History Of Cruise Ships

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History of cruise ships. Most of the so-called modern ships plying the waters during this time copied the amenities and grand styling of past steamships. However after six years of being served she was accidentally grounded off Jamaica. Cruise Ship History Sunday May 18 2008.

The very fact that boats may be quite easily identified in illustrations of great antiquity shows how slow and continuous had been this evolution until just 150 years ago. Seawitch logo makes first appearance. The most popular destination was between London to New York and many used ships as an alternative to air travel for getting from point A to B.

Originally the ship was chartered from Royal Caribbean for a six-year period. This journey is better known as the Iberian Peninsula. 1976-99 Agia Galini Minoan Lines.

The Original Ships The birth of leisure cruising started with the Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Company way back in 1822. The first cruise vessel to cross the Atlantic from. Ships changed very little during the first half of this century.

The Prinzessin Victoria Luise was a German passenger ship having the distinction of being the worlds first cruise ship. Three sailors Captain Richard Bourne Brodie McGhie and Arthur Anderson started with a steam service between London Spain and Portugal. A history of cruise ship godmothers Today is the birthday of the most talked-about of last years cruise ship godmothers Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge.

The First Cruises Passengers began boarding packet ships as early as 1818 when the Black Ball Line ran a mail route between Liverpool and New York City that also advertised space for people. Prior to 1980 your cruising options were somewhat limited ships couldnt travel to many locations because of shallow waters so only large ports were an option for cruise travellers. 1979-2002 Daedalus Minoan Lines.