1. Introduction
Sustainability was defined in 1987 by UN-Commission which was also called as Brundtland-Report as follows:
‘Sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to
meet their own needs’. This approach became very important which has also used as main orientation factor by local
or global decision makers about sustainability issues. Beside generation’s responsibility, there are some other
principals such as;
-Coherence: Connection of social, economic, political and ecological targets.
-Participation: Involving of different actors in order to implement the sustainability strategies.
-Responsibility: Sustainable development is carried together by industrialized and developing countries but with
different methods.
Based on those ground principles, it is possible to approach cruise tourism with components such as economic,
socio-cultural and ecological effects