matangitonga.to, 11 Jan 2008

In the words of Japan’s Nippon Maru owners (Mitsui OSK) – “the South Pacific has an image of paradise and our cruisers want more of it.”So regional tourism organisation south-pacific.travel, with support from ProInvest, has drafted a cruise strategy for the region. Former Pacific Asia Travel Association VP Peter Semone lead the strategy development. Semone has identified four Beacons to enable the South Pacific to capture its due share of the global cruise boom.Beacon 1 is about shore excursions and land based services. People want interesting things to do ashore after days at sea, so ports of call need to ensure a variety of creative shore excursions.

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