Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
|
|
|
1.
|
Four
main factors determine the price of a cruise. Identify which of the following is NOT a factor in
determining the cruise price.
a. | Client’s
MNEs | b. | Duration of the cruise | c. | Season | d. | Cabin location and size | e. | Ship profile | | |
|
|
|
2.
|
One
of the greatest attractions of a cruise is it is essentially an all-inclusive vacation. Identify
which one of the following is NOT typically included in a tour package.
a. | Ocean or river transportation | b. | Shore excursions | c. | Shipboard accommodation | d. | All meals | e. | On board
entertainment | | |
|
|
|
3.
|
Certain costs are not included in a cruise package. Identify which of the following
expenses are NOT typically not included.
a. | Port
taxes | b. | Medical
expenses | c. | Shopping in
on-board shops | d. | Gambling
chips | e. | On-board
entertainment | | |
|
|
|
4.
|
“World’s Leading Cruise Lines” are an alliance of Holland America,
Cunard, Seaborn, Windstar Cruises, Costa, and what other cruise line?
a. | Carnival | b. | Princess | c. | P&O | d. | Royal Caribbean | e. | CLIA | | |
|
|
|
5.
|
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) was founded in 1975 and performs several
functions for the cruise industry. Identify which one of the following is NOT one of these
functions.
a. | Regulates the cruise industry by setting health and safety
regulations. | b. | Is a trade
association that promotes cruises as desirable vacation experiences. | c. | Is also a
regulatory body that sets rules and standards for travel counsellors selling CLIA
cruises. | d. | Has devoted
itself to improving the industry’s public profile. | e. | None of the above (i.e., all of the above ARE
functions). | | |
|
|
|
6.
|
Environmental issues are becoming more important for the cruise industry. Identify one
or more of these environmental issues below.
a. | Harbour bottom stir-up (by the ship’s
propellers) | b. | Waste water
discharge, both “graywater” and “blackwater” | c. | Toxic and hazardous substances discharge and air
pollution | d. | Garbage | e. | All of the
above. | | |
|
|
|
7.
|
All
cruise ships that call at North American ports, regardless of their country of registry, must meet
not only Canadian and American standards, but also International Standards, which are set by the
__________________effective October 1, 1997.
a. | U.S. Coast
Guard | b. | International
Marine Transportation Agency | c. | SOLAS
Convention | d. | U.S. Public
Health Service | e. | Cruise Lines
International Association | | |
|
|
|
8.
|
Cruise ships have the highest overheads in the travel industry. To cover operating
costs, cruise lines must achieve at least ____ percent occupancy rates. In contrast, airlines
can break even at 60 to 65 percent, and hotels at least ______ percent.
a. | 60 / 65 | b. | 80 / 55 | c. | 90 / 75 | d. | 95 / 75 | | |
|
|
|
9.
|
The
______________ is the most popular river for cruising in North America.
a. | Amazon | b. | St. Lawrence | c. | Mississippi | d. | Missouri | e. | Colorado | | |
|
|
|
10.
|
Many cruise lines transfer ships from one cruising area to another
between seasons. A line may have a ship that cruises the Caribbean
in winter and in the Mediterranean in summer. Cruise lines, instead
of running empty ships across the ocean, market these as ______________
cruises.
a. | one-way
| b. | repositioning | c. | cross-Atlantic | d. | special interest | e. | transfer | | |
|
