Darwin and the Beagle

Contents: A review of the market -- Innovations in financing strategies for large ferries and cruise ships -- Profit potential for a Pacific Corridor cruise ferry -- Economic and design benefits for cruise ferries with the new "Azipod" electric propulsion drive -- Good future prospects for diesel propulsion with operation fuel-optimized at sea and emission-minimised in port -- Super fast transportation -- Catering for fast going ferries - new demands and conditions -- Selling against the tide - a superferry to Rotterdam (market evaluation) -- EC and Competition Law: implications for ferry operators -- Purchasing strategy and organisation: supplying the cruise-vessels of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines -- Strategic plans and project management when starting up a cruise/ferry business. New sharp tools in decision supporting systems -- New fire safety regulations for passenger ships -- Meeting future shipboard freshwater requirements -- improved safety, passenger comfort and fuel economy with new on-board computer systems -- Ongoing improvements in hull shape give lifetime operating economy -- The automated ticket and boarding pass (ATP) - will superferry operators be ready? -- Caring for the travelling passenger - lessons from 60 days on 26 current ferries -- Waste management onboard Silja Europa -- How to reduce vibration onboard a cruise vessel.