Specialty Cruising. Opportunities and Challenges in the Expedition, Coastal and River cruise sectors

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1 The European River Cruise Association Specialty Cruising Opportunities and Challenges in the Expedition, Coastal and River cruise sectors Presented by Helge H. Grammerstorf Managing Director of IG RiverCruise IG RiverCruise, March 2015 March, 18 th 2015

2 The European River Cruise Association Members represent almost three quarter of the European River Cruise Industry Scope of Activities: - Nautical + Technical Regulations - Tax Issues + Administrative Law - Safety Regulations + Training - Social Standards - Sustainability + Environmental Protection GRC Global River Cruises Rivertech SCI Swiss Cruises International Select Cruise Voyages De Zeeuw Reederei Management Rijfers River Cruises BV Royal Cruises AG V.Ships IG RiverCruise, March

3 Example Regions of River Cruising Danube, Rhine, Main, Moselle, Elbe, Po, Rhone, Saone, Seine, Göta Canal Volga, Dnjepr Mississippi Douro Yangtze Nile Amazon Mekong Zambezi Image adapted from: IG RiverCruise, March

4 Amounts of Ships per Region Europe - about 300 Vessels America about 15 Vessels Russia - about 150 Vessels Amazon about 10 Vessels Africa - about 275 Vessels Australia - about 3 Vessels Asia - about 90 Vessels Sources: IG RiverCruise (2014); SeaConsult HAM GmbH Database 2015 Image adapted from: IG RiverCruise, March

5 Nile Variety of typical River Cruise Ships USA Amazon Mekong Europe Yangtze 013da1f3.jpg Europe Source: Viking River Cruises Amazonas Russia OMARELKHAYAM.gif http: // Cruiser-1556.jpg : x262_tcm jpg IG RiverCruise, March

6 European River Cruises

7 Key Data: European River Cruise Fleet Around 300 River Cruise Vessels Data of the average river cruise vessel: Passengers: 146 (lower berth) Average age: 15,8 years European Orderbook (2015): Amount of vessels: 30 vessels Average amount of passengers: 163 Sources: IG RiverCruise (2015); SeaConsult HAM GmbH Database 2015 IG RiverCruise, March

8 Age Structure of the European River Cruise Fleet (according to amount of vessels) 5% 5% 3% 5% 32% 14% 19% 17% younger than 5 years 5-9 years years years years years years older than 54 years Source: SeaConsult HAM GmbH Database 2015 IG RiverCruise, March

9 Amount of Ships Orderbook for European Waterways (per annum; ) 35 5, ,000 4, ,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1, Available Beds / Capacity Sources: SeaConsult HAM GmbH Database 2015; IG RiverCruise (2015) IG RiverCruise, March

10 Regions of River Cruising Important Rivers within Europe River Cruise Vessels vs. Merchant River Vessels Number of Vessels (approximately) River Cruise Vessels 300 (2015) River Merchant Vessels Sources: IVR (2011), BdB, SeaConsult HAM GmbH Databases 2015 Image taken from: IG RiverCruise, March

11 Source Market Shares on European Waterways (2014) AUS 3.4% FR 10.9% UK 12.8% CH 1.5% A 1.9% BeNeLux 0.6% Others 2.4% GER 34.7% PAX US/CAN 31.8% Source: IG RiverCruise (2015) Others: Asia, Eastern Europe, Russia, Scandinavia IG RiverCruise, March

12 River Cruise Lines Impact on European Labour Market Around direct jobs onboard Around direct jobs land-based Around indirect jobs for other companies involved in cruising, e.g. suppliers, transportation, restaurants etc. Wanted: Captains, Officers and Deckhands. IG RiverCruise, March 2015; Source: IG RiverCruise (2015) 13

13 IG RiverCruise / DRV Der Fluss-Kreuzfahrtmarkt 2014 Price: 95,00 + Postage + VAT The study can be ordered at: info@igrivercruise.com IG RiverCruise, March

14 Prospects and Challenges for Specialty Cruises Smaller cruise vessels have access to a greater variety of destinations Sustainability even more an issue in remote place Niche products take on greater significance Specialized cruise vessels, like expedition, sailing or luxury cruises Differentiation Specialty cruises offer more individuality Economy of scale not an issue IG RiverCruise, March

15 Thank you! IG RiverCruise Registered: Basel, Switzerland Executive Office: Hamburg, Germany IG RiverCruise, March

16 Your Panel of today: Nicola Iannone Executive Vice President USA-Canada, CroisiEurope Dan Blanchard Principal & CEO, Un-Cruise Adventures Rob McCallum Founding Partner, Expedition Voyage Consultants (EVC) Ltd 20