maritime transport

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CONTENTS

1 .0 INTRODUCTION

2 .0 FINDINGS

CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INTRODUCTION

Cruise ship vessels are designed to provide transport and entertainment services to passengers . These vessels provide luxurious transport services for individuals traveling by sea . To ensure the comfort of the passengers the engine noise level and vibrations ought to be minimal (Shipping World 2003 , p119 . The motions of the vessel should be limited to ensure the comfort of the passengers

. Passengers utilize cruise vessels for pleasure voyages and the vessel 's facilities are considered crucial for the experience . Cruising has over the last several decades played a major role in the tourism industry with millions of tourist using this service to travel worldwide . Cruise ship operates in roundabout courses where they pick passengers from their original port travel them to other destinations across the globe and then return them to their original port . Unlike ocean liners that transport passengers from one port to another . The ocean liners are built specifically for purposes of ferrying passengers where they do not get to the same port for a long time

Cruising was initiated in the mid twentieth century across the Atlantic Ocean where crossing the ocean took more than four days . This led to the development of luxurious services across the vessels to increase their competitive advantage against other ocean liners (Lynn 2006 , p95 . The vessels provided entertainment services , fine dining and movie theatres among others . The transport...