and can hold about 3, 000 passengers; It's like a village including a golf course, etc C QUEEN MARRY 2: 120,000 Tons; Over 30 Bars; It will be put into operation in 2003; It a very modern ship and can hold 5,000 passengers; It's like a small town including some conference halls and theatres. etc (3)How many cruise ships are active in the world today? world, obviously this number doesn't include the cruise ships on all rivers of the world (4)How many new cruise ships have been or will be put into operation? With the development of the worlds economy and improvement of peoples living standard a lot of huge cruise ships have been or will be put into operation, for example a.2001 16 b.2002 11 c.2003 d.2004 e.2005 (5The introduction of some cruise ship operators In 1989, Celebrity Cruises was founded by Chandris Group as an upscale line. In 1997 Celebrity Cruises merged with Royal Caribbean International, bringing together two outstanding cruise line brands under one corporate name---Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. The company now has more than twenty custom-designed cruise ships sailing the globe, with several additional ships under construction or on firm order. The company continues to lead industry in fleet innovation. Its Millennium is one of the first cruise ships equipped with smokeless gas-turbine engines, representing the cruise industrys newest technology from protecting the environment. In 2001, Royal Celebrity Tours was launched, building on the strengths of both the royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises brands b. Royal Caribbean International More than a quarter century ago, Royal Caribbean International set sail on a voyage that8 and can hold about 3,000 passengers; It’s like a village including a golf course, etc. C. QUEEN MARRY 2: 120,000 Tons; Over 30 Bars; It will be put into operation in 2003; It is a very modern ship and can hold 5,000 passengers; It’s like a small town including some conference halls and theatres, etc. (3)How many cruise ships are active in the world today? At present, about three hundred maritime cruise ships have been put into operation in the world, obviously this number doesn’t include the cruise ships on all rivers of the world. (4)How many new cruise ships have been or will be put into operation? With the development of the world’s economy and improvement of people’s living standard, a lot of huge cruise ships have been or will be put into operation, for example: a.2001 16 b.2002 11 c.2003 10 d.2004 8 e.2005 12 ………………… (5)The introduction of some cruise ship operators: a. Celebrity Cruises In 1989, Celebrity Cruises was founded by Chandris Group as an upscale line. In 1997, Celebrity Cruises merged with Royal Caribbean International, bringing together two outstanding cruise line brands under one corporate name ---Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. The company now has more than twenty custom-designed cruise ships sailing the globe, with several additional ships under construction or on firm order. The company continues to lead industry in fleet innovation. Its Millennium is one of the first cruise ships equipped with smokeless gas-turbine engines, representing the cruise industry’s newest technology from protecting the environment. In 2001, Royal Celebrity Tours was launched, building on the strengths of both the Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises brands. b. Royal Caribbean International More than a quarter century ago, Royal Caribbean International set sail on a voyage that