Subject: 3. Overview of The Cruise Industry Time of teaching: 5 periods Aims of teaching: (1) Make students to understand what a cruise ship is (2) Make students to know some information about the past, present and futu (3)Make students to understand how many cruise ships are active in the orld tod (4)Make students to understand how many new cruise ships have been or (5) Make students to know some cruise ship operators; (6) Make students to understand where passengers mainly come from; (7)Make students to know shil (8)Make students to understand some information about cruise ship (9) Make students to understand the importance of hotel department on the Focal points: (1)The past, present future cruise ships; ship operators (3)Where do passengers like to travel to? (4)Who works where? Methods of teaching: (1) Bilingual teaching (2) Combine my practical work experiences on the cruise ships, apply a (3) Apply some pictures and maps to help students to understand Process of teaching: (1) Give a few questions to review the last lessons (2)Read the new words expressic help students understand) ()what is a cruise ship? accommodation, transportation, travel, shopping and entertainment, etc into an organic whole The short names for different shi SS.---Steam Ship
6 Subject: 3. Overview of The Cruise Industry Time of teaching: 5 periods Aims of teaching: (1) Make students to understand what a cruise ship is; (2) Make students to know some information about the past, present and future cruise ships; (3) Make students to understand how many cruise ships are active in the world today; (4) Make students to understand how many new cruise ships have been or will be put into operation; (5) Make students to know some cruise ship operators; (6) Make students to understand where passengers mainly come from; (7) Make students to know some famous destinations for cruise ships; (8) Make students to understand some information about cruise ship employees; (9) Make students to understand the importance of hotel department on the cruise ships. Focal points: (1) The past, present & future cruise ships; (2) The introduction of some cruise ship operators; (3) Where do passengers like to travel to? (4) Who works where? Methods of teaching: (1) Bilingual teaching; (2) Combine my practical work experiences on the cruise ships, apply a large number of cases to explain. (3) Apply some pictures and maps to help students to understand. Process of teaching: (1) Give a few questions to review the last lessons. (2) Read the new words & expressions. (3) Explain the text (give some practical examples to help students understand). (1)What is a cruise ship? Generally speaking, a cruise ship is a “floating water hotel” which merges dining, accommodation, transportation, travel, shopping and entertainment, etc. into an organic whole. The short names for different ships: S.S.---Steam Ship
M.V.---Motor Ship The picture of a cruise ship THE GRAND PRINCE Passengers: 2,600 Crew: about 1.000 Restaurants: 7 Over700 balconies Notes: 1foot=12 inches= 3048cm l inches=2. 54cm Nautical mile=1.852 kilometers nt future cruise sh Some information of the past, present future cruise ship A. VICTORIA: 27,000 Tons, 4 Bars: It's a traditional ship and can hold about 700 sengers; Originally only for rich people B. AURORA: 80,000 Tons; 20 Bars; It was put into operation in 1995; It is a modern ship
7 M.V.---Motor Ship C.S.---Cruise Ship The picture of a cruise ship: THE GRAND PRINCESS Tonnage: 109,000 gross tons Length: 951 feet Passengers: 2,600 Crew: about 1,000 Bars: 12 Restaurants: 7 Theatres: 2 Over 700 balconies Nearly one crew serves for two passengers. Notes: 1foot=12 inches= 30.48cm 1inches=2.54cm 1nautical mile=1.852 kilometers (2) The past, present & future cruise ships Some information of the past, present & future cruise ship: A. VICTORIA: 27,000 Tons; 4 Bars; It’s a traditional ship and can hold about 700 passengers; Originally only for rich people. B. AURORA: 80,000 Tons; 20 Bars; It was put into operation in 1995; It is a modern ship
and can hold about 3, 000 passengers; It's like a village including a golf course, etc C QUEEN MARRY 2: 120,000 Tons; Over 30 Bars; It will be put into operation in 2003; It a very modern ship and can hold 5,000 passengers; It's like a small town including some conference halls and theatres. etc (3)How many cruise ships are active in the world today? world, obviously this number doesn't include the cruise ships on all rivers of the world (4)How many new cruise ships have been or will be put into operation? With the development of the worlds economy and improvement of peoples living standard a lot of huge cruise ships have been or will be put into operation, for example a.2001 16 b.2002 11 c.2003 d.2004 e.2005 (5The introduction of some cruise ship operators In 1989, Celebrity Cruises was founded by Chandris Group as an upscale line. In 1997 Celebrity Cruises merged with Royal Caribbean International, bringing together two outstanding cruise line brands under one corporate name---Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. The company now has more than twenty custom-designed cruise ships sailing the globe, with several additional ships under construction or on firm order. The company continues to lead industry in fleet innovation. Its Millennium is one of the first cruise ships equipped with smokeless gas-turbine engines, representing the cruise industrys newest technology from protecting the environment. In 2001, Royal Celebrity Tours was launched, building on the strengths of both the royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises brands b. Royal Caribbean International More than a quarter century ago, Royal Caribbean International set sail on a voyage that
8 and can hold about 3,000 passengers; It’s like a village including a golf course, etc. C. QUEEN MARRY 2: 120,000 Tons; Over 30 Bars; It will be put into operation in 2003; It is a very modern ship and can hold 5,000 passengers; It’s like a small town including some conference halls and theatres, etc. (3)How many cruise ships are active in the world today? At present, about three hundred maritime cruise ships have been put into operation in the world, obviously this number doesn’t include the cruise ships on all rivers of the world. (4)How many new cruise ships have been or will be put into operation? With the development of the world’s economy and improvement of people’s living standard, a lot of huge cruise ships have been or will be put into operation, for example: a.2001 16 b.2002 11 c.2003 10 d.2004 8 e.2005 12 ………………… (5)The introduction of some cruise ship operators: a. Celebrity Cruises In 1989, Celebrity Cruises was founded by Chandris Group as an upscale line. In 1997, Celebrity Cruises merged with Royal Caribbean International, bringing together two outstanding cruise line brands under one corporate name ---Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. The company now has more than twenty custom-designed cruise ships sailing the globe, with several additional ships under construction or on firm order. The company continues to lead industry in fleet innovation. Its Millennium is one of the first cruise ships equipped with smokeless gas-turbine engines, representing the cruise industry’s newest technology from protecting the environment. In 2001, Royal Celebrity Tours was launched, building on the strengths of both the Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises brands. b. Royal Caribbean International More than a quarter century ago, Royal Caribbean International set sail on a voyage that
had taken its ships to the ends of earth and made it a leader in providing exciting and memorable cruise vacation to millions of guests along the way. Royal Caribbeans cruise ships are the most ng in the travel industry. Passeng elegant dining rooms and relaxing spas. Its fleet includes Voyager Family, Radiance Family, Sovereign Family. Nordic empress. etc Princess cruis designed with personal choice in mind, with a seemingly endless array of options and features. Passengers can enjoy a "What you want, when you wantvacation surrounded by luxury appointments, intimately designed spaces, spacious staterooms and Princess trademark private balconies. It owns Golden Princess, Grand Princess and Coral Princess, etc. Princess Cruise Ships sail to some of the most beautiful and exotic destinations the world d. thomson cruises Thomson Cruises is a part of the World of TUl--a global partnership of two hundred leading travel companies across sixteen countries, it can offer passengers higher levels of service and choice. Its fleet include the toPaZ, the Emerald and European Vision e. Star Cruises is the best cruise operator in Asia-Pacific. Taking the cruise ship of this corporation, you can experience the myriad pleasures of cruising the high seas of the Asia-Pacific and beyond. There is also a comprehensive programme of facilities, entertainment activities and services onboard Besides the above there are also some other cruise ship operators as follows: Carnival cruises Norwegian Cruise Line; osta Radisson Seven Seas cruises Cruising Italian Style Disney Cruise Line P&o Cruises. NYK(Japanese Mail Steamship Company) 6)Where do passengers mainly come from?
9 had taken its ships to the ends of earth and made it a leader in providing exciting and memorable cruise vacation to millions of guests along the way. Royal Caribbean’s cruise ships are the most innovative and exciting in the travel industry. Passengers can experience rock-climbing walls, elegant dining rooms and relaxing spas. Its fleet includes Voyager Family, Radiance Family, Sovereign Family, Nordic Empress, etc. c. Princess Cruises Princess Fleet was designed with personal choice in mind, with a seemingly endless array of options and features. Passengers can enjoy a “ What you want, when you want” vacation surrounded by luxury appointments, intimately designed spaces, spacious staterooms and Princess trademark private balconies. It owns Golden Princess, Grand Princess and Coral Princess, etc. Princess Cruise Ships sail to some of the most beautiful and exotic destinations in the world. d. Thomson Cruises Thomson Cruises is a part of the World of TUI---a global partnership of two hundred leading travel companies across sixteen countries, it can offer passengers higher levels of service and choice. Its fleet include the TOPAZ, the Emerald and European Vision. e. Star Cruises is the best cruise operator in Asia-Pacific. Taking the cruise ship of this corporation, you can experience the myriad pleasures of cruising the high seas of the Asia-Pacific and beyond. There is also a comprehensive programme of facilities, entertainment, activities and services onboard. Besides the above, there are also some other cruise ship operators as follows: Carnival Cruises; Crystal Cruises; Norwegian Cruise Line; Costa; Radisson Seven Seas Cruises; Cruising Italian Style; Disney Cruise Line; P&O Cruises; NYK(Japanese Mail Steamship Company). (6)Where do passengers mainly come from?
Genera aking, most of cruise ships' passengers come from the developed countries, for a. About 1.5 million come from Europe, b. about 5.5 million come from America ()Where do passengers like to travel to? A. Mediterranean It is located at the junction of Europe, Africa and Asia. Along the Mediterranean, the passengers can enjoy a lot of famous scenic spots, local people's customs and stories, for examp a. Sicily is famous for its Mafia story; b. Barcelona is famous for its bull fight; c. Monaco is famous for its ca d. Rome is famous for its gladiator e. Pisa is famous for its pisa Tower B Canary Islands They are a series of small islands located in the northeast of the Atlantic Ocean and on the north west of Africa, some belong to Spain, some belong to Portugal, they are ideal interesting places for spending winter holidays C. Scandinavia It's in the north west of Europe including the countries Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Iceland D. The Caribbean sea It is located at the junction of America, Mexico and some other Carribbean countries A lot of cruise ship operators establish their headquarters in the port city Miami of Flor ida Peninsular E. Alaska It's one state of the United States located in the north west of north america
10 Generally speaking, most of cruise ships’ passengers come from the developed countries, for example: a. About 1.5 million come from Europe; b. About 5.5 million come from America. (7)Where do passengers like to travel to? A. Mediterranean It is located at the junction of Europe, Africa and Asia. Along the Mediterranean, the passengers can enjoy a lot of famous scenic spots, local people’s customs and stories, for example: a. Sicily is famous for its Mafia story; b. Barcelona is famous for its bull fight; c. Monaco is famous for its casino; d. Rome is famous for its gladiator; e. Pisa is famous for its Pisa Tower. B. Canary Islands They are a series of small islands located in the northeast of the Atlantic Ocean and on the north west of Africa, some belong to Spain, some belong to Portugal, they are ideal interesting places for spending winter holidays. C. Scandinavia It’s in the north west of Europe including the countries Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Iceland. D. The Caribbean Sea It is located at the junction of America, Mexico and some other Carribbean countries. A lot of cruise ship operators establish their headquarters in the port city Miami of Florida Peninsular. E. Alaska It’s one state of the United States located in the north west of North America