1970s Cruise Ships

1970 Song of Norway enters service as Royal Caribbeans first cruise ship.

1970s cruise ships. In the early 1970s the cruise business began to reinvent itself in the. Hamilton Harbor Blue Grotto Dolphin Show Aquarium Crystal Caves Reid Front Streets in Hamilton. 1970s cruise on the SS CanberraPort Bermuda.

The 1970s and 1980s were a period of moderate growth increasing from half a million passengers in 1970 to 14 million passengers in 1980 and 38 million passengers in. The first cruise ship built in 1970 was called Song of Norway. It is speculated that shows such in the 1970s classic The Love Boat contributed to the idea of luxury cruise ship travel and that ideas found in this show contributed to a growing trend of cruise ship travel as a luxury vacation rather than a means to travel as a necessity.

I guess that was normal then because I remember people talking about them prior to the cruise. I remember going on this ship in October 1973 it was with Sholing Girls School I hated everyday of sailing as I was sea sick everyday I lost 2 stone in weight. In fact a Carnival Fun Ship- cruise is typically 200-400 less per couple than other 7-day Caribbean cruises.

And you get value no land vacation can match. Cruising has changed a lot over the years but comparing a cruise today to what it was like fifty years ago is incredible. Not only do you visit three exotic ports.

List of cruise ships A Name Operator Began operation Tonnage Status Achille Lauro StarLauro Cruises 1947 23629. It was one of the first ships purposely designed for warm weather cruising. Royal Caribbean began cruising in 1970 with Song of Norway and added two more ships before halfway through the decade.

The Sovereigns were the first mega ships that were built. I have seen old pictures of my in laws for different events in the 60s and 70s and the women would be. Ships built in the late 1980s and started to break the size record held by other ships.