Motivations and constraints of cruising for the US and Chinese markets.

Petrick, James F.; Zou, Shuyuan; Hung, Kam

doi:10.1079/9781780646084.0304

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“…Hence, there is a need to determine the motivational factors influencing a passenger's choice to cruise and how these factors intersect with cruise itinerary (cruise venue) and cruise experience (if they are first-time passengers or repeat cruisers). Despite the recent research in this industry, some severe gaps in the literature persist (Petrick et al, 2017;Zou et al, 2017;Hung, 2018;Han & Hyun, 2019). Hung and Petrick (2011) claimed that motivations for luxury cruise travel had been undermined.…”

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What Motivates Luxury Cruise Passengers?

Papadopoulou

Xesfingi

2023

Tourism (Zagreb, Online)

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Given the lack of empirical research in explicating luxury cruises and travellers' motivations, the present study adds knowledge to the industry by examining cruise passengers' profiles and reasons for taking a cruise in Greece. This study offers insights into the motivations of 456 tourists who travelled to Greece for a delightful cruise experience. The population of this research consisted of passengers who disembarked at the Port of Piraeus after an 8-day cruise in the Aegean Sea. The findings pointed out that the motivation dimensions of cruise passengers are structured along three significant factors, "escape and relaxation," "culture and tradition", and "enjoyment and shopping," with the initial one being the most important. In addition, the hierarchical cluster analysis identified three clusters and the k-means cluster analysis determined the association of each member to the cluster. Finally, essential policy recommendations are given to all relevant stakeholders.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

What Motivates Luxury Cruise Passengers?

Papadopoulou

Xesfingi

2023

Tourism (Zagreb, Online)

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“…The vast majority of cruising customer research has focused on Western travelers, with studies on cruise tourists from mainland China being comparatively limited (Hung et al, 2018). The emergence of Chinese markets has led to recent research on Chinese travelers' motivations (Hsu and Li, 2017;Petrick et al, 2017), servicescape (Lyu, Hu, & Mao, 2017), and cruising experience (Hung, 2018). These studies, summarized below, reveal that the Chinese market is likely distinct from its Western counterpart.…”

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Constraints to cruising across cultures and time

Hung

Lee

Wang

et al. 2020

International Journal of Hospitality Management

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“…Chen, Neuts, Nijkamp, and Liu () revealed that Taiwanese cruisers valued escape, learning, and social bonding more than their Chinese, Hong Kong, and Japanese counterparts, whereas the Japanese were highest on self‐esteem enhancement and lowest on social bonding. For Chinese cruisers, novelty, relaxation, and ocean scenery have been identified as major motivations (Petrick, Zou, & Hung, ; Zou, Migacz, & Petrick, ). Guo and Zhou (), additionally, identified strong beliefs that ocean cruising can demonstrate social status and attract respect from friends and relatives, thus contending that “showing off” is more important than engagement in leisure for its own sake.…”

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Constraints to domestic ocean cruise participation among higher income Chinese adults

Tang

Weaver

Shi

et al. 2019

Journal of Tourism Research

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The study identifies barriers to participation in cruises from domestic homeports among higher income Chinese adults. Results from 775 respondents extend leisure constraints theory by revealing that "structural" constraints (lack of knowledge, time, and money) most influence intentions not to cruise even for these wealthier consumers, whereas "not-an-option" constraints (disinterest due to previous cruising experience, intentions to cruise from a foreign homeport) are least influential. "Personal" factors (lack of companions and fears about safety, boredom, and seasickness) are moderately important. Six identified clusters include a large normative "moderateconstraint" cluster, small "low-potential" and "high-potential" segments, and several specialized segments.

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Motivations and constraints of cruising for the US and Chinese markets.

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What Motivates Luxury Cruise Passengers?

What Motivates Luxury Cruise Passengers?

Constraints to cruising across cultures and time

Constraints to domestic ocean cruise participation among higher income Chinese adults

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