“When Las Vegas takes to the sea

José I Castillo-Manzano, Mercedes Castro-Nuño and Lourdes López-Valpuesta

Tourism Economics, 2018, vol. 24, issue 1, 135-140

Abstract: The past decade’s trend toward super-sized cruise ships has enriched the experience for cruise passengers. Unlike a small number of mega cruises that have chosen to press on in a luxury–classic style, the vast majority are rapidly converging on a Las Vegas resorts-style tourism model. Aside from the traditional factor that Las Vegas and cruises have in common, that is, the casino, this article analyzes other aspects of this increasingly mimetic relationship, with the following standing out: the greater importance given to entertainment; the greater variety and quality of Food and Beverage (F&B) and shopping choices; an informal dress code; a complex, dynamic management as to both prices and extracting monopoly rents from passengers; the expansion of both models outside their original locations, Las Vegas and the Caribbean; and, lastly, in response to previous trends, an oligopoly market.

Keywords: super-sized cruise; Las Vegas model; monopoly rents; dress code; dynamic prices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1177/1354816617706867

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