In the context of the more and more diversified concerns, regionally and
globally, for a sustainable development and the rational and responsible
management of the natural resources, the global market of cruise tourism
represents one of the most complex and dynamic sectors of the world economy.
From Romania to Germany, covering over 2 800 km, the Danube has always been
a tourist attraction. Today many new developments are putting it at the forefront of
European river cruising. The EU Strategy for the Danube Region will bring together
tourist organizations to maximize the opportunities for travel and discovery,
spanning different cultures, capital cities, religions and languages. This article draws
the attention on the Danube Strategy and its importance for Romania, the tourist
and cultural potentials of the Romanian Danube Region with regard to their type of
tourism: cruises tourism - as appropriate for sustainable development of this, but
insufficiently developed in parts of Romania, and the real possibilities of tourism
cruise and potential culture in the Romanian Danube Region within the framework
of the Danube Strategy, into sustainability development.