On the afternoon of March 1, the Expert Consultation Meeting on "2009-2010 Review and Outlook of China's Cruise Market" sponsored by SISI Research Fund was held at the conference room on the third floor of SISI. Participants included Zheng Weihang, Vice President of China Cruise & Yacht Industry Association, officials from the Department of Policies, Laws & Regulations under Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration, leaders or senior managers from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Costa Crociere S.p.A., General Agent in China for Princess Cruises, and International Passenger Transport Center of Shanghai Port. The participating experts shared their insights in terms of the current development of China's cruise market, demand characteristics of China's cruise market, development trend of Asian and China's Cruise markets, problems and bottlenecks in the development of China's cruise market, operation and promotion of China's inbound and outbound cruise tourism markets, and policy assistance and suggestions for the development of China's cruise market, deeply inspiring the research group.