Cruising Below the Surface Positive and Negative effects of the cruising industry on the Caribbean

Economic Impacts Positive Caribbean is four times more dependent on tourism for its economic income than any other region of the world Cruise tourism destinations benefit dramatically from cruise tourism due to the extra factors such as the fees that are charged for dockage, fresh water and head tax as well as fuel charges

Economic Impacts Negative - Cruise ships only dock during the day, so hotels and restaurants loose trade due to the fact that the cruise ship offers all of these facilities on board and this is viewed to be an unfair advantage.

Environmental Impacts Negative  taking a cruise is far more environmentally damaging than taking a flight. Other environmental impacts include marine pollution, waste disposal and infrastructure damage How bad for the environment are Cruise Ships Cruise Ships Footprint

Socio-Cultural Impacts Negative the host destinations will have in some way westernised in order to cater for the cruise passengers that visit therefore the traditional cultures of the place have been lost passenger activities are usually carefully coordinated and controlled within specific spatial areas therefore visitors rarely see the true cultural aspects of the destination.