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Cruise Critic is the world’s largest cruise review site and online community〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/price-drop-cruises/story?id=21639692 )〕 which also has cruise news and planning information written by cruise experts and an active community of members. Visited by over 5 million members per month, the site offers over 100,000 cruise reviews written by editors and members of the site, and information on more than 500 cruise ships and over 300 ports of call.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cruisecritic.com/about-us/ )〕 The site offers information on specific cruising styles niches, including low-carb cruising, fitness cruises, disabled cruising and gay cruises.〔("About Us" on Cruise Critic ) — Cruise Critic section.〕 Originally started in 1995 as a feature of America Online, it has now become one of the brands operated by TripAdvisor, in addition to travel sites like AirfareWatchdog, Jetsetter, Oyster.com, Tingo and Viator.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2014/07/25/travel-site-tripadvisor-to-acquire-viator-for-approximately-200m/ )〕 The site's publisher, The Independent Traveler, Inc., also publishes the travel sites IndependentTraveler.com and Family Vacation Critic.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.traveldailynews.com/briefings/article/52669/the-independent-traveler )〕 == History == Cruise Critic’s parent company, The Independent Traveler, Inc., was launched on AOL in 1990 as the site’s first travel forum. The forum became so popular with cruise travelers, the company launched Cruise Critic in 1995, as the world’s first consumer cruise site.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.princetoninfo.com/index.php/component/us1more/?Itemid=6&key=5-20-15moves )〕 In May 2007, The Independent Traveler, Inc. was acquired by TripAdvisor〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Online-Travel/TripAdvisor-acquires-the-publisher-of-Cruise-Critic/ )〕 – at the time, a unit of Expedia (website).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/technology/04iht-trip.4.15899354.html?_r=0 )〕 In January 2008, Cruise Critic launched its first international site in the United Kingdom〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cruise-critic-christens-dedicated-online-cruise-news-and-reviews-site-for-uk-56871277.html )〕 In May 2013, Cruise Critic acquired the online cruise booking website, CruiseWise〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://skift.com/2013/05/02/tripadvisor-acquires-cruise-online-booking-site-cruisewise/ )〕 In January 2014, Cruise Critic launched Price Drop, a cruise shopping tool that highlights and measures cruise fare discounts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://skift.com/2014/01/23/tripadvisor-acquisition-pays-off-with-a-cruise-price-drop-tool-to-navigate-deals/ )〕 In February 2015, Cruise Critic’s second international site was launched in Australia〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-headlines/cruise-critic-debuts-in-australia.html?nspPage=16 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cruise Critic」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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