Synopsis India presents a largely unexplored cruise tourism market with almost 100% of its potential waiting to be explored. There is a pancity of studies and little academic literature on cruise ship tourism. The cruise industry is one of the fastest growing economic sectors with constant high annual growth rates worldwide. This book aims at selection of the material on this little explored topic. Effort is made to provide different aspects of this topic. What is history of this industry? How it benefits community? Why the study of cruise tourism is important for India? What is the profile of global cruise tourism?