摘要：The Cruise Tourism in the Caribbean Space: Spatial Rationale and Development Rationale. The Caribbean Sea is a symbolic area for the cruise. Despite the worldwide reputation of its destinations, the postcards which boast the charm of the region, the cruise industry analysis allows us to spotlight certain limitations and contradictions about its present development ways. The product "the cruise holiday" has evolved considerably: from now on it is the liner itself (consumption temple and floating enclave) which has become the cruiser's destination. Its opening to a mass tourism, the gigantic shape of the ships, the rationalization and improvem ent of costs within an ever more globalized and capitalistic market are enough premises which need to be analyzed to understand the recent evolution of the cruise and the renewed challenges for the receiving territories
