Louis cruises ahead

CRUISE giants Louis control nearly one fifth of the cruising market in the Mediterranean, according to an American Travel magazine.

Cruise Industry News Quarterly which researched the European cruise market showed Louis with 17.5 per cent.

In joint second place were the Italian firm Costa and the Greek company Royal Olympic with 11 per cent each.

It is estimated that in 1998 1.2 million people will cruise the Mediterranean travelling on 96 ships, eight of which are owned by Louis.

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