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SMALL SHIPSSMALL SHIPSNICHE MARKETSNICHE MARKETS
BIG PRODUCTSBIG PRODUCTSBIG ISSUESBIG ISSUES
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•• DELTA QUEEN STEAMBOAT COMPANYDELTA QUEEN STEAMBOAT COMPANY
–– AMERICAN QUEENAMERICAN QUEEN–– MISSISSIPPI QUEENMISSISSIPPI QUEEN–– DELTA QUEENDELTA QUEEN
–– 1000 D/O COMBINED CAPACITY1000 D/O COMBINED CAPACITY
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•• HOME OFFICE NEW ORLEANS HOME OFFICE NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANALOUISIANA
•• OPERATES ON CENTRAL RIVER OPERATES ON CENTRAL RIVER SYSTEMS OF THE USA AND GULF SYSTEMS OF THE USA AND GULF STATESSTATES
•• OWNED BY THE DELAWARE NORTH OWNED BY THE DELAWARE NORTH COMPANY OF BUFFALO NEW YORKCOMPANY OF BUFFALO NEW YORK
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•• WE AVERAGE 90% OCCUPANCY YEAR WE AVERAGE 90% OCCUPANCY YEAR ROUNDROUND
•• OUR GROSS PRICE AVERAGE IS $495 PDOUR GROSS PRICE AVERAGE IS $495 PD•• OUR NET PRICE AVERAGE IS $300 PDOUR NET PRICE AVERAGE IS $300 PD•• WE ARE AMERICAN FLAG WE ARE AMERICAN FLAG •• WE ARE AMERICAN OWNED AND WE ARE AMERICAN OWNED AND
OPERATEDOPERATED
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•• WE CATER TO A 65+ DEMOGRAPHICWE CATER TO A 65+ DEMOGRAPHIC•• OUR PEAK SEASONS ARE THE OUR PEAK SEASONS ARE THE
SPRING AND FALLSPRING AND FALL•• WE CARRY MULTIWE CARRY MULTI--GENERATIONAL GENERATIONAL
FAMILIES DURING THE SUMMER FAMILIES DURING THE SUMMER AND HOLIDAYSAND HOLIDAYS
•• WE USE THEME CRUISING WE USE THEME CRUISING EXTENSIVELY TO FILL OFF SEASONSEXTENSIVELY TO FILL OFF SEASONS
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•• Tourism and Cruising Has Tourism and Cruising Has Changed Significantly Since Changed Significantly Since September 11.September 11.
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TRENDSTRENDS
•• TOURISM IN GENERAL AND ESPECIALLY TOURISM IN GENERAL AND ESPECIALLY CRUISING HAS COME ALL THE WAY BACK CRUISING HAS COME ALL THE WAY BACK FROM THE POST 9/11 DEPRESSIONFROM THE POST 9/11 DEPRESSION
•• ADVANCED BOOKINGS BACK TO NORMALADVANCED BOOKINGS BACK TO NORMAL
•• IMPROVED YIELDS AND LOAD FACTORSIMPROVED YIELDS AND LOAD FACTORS
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TRENDSTRENDS
•• AMERICANS ARE TRAVELING AGAIN AMERICANS ARE TRAVELING AGAIN BUT STILL VACATIONING CLOSER TO BUT STILL VACATIONING CLOSER TO HOMEHOME
•• VACATIONERS FLY OUT OF VACATIONERS FLY OUT OF ABSOLUTE NECESSITY NOT DESIREABSOLUTE NECESSITY NOT DESIRE
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•• Big Ships Used To Carry 750 Big Ships Used To Carry 750 Passengers.Passengers.
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•• Now They Carry 750 Now They Carry 750 Passengers Passengers “On One Deck”“On One Deck”
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Cruising In General Cruising In General Has Become Has Become A Mass Market ProductA Mass Market Product
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The Mass Market Cruise The Mass Market Cruise Segment Continues To Segment Continues To Consolidate.Consolidate.
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•• NICHE MARKET SMALL SHIP / BOAT NICHE MARKET SMALL SHIP / BOAT CRUISING IS HOT TOO!CRUISING IS HOT TOO!
•• RIVER CRUISING IS EXPANDING TO RIVER CRUISING IS EXPANDING TO NEW MARKETS WORLDWIDENEW MARKETS WORLDWIDE
•• COASTAL CRUISING HAS GREAT COASTAL CRUISING HAS GREAT POTENTIALPOTENTIAL
•• NEW CONSTRUCTION IS HAPPENING NEW CONSTRUCTION IS HAPPENING IN THIS SEGMENTIN THIS SEGMENT
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THE NEXT CONSOLIDATION WILL THE NEXT CONSOLIDATION WILL COME IN THE LUXURY/DELUXE COME IN THE LUXURY/DELUXE SMALL SHIP/BOAT CRUISE SMALL SHIP/BOAT CRUISE SEGMENTSSEGMENTS
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Mass Market Cruise Mass Market Cruise Industry Expansion Industry Expansion Means Short TermMeans Short TermExcess Cabin InventoryExcess Cabin Inventory
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Boutique Luxury Cruise Boutique Luxury Cruise Products Products CannotCannot Be Marketed As Mega Be Marketed As Mega Ships.Ships.
We Are Different !!We Are Different !!
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Niche Market Consumers Niche Market Consumers Tend To Be Better Informed Tend To Be Better Informed Via The Internet and Other Via The Internet and Other SourcesSources
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With Excess Capacity and With Excess Capacity and Last Minute Deals Always Last Minute Deals Always Available The Consumer Has Available The Consumer Has No Pressure To Book EarlyNo Pressure To Book Early
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Increased Last Minute Increased Last Minute Discounting Discounting By Mega Lines Does Not HelpBy Mega Lines Does Not Help
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Encourages Excess Encourages Excess “Consumer Shopping.”“Consumer Shopping.”
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Equals Wasted Time Equals Wasted Time And Overhead And Overhead For Small Cruise Lines and For Small Cruise Lines and Travel Agents.Travel Agents.
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A Problem We Can Expect A Problem We Can Expect To ContinueTo Continue
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•• AS A SMALL OPERATOR A NICHE AS A SMALL OPERATOR A NICHE CRUISELINE MUST REALIZE THAT IT CRUISELINE MUST REALIZE THAT IT CANNOT CONDUCT ITS BUSINESS AS CANNOT CONDUCT ITS BUSINESS AS DOES THE MEGA MASS MARKET DOES THE MEGA MASS MARKET CRUISESHIP COMPANIESCRUISESHIP COMPANIES
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THIS REALIZATION THIS REALIZATION AND IT’S ACCEPTANCE AND IT’S ACCEPTANCE IS THE FIRST AND MOST IS THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE TO EMBRACE !IMPORTANT ISSUE TO EMBRACE !
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•• WE MUST MARKET OURSELVES WE MUST MARKET OURSELVES AGAINST THE TARGET OF OUR OWN AGAINST THE TARGET OF OUR OWN PROFITABILITYPROFITABILITY
•• NOT AGAINST THE HABITS OR NOT AGAINST THE HABITS OR BUSINESS MODELS OF THE MASS BUSINESS MODELS OF THE MASS MARKET CRUISE INDUSTRYMARKET CRUISE INDUSTRY
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•• IF WE DO NOT IF WE DO NOT -- THEN WE WILL BE THEN WE WILL BE SETTING OURSELVES UP FOR SETTING OURSELVES UP FOR FAILUREFAILURE
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•• WE MUST MARKET OUR INHERENT WE MUST MARKET OUR INHERENT ON BOARD PRODUCT ADVANTAGESON BOARD PRODUCT ADVANTAGES–– NO CROWDSNO CROWDS–– NO LINESNO LINES–– PERSONAL SERVICEPERSONAL SERVICE
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No Waiting No Waiting To Get On Or OffTo Get On Or Off
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•• EXTENSIVE PRE AND POST PACKAGE EXTENSIVE PRE AND POST PACKAGE OFFERINGSOFFERINGSAND AND
•• OFF DAY DEPARTURE AND RETURNS OFF DAY DEPARTURE AND RETURNS CAN MAKE BOOKING AIR EASIER CAN MAKE BOOKING AIR EASIER AND A BETTER VALUEAND A BETTER VALUE
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•• ADVANCE PURCHASEADVANCE PURCHASE EMPHASIS IS EMPHASIS IS WORKING FOR DELTA QUEEN WORKING FOR DELTA QUEEN STEAMBOAT COMPANYSTEAMBOAT COMPANY
•• BY YEAR END 2004 WE HAD SOLD BY YEAR END 2004 WE HAD SOLD AND HAD DEPOSITS FOR OVER 55% AND HAD DEPOSITS FOR OVER 55% OF OUR INVENTORY FOR 2005OF OUR INVENTORY FOR 2005
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•• WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
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•• FUTURE MARKETING FUTURE MARKETING CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS
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Successful Products Successful Products EvolveEvolve
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Here ComeHere Come““TheThe Baby Boomers”Baby Boomers”
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Baby Boomers Are Entering Baby Boomers Are Entering Their Mature and Affluent Their Mature and Affluent years years
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The Niche Small Ship / Boat The Niche Small Ship / Boat Market Requires Market Requires EvolutionEvolutionNot Revolution To Serve The Not Revolution To Serve The BoomerBoomer
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BoomersBoomersDrive Different CarsDrive Different Cars
They Take Different They Take Different VacationsVacations
They Wear Different They Wear Different ClothesClothes
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•• The Small Cruise Ships of the The Small Cruise Ships of the Future Must Be Sensitive To The Future Must Be Sensitive To The Changing Trends and Changing Trends and Demographics of the Demographics of the Baby boomerBaby boomer
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•• The Cadillac ExampleThe Cadillac Example
•• The Levis ExampleThe Levis Example
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•• We will need:We will need:
––New DestinationsNew Destinations––More Active ProductsMore Active Products––New Progressive ThemesNew Progressive Themes
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•• The Small Ship Cruiser of the The Small Ship Cruiser of the Future Will Future Will NotNot Want Their Want Their Parents Vacation ExperienceParents Vacation Experience
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SUMMARYSUMMARY
•• NICHE SMALL BOAT / SHIP NICHE SMALL BOAT / SHIP OPERATORS HAVE A GREAT OPERATORS HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESS AS OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESS AS THEIR PRIME MARKET BECOMES THE THEIR PRIME MARKET BECOMES THE DOMINANT TRAVEL DEMOGRAPHIC DOMINANT TRAVEL DEMOGRAPHIC IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTUREIN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE
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