The purpose of the paper in to study the conditions of the current cruise industry in Northeast Asia and world market to produce positive effect on Korean cruise industry in the future.
To examine the present state of the cruise industry can be the first decisive condition for the development of Korean domestic market, and we can estimate and expect the future Korean cruise industry from the study.
Cruise industry is one of the major tourism industries that hold high growth possibilities with its constant growth since 1980s.
After the mid 1990s, there were active M&A steps between cruise companies that lead to enter into 3 mega companies system in the field through the constant mass investment.