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Sailing to the sun : cruising history and evolution
- Title
- Sailing to the sun : cruising history and evolution / William H. Miller.
- Author
- Miller, William H., 1948-
- Publication
- [Place of publication not identified] : Fonthill Media, 2019.
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Details
- Description
- 127 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 25 cm
- Summary
- The worldwide cruise industry is booming-alone, there are some 56 new cruise ships being built or planned (2018). Cruise ships visit ports around the world. And the ships themselves are amenity-filled, moving resorts. But when did it all begin? This book looks at the evolution of cruising, from the mid-nineteenth century. It chronicles the growth of long, luxury cruising in the Twenties and then, in the Depression-era Thirties, cruising reaches the general public as a form of escape. By the late Sixties, purposeful cruise ships were being built and these spawned today's fleet, including the largest passenger ships ever built."
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Early Cruising; For Select Travelers; 2 Luxury Gone to Sea: The First Cruise Ships; 3 World Cruising: The Beginning; 4 Floating Country Clubs: Yacht-Like Cruising; 5 Short Escapes: "Booze Cruises"; 6 The Honeymoon Ship: Q̀ueen of Bermuda'; 7 British Cruising: Àrandora Star' and Àtlantis'; 8 Cruising German Style: "Strength Through Joy"; 9 High Luxury: Cunard's C̀aronia'; 10 Evolution: Cruising in the Fifties and Sixties; 11 Sleek Italian Decor: The Innovative Òceanic'; 12 Runaway to Sea: Long Voyages on P&O-Orient Lines; 13 Innovative Newcomers: Norwegian Caribbean and Royal Caribbean; 14 Cruising Empire: Mighty Carnival; 15 Sea-Going Luxury: The Three Royal Viking Line Sisters; 16 T̀he Pacific Princess': The Love Boat; 17 Mediterranean Favorite: The S̀tella Solaris'; 18 On the Rocks: Cruising Mishaps; 19 Holidays at Sea: Santa on the Lido Deck; 20 Growth and Evolution: Princess Cruises Turns Fifty!; 21 Special Occasions: Rendezvous of the Cunard Queens; 22 "Living" on the Liners; 23 Aging Gracefully: Some Older Cruise Ships; 24 From Hamburg to Venice: European Cruising; 25 Bigger and Bigger: Òasis of the Seas' and Àllure of the Seas'; 26 Six-Star Branding: Gold-Plated Cruising; 27 A New Brand: Cruising with the Vikings; 28 Cruising Evolution and Progress: 2013-2017; Bibliography.
- Call Number
- JFF 19-2592
- ISBN
- 9781781557037
- 1781557039
- OCLC
- 1084978814
- Author
- Miller, William H., 1948- author.
- Title
- Sailing to the sun : cruising history and evolution / William H. Miller.
- Imprint
- [Place of publication not identified] : Fonthill Media, 2019.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 19-2592