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cunard 1st cruise line
schedule regular service from the uk to America -
steam ships introduced
steam ships were developed
they were made out of iron
were slow took about 10 days to get across the Atlantic -
ss great Britain intorduced
built in Bristol and set sail form there.
famous for being the first ship with a propeller
lot faster than previous ships
could get too America in a week
first ship to be made out of iron -
first advertised cruise
p&o was the first company to advertise a cruise tour form Southampton -
electricity introduced to ships
steal started to be used to build ships bexcasye its lighter. en-suits were being built -
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luxury ship introduced
ships became more luxurious to cater for the super wealthy -
communication on ships introducted
first wireless communication between ships at sea. -
titanic sank
built to be an unsinkable ship
after titanic sunk they had to have enough life boats for everyone onboard -
signal light system introduced
light were added on ships to make them visible on nights.
white light on mast
red light port side
green light on star board
it avoids collisions at sea -
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developmet and growth of summer package holidays to 'the med'
cruises operators had to adapt to compete with cheap holidays to Spain, Portugal & Greece. Modern ships started to be introduced, to more passengers and therefore bringing the cost of cruises down to more affordable prices for the mass market. this attracted new customers to book cruise holidays this industry grew & started to see a rise in cruise
companies & ships. cruise lines in princess cruises and Norwegian cruise lines offered casual-style cruises. -
QE2 launched
the first big atlantic liner that had private bathroom in every cabin -
worlds biggest cruise companies
princess cruises merged with carnival cruises to form carnival corporation.
carnival was based in American and Caribbean and p&o was based in the uk so they merged to cover more destinations and increased the market share.
horizontal integrated- have to link to a tour operator or retailer for them to sell their cruise for them, they form a partnership. kuoni is an example of this. -
ocxean village launched
a cruise-line operated by P&O Cruises offering cruises to 'people who don't do cruising'
they took out everything posh about cruises and made it so more young people will want to do. -
ship-ventura
holds 3597 passengers
116017 gross tonnage
launched 2008
a p&o cruise
4 pools
21 bars and restaurants
8 entertainment venues
child friendly
19 decks( 14 public)
1556 cabins
https://www.pocruises.com/cruise-ships/ventura/overview
grand class cruise ship
it was built by Finntierri in Italy
947 feet long (288.6 metres)
sails to spain, Portugal, canary islands, Mediterranean, Caribbean, North America and Canada. -
oasis class ship
can hold over 4000people
they weigh a lot have huge engines -
multi-generatioal trips
cruises were being marketed as the perfect holiday for parents, grandparent and kids because they could peruse different activities onboard. NCL Cruise Line have started "between 15 and 20percent of their guests are part of a multi-generational group" carnival line state "more than half of our bookings involve in more than one state room, no doubt many booked by family groups. -
virgin voyages
virgin cruises were launched in 2014 and rebranded as virgin voyages in 2016. they are part of the virgin group. in the group they have virgin Atlantic airline , virgin Atlantic travel agent, virgin Atlantic airways, virgin Atlantic holiday -
cost-of-living crisis
cruise liens have had to offer lower costing packages on cruises so people will spend their money. they offer spread payment so you are able to pay it off. -
scarlet lady cruise ship
Scarlet Lady is a cruise ship owned and operated by Virgin Voyages. the first voyage to the Bahamas from her home port of Miami. The Scarlet Lady is 278 meters long and 38 meters wide, with a gross tonnage of 110,000. The Scarlet Lady is designed to be environmentally friendly, with a hydrodynamic hull to save fuel and LED lights to reduce power consumption.
crew of 1,160 people.
accommodate more than 2,770 passengers and has over 1,400 cabins. -
Viking Mississippi
hold 386 passengers
5 decks
519 cabins
Viking operates the ship
located inland us
mainly goes to new Orleans and Memphis
Mississippi river class
facilities- restaurant, library, living room area, bar, river café, bbq
duration 8days 6hours
Viking Mississippi was built in Louisiana
length:450 feet
older generation, -
increase in demand post-covid
"pent-up demanded for cruises is high, numerous companies have announced recorded recorded sell-out and releasing future schedules early has become commonplace, P&O cruises sold out within 6 hours of its 40-day 2022 Caribbean cruises going on sale while virgin voyages and crystal have released 2023 itineraries early to capture future demand."