ДОГОВІР КРУЇЗУ ЯК ДОГОВІР ТУРИСТИЧНИХ ПОСЛУГ У ПОРІВНЯННІ ІЗ ДОГОВОРОМ МОРСЬКОГО ПЕРЕВЕЗЕННЯ ПАСАЖИРІВ

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the legal nature of sea cruise and passenger transportation agreements, the legal regulation of these agreements at the international and national levels. The rights and obligations of the subjects of these agreements, the relevance of the study of this topic in our time are studied. The ratio of the legal organization of the contract of sea cruise and the contract of sea transportation of passengers is carried out. Common and different factors of comparative agreements are investigated. Along with this, the article examines the future priorities for the development of cruise tourism in Ukraine. The study was conducted on the example of existing Ukrainian companies providing cruise services. We considered the priorities and the need to develop cruise tourism based on a number of important factors. The most important of which is the growing demand of the population of Ukraine for cruise services as a type of recreation for tourism. This direction of development is relevant and possible in our country, as Ukraine has several dry rivers, such as the Dnieper and others. The exit of the Dnieper to the Black Sea opens up prospects not only for the creation of cruise tourism at the state level but also for cooperation with other states, as the focus of this agreement is to meet the consumer's need for recreation. For example, the Code of Merchant Shipping distinguishes between a cruise agreement and a contract for the carriage of passengers by sea. It is impossible to completely agree with the opinion expressed in KTM of Ukraine as the cruise contract is not just delivery of passengers from point A to point B, but also rendering of a wide range of thyristic services: food, medical, household, entertaining service product because during the cruise the passenger is not only transported, but also provide a range of services. The major problem and obstacle to the development of these agreements is the fact that in Ukraine there is no clearly regulated legislation that would delimit, regulate cruise tourism activities. Today, sea passenger traffic accounts for a small part of all traffic in Ukraine. This is due to the fact that such modes of transport as rail, road or air are faster, have a developed infrastructure and are able to fully meet the needs of the population in transportation. As for maritime transport, ships are more often used for tourist, cruising, is have a so-called cruise function.