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Cruising, freighter‐style: a phenomenological exploration of tourist recollections of a passenger freighter travel experience
Author(s) -
Szarycz Gregory S.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of tourism research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.155
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1522-1970
pISSN - 1099-2340
DOI - 10.1002/jtr.658
Subject(s) - cruise , tourism , experiential learning , style (visual arts) , advertising , psychology , marketing , business , engineering , geography , archaeology , aerospace engineering , mathematics education
Opportunities to participate in freighter cruises, which use cargo ships outfitted with a small number of passenger cabins, have been growing in recent years. In order to better understand the experiential characteristics of this phenomenon, 22 respondents were selected to take part in a phenomenological study based on their recollections of the activity. The respondents discussed the issues of remoteness and the often limited tourism facilities they were able to access during their travels. Mostly though, they reflected on friendships made, opportunities for learning and places visited as being an important and enjoyable part of the freighter cruise experience. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.