Cruise Management Information and Decision Support Systems / [electronic resource] :
edited by Alexis Papathanassis, Michael H. Breitner, Cornelia Schoen, Nadine Guhr.
- XI, 249p. 51 illus., 1 illus. in color. online resource.
Increasingly, cruise operators are utilising information and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve service-effectiveness and process efficiency, both on- and off-board. Therefore, it is worth initiating a discussion on the potential and challenges ICTs entail for both cruise operators’ back-offices and for cruisers’ consumption experiences. This book documents the proceedings of the 1st e-Cruising Conference (Bremerhaven, Germany), which was aimed at discussing the possibilities and applicability of ICTs and mobile services in various aspects of cruise operations. Following a rigorous double-blind review, the best papers were chosen to be incorporated in this volume.