Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best
completes the statement or answers the question.
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Four
main factors determine the price of a cruise. Identify which of the following is NOT a factor in
determining the cruise price. a. | Client’s MNEs | b. | Duration of the cruise | c. | Season | d. | Cabin location and size | e. | Ship profile | | |
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One of
the greatest attractions of a cruise is it is essentially an all-inclusive vacation. Identify which
one of the following is NOT typically included in a tour package. a. | Ocean or river transportation | b. | Shore excursions | c. | Shipboard accommodation | d. | All meals | e. | On board entertainment | | |
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________________ are usually NOT included in the price of a cruise. a. | Port taxes | b. | Medical expenses | c. | Shopping in on-board shops | d. | Gambling chips | e. | All of the above | | |
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In
2003, P & O Princess Cruises and Carnival Cruises merged to create the largest cruise group in
the world called a. | Carnival
Corporation | b. | Carnival
Princess | c. | P&O Carnival
Cruises Corporation | d. | World Cruises Inc. | | |
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Cruise
Lines International Association (CLIA) was founded in 1975 and performs several functions for the
cruise industry. Identify which one of the following is NOT one of these functions. a. | Regulates the cruise industry by setting health and safety
regulations. | b. | Is a trade
association that promotes cruises as desirable vacation experiences. | c. | Is also a regulatory body that sets rules and standards for
travel counsellors selling CLIA cruises. | d. | Has devoted itself to improving the industry’s public
profile. | e. | None of the above
(i.e., all of the above ARE functions). | | |
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Environmental issues are becoming more important for the cruise industry. Identify one
or more of these environmental issues below. a. | Harbour bottom stir-up (by the ship’s
propellers) | b. | Waste water
discharge, both “graywater” and “blackwater” | c. | Toxic and hazardous substances discharge and air
pollution | d. | Garbage | e. | All of the above. | | |
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A
“flag of convenience” signifies: a. | the ship is a foreign vessel | b. | the ship is carrying passengers with different
nationalities | c. | a ship is in
distress | d. | that a ship of one
nation is registered under the flag of under | | |
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Ferry
routes tend to be: a. | short and inexpensive | b. | long and expensive | c. | short and expensive | d. | long and inexpensive | | |
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The
______________ is the most popular river for cruising in North America. a. | Amazon | b. | St. Lawrence | c. | Mississippi | d. | Missouri | e. | Colorado | | |
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Many
cruise lines transfer ships from one cruising area to another between seasons. A line may have a ship
that cruises the Caribbean in winter and in the Mediterranean in summer. Cruise lines, instead of
running empty ships across the ocean, market these as ______________ cruises. a. | one-way | b. | repositioning | c. | cross-Atlantic | d. | special interest | e. | transfer | | |
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