An Eye on Cruises: Cruise Market Overview 2012
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An Eye on Cruises: Cruise Market Overview 2012
Institut für Maritimen Tourismus An Eye on Cruises Cruise Market Overview 2012 Prof. Dr. Alexis Papathanassis University of the Aegean – Chios 13.09.2012 © Alexis Papathanassis © Alexis Papathanassis Cruises are becoming more differentiated, appealing to a wider population of holiday makers © Alexis Papathanassis German Pax Development ('000) European Pax Development 1800 UK; 1622 1600 Germany; 1219 1400 Pax ('000) 1388 1219 1027 1200 907 Italy; 889 1000 800 Spain; 645 600 537 583 2003 2004 639 705 763 France; 387 400 200 0 2003 © Alexis Papathanassis 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Base data: European Cruise Council (2012 Online) * River Cruises are not included in the data 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 World Market Share US Market Share NCL 10% Louis 4% Hurtigruten 4% Thomson 4% Star 5% Disney Others 5% 2% MSC 2% Carnival 55% MSC 10% Royal Caribbean 26% Royal Caribbean 19% Leverage over suppliers & destinations Economies of scale Risk-spreading & financial reserves Difficult for new entrants due to shipbuilding sector concentration © Alexis Papathanassis * Source Data: Cruise Market Watch (2010) in Lekakou et al. (2011) Others 4% Carnival 50% 2010*: Global cruise fleet 298 vessels amounting > 400,000 berths About half operate in Europe 2012-2016**: Total Ships: 20 Total Berths: 57,751 Total Order Book Value: $13,468,000,000.00 Average Price Per Berth: $273,183 © Alexis Papathanassis * Source Data: Cruisecommunity.com, Accessed: 10.10.2011 ** Source: ISL (2011), Accessed: 10.10.2011 Cruises equal a licence to print money! © Alexis Papathanassis “Evil - Eye” belief, that a a ‘look of envy’ can cause misfortune to the fortunate ones Let’s put the cruise sector to the test! © Alexis Papathanassis F&B 9% Other 11% Petrochemicals 13% Business Services 21% Total Direct Expenditure (€15 Billion) Cruise Line Purchases in Europe (€ 6.4 Billion) Manufacturing 24% Transport 22% Portugal 2% Spain 2% Norway 6% France 2% Cruise Employee Compensation Shares (€1.3 Billion) Germany 8% Cruise Line Purchases 42% Pax & Crew Purchases 23% Cruise Employee Compensation 9% Embarkation Spending (mainly airfares) 47% Other 13% Finland 3% France 17% UK 40% Pax & Crew Spending Breakdown (€ 3.4 Billion) Visit Spending (Shopping, F&B, Tours) 50% Shipbuilding 26% Rest 5% Italy 32% Shipbuilding Expenditures In Europe (€ 3.8 Billion) Germany 35% Italy 35% © Alexis Papathanassis Crew Spending 3% Base data: European Cruise Council (2012: Online) Netherlands 2% Portugal 2% Rest 9% All Other 13% Italy 32% Norway 4% Cruise Lines 18% Hospitality 5% Greece 4% Finland 1% Where do they work? France 5% Trade 9% For whom do they work? Spain 9% Germany 12% © Alexis Papathanassis UK 20% Base data: European Cruise Council (2012: Online) Financial & Business Services 19% Manufacturing 23% Transportation & Utilities 13% Cruise Income is primarily created by production at the source markets; not by consumption at the ports! © Alexis Papathanassis Linear Extrapolation Quadratic Extrapolation Cubic Extrapolation R² = 0,9437 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Least data fit (R2 = 94%) 30 Million Pax by 2041 Indefinite growth assumption © Alexis Papathanassis Source data: CLIA (2010) 18000 16000 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 R² = 0,9873 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Second best data fit (R2 = 98%) 69 Million Pax by 2041 Indefinite growth assumption Cruise Passengers (000) 18000 16000 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 Cruise Passengers (000) Cruise Passengers (000) (S-Shaped Curve) 18000 16000 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 R² = 0,9923 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Best data fit (R2 = 99%) Compatible with the Product Life Cycle concept Historically applicable for tourist destinations (Butler 1980, 2006) and Tourism segments (Zimmermann 1997) Bass Diffusion Model (1968): Represents an S curve – Just like the Product- or DestinationLife Cycle Can be used for forecasting the slope of the S curve, on the basis of the market potential and the degree of imitation and innovation © Alexis Papathanassis Source: Nee & Papathanassis (2011) Assumptions: Market Potential in Germany approx. 5 million ─ ─ Travellers spending more than €1700 on a vacation Demographic structure remains the same Innovation and imitation coefficients are calculated from the historical data (currently demand is determined by imitators – cruise market has left the introduction phase) The only form of continuous growth is taxation… but not for cruises! © Alexis Papathanassis © Alexis Papathanassis * Source: Vogel (2008) -1 EBIT -7% Net OR -11% Onboard expenses -13% Onboard Revenue 0 Food 1 Depreciation 0 2 Payroll 28% 3 Marketing 6 Commiss./transport 5 Other operating -16% Billions of US$ (nominal) -20% Ticket Revenue +33% -5% EBIT -8% Net OR -11% Onboard expenses -14% Onboard Revenue Food 2 Depreciation 4 Payroll Marketing 8 Commiss./transport Other operating Ticket Revenue Billions of US$ (nominal) 10 100% -31% 100% -35% 4 -25% -18% +39% -9% 20% Competition on land monopoly at sea © Alexis Papathanassis 80 300 70 250 50 Revenue per PCD (real US$) -2.2% p.a. -20% Revenue per PCD (real US$) -1.8% p.a. -17% 40 200 150 30 Passenger cruise days (PCD) +13.1% p.a. 20 100 Passenger cruise days (PCD) +8.5% p.a. 10 50 0 0 2001 2003 © Alexis Papathanassis 2005 2007 * Source: Vogel (2012) 2009 2011 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 Real US$ (2011) Millions of PCDs 60 250 $ Cost per PCD (real US$) 200 $ $207.67 Fuel Food -17% Deprec. 150 $ Payroll Marketing 100 $ $172.63 +143% -16% -6% $207.80 Fuel Food 50 $ -36% +129% Payroll -32% -19% Marketing 1% Other -31% -27% -8% -36% Commission & transp. $174.36 Deprec. -14% Other -16% Commission & transp. -38% 0$ Cost reduction 2001 excluding fuel: -25% 2011 © Alexis Papathanassis * Source: Vogel (2012) Cost reduction 2001 excluding fuel: -21% 2011 Profit margins have decreased by approx. 4% over the last decade and are following a downward trend © Alexis Papathanassis Environment • Image issue (‘From Paper to Practice’) • Friends of the Earth Scorecard • Cruise Operators’ sustainability reports • Integration of new technologies on existing fleets Cost Pressures & Competition • Rising fuel prices • Safety & security regulations • Personnel costs • Fusion packaged tourism – cruise tourism (extended competitive scope) © Alexis Papathanassis Overcrowding & Itineraries • Customer satisfaction deterioration • Relationship between locals & tourists (Antagonism) • Destination limitations (Seasonal, infrastructural) Social Responsibility • Tax avoidance – Flags of convenience • Image issue (‘Sweatships’) • Intl Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) • International Labour Organisation (ILO) • Crew living & employment conditions • Criminality on board (Balancing security with recreation) The age of online transparency has arrived…What happens at sea does not stay at sea anymore! © Alexis Papathanassis Perhaps the ‘evil eye’ is not a superstition… … But a metaphor for the inevitability of systemic laws in the age of a technological diffusion and digital democracy! © Alexis Papathanassis Research Functions: - Founder & Chairman of the Cruise Research Society (http://www.cruiseresearchsociety.com) Co-Director of the Institute for Maritime Tourism (IMT) (http://www.imt.hs-bremerhaven.de/) Editorial Board Member of the Journal of the European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation (EJTHR) – (http://www.ejthr.com/) Reviewer of the Tourism Management Journal (http://journals.elsevier.com/02615177/tourism-management/) - - - © Alexis Papathanassis Administrative Functions: - Dean of Studies – Faculty of Business & Economics Chairman of the CIM Examinations Committee Member of the CIM Study Affairs Committee • • • • © Alexis Papathanassis Clean Ships? Sweatships? Friends of the Earth Scorecard References Black Water: • Human Waste (Toilets, Medical Facilities) • 30 Litres per Cruise Pax / day Main Sources: Gray Water: • Incinerators • Engines • Wastewater from sinks, showers, galleys, laundry, and cleaning activities • 340 Litres per Cruise Pax / Day An average cruise ship‘s daily emissions • = 12.000 automobiles Solid Waste: • Plastic, paper, wood, cardboard, food waste, cans, glass, etc. • 1990s: 3.5 Kg per Cruise Pax / Day • 2010: 1.7 Kg per Cruise Pax / Day Oily Bilge Water 401g of CO2 is emitted per Cruise Pax / Km • Water containing fuel, oil, wastewater from engines and other machinery • Average cruise ship produces 8 tons in 24 hours of operation • 36 times more than a Eurostar Pax / Km • 3 times more than a Boeing 747 Pax / Km • An estimated 60,000 people die worldwide each year as a result of under-regulated shipping air emissions • This estimated to grow by 40 percent by 2012 Ballast Water: © Alexis Papathanassis * Source: Ross (2009) • To stabilize the vessel during transport • Often taken on in one location after a ship discharges wastewater or unloads cargo and then discharged at the next port of call • Contains a variety of biological materials, including non-native plants, animals, viruses and bacteria Applicants from poor countries (Philippines, Indonesia, India) Between $1500-2000 to get the job Job start with a credit Money sent home = $300 / month (7 months’ work + 2-3 months’ lay-off) © Alexis Papathanassis F&B: Low paid, noncustomer facing staff = $350-500 / month Housekeeping: Low paid, non-customer facing staff = $600-800 / month Cruise staff: Staff organising activities for passengers = $1800-2100 / month * ITF (2001) ** Source: www.cruiseshipjob.com, Accessed: 20.10.2011 Working Conditions: http://caradecrew.blogspot.com/2008_09_18_archive.html Indicative Wage levels** Costs of getting a Cruise Job* http://www.cruisejobsblog.com/wpcontent/uploads/2011/01/cruise-girl.jpg Long-working hours • … But tax free income!? Private quarters & crew facilities – quality of life • … But no extra living costs (accomm & catering) Long absence from family & friends Whether a cruise line has installed the most advanced sewage and wastewater treatment systems available instead of dumping raw or minimally treated sewage directly into the water © Alexis Papathanassis Whether a cruise line has retrofitted its ships to “plug in” to available shore-side electrical grids instead of running polluting engines when docked * Source: Friends of the Earth – http://www.foe.org/cruisereportcard To what degree cruise ships violated 2009 water pollution standards designed to better protect the Alaskan coast How easy the cruise lines have made it for the average consumer to find information on their websites about cruise industry environmental practices and technology European Cruise Council (2012). The Cruise Industry: Contribution of Cruise Tourism to the Econonies of Europe, URL: http://www.europeancruisecouncil.com/content/economic%20report.pdf Friends of the Earth (2011). Cruiseship Environmental Report Card. Available Online: http://www.foe.org/cruisereportcard. Accessed: 30.08.2011 ISL (2011). Shipping Statistics & Market Overview. Institute of Shipping Economics & Logistics, 55(8):5-74 ITF (2001). War on Want. URL: www.waronwant.org/attachments/Sweatships.pdf , Accessed 11.10.2011 Lekakou, M.B., Pallis, A.A. and Vaggelas, G.K. (forthcoming). “Which homeport in Europe: The cruise industry’s selection criteria”. Tourismos (forthcoming). Nee, I (2011). Maturity in sight? An Analysis of the Demand Potential and the Diffusion Extent of Cruises in Germany. Hochschule Bremerhaven Thesis, supervised by Prof.Dr. Alexis Papathanassis Ross, K (2009). Getting a Grip on Cruise Ship Pollution. Available Online: http://www.foe.org/sites/default/files/CruiseShipReport_Klein.pdf. Accessed: 30.08.2011 Sea Trade Insider (2011). Orderbook. URL: http://www.cruisecommunity.com/Orderbook.html, Accessed: 10.10.2011 Vogel, M. (2008). Crises & Cruises: Cruise Line Economics 2001-2011. Presented at the 4th International Cruise Conference (Leeuwarden, Netherlands). May 21st Vogel, M. (2012). Onboard Revenue – The Secret of the Industry’s Success?. Presented at the 1st International Cruise Conference (Bremerhaven, Germany). September 26th © Alexis Papathanassis