abound.
"It's absolutely booming here, and it just keeps growing,” says Edith Cowan University Professor of Tourism, Ross Dowling.
The figures alone of last year indicate that the passenger numbers increased by 27 percent and has increased by 300 percent since 2002.
According to experts, this rise in the interest in cruising may be due to changed attitudes about the idea as well as the prices being made more affordable and the increased number of ships that are used for cruising. If in the past, cruising was an activity for the elites, it has now been transformed into something for even the older and affluent people.
"Today you've got ships home ported in virtually every major port, so it's more accessible and more affordable and Australians are cruising as a result. While Australians would have seldom considered a cruise 10 years ago, there's now almost a culture of cruising,” he added.
The price of the cruise, especially that it is now offered as a package, is very attractive.
"If you were to compare the inclusions of a cruise - your transport, accommodation, all your food, entertainment, lectures and enrichment programs - if you package that all up together versus a land holiday, it's great value for seeing multiple destinations in a set period of time,” says Adam Armstrong, commercial manager of Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean.
The experience that people get from being on cruise ships is worthwhile.
"You meet a lot of good friends, people are making friends for life on cruise ships," he says.
“With people finding there are newer and bigger and better ships with greater facilities on offer, some people are making it their annual holiday and some retirees are going two or three times a year,” says John Treacy, editor and publisher of Cruising News magazine.
And while on cruise, passengers may also alight and stay for a day or two at the different luxury Bali villas and Bali villas resort to experience Bali. Villas for rent in Bali, as well as private villas in Bali, abound.
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