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Cunards World's 1st Cruiseline
They were the first cruiseline to have a schedule from UK to The USA. -
Steam ships Introduced
The steam ships were developed but not for pleasure, instead a way to transport cargo and mail from Europe to the USA, and for migrants to have a one way ticket over there for a better life with more opportunities. They would took roughly 10-14 days to travel, as they weren't particularly fast. -
SS Great Britain
The SS Great Britain was built and sailed from Bristol. It's famous for being the first ship with a propeller instead of a paddlewheel, it was a lot faster than the previously built ships. The SS Great Britain could travel in just a week, rather than the standard 10-14 days. -
First advertised cruise
P&O and were the first company to advertise a specific cruise in 1844, it began from Southampton to Gibraltar, Malta and Athens. -
Signal lights system
These were introduced to help visibility when it's dark and also in bad weather when visibility is significantly reduced. They had a white light on the mast, greenlight on the starboard (right side), and the red on the portside (left side). -
Electricity introduced to ships
The first steel ship with electricity lighting and en suites set sail in 1881, the ship was called Servia. -
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Luxury ships developed
Ships became more luxurious to cater for the wealthier upper class people, if you went on a cruise you were seen as very wealthy. -
Wireless communication
The first wireless communication between ships at sea. -
Titanic sunk
The Titanic, which was the biggest ship in that time. also labelled as unsinkable, sunk in 1912, with most people dying - Cunards Carpathia rescued any remaining survivors from the TItanic. The Titanic only had lifeboats to save half of the passengers, this was to save money and weight. Ships now have to have enough lifeboats for the amount of people on board. -
QE2 Launched
Launched by HM The Queen; it was the first big Atlantic cruise liner with private facilities in every cabin. -
Oasis class ships
An oasis class ship can hold over 4000 passengers and crew, the newest ones hold 8000. They are able to make cruises more mass market, meaning they can make cheaper prices as they have more people on them. This means that it's not just for the wealthier, but rather you can find some more "budget-friendly" holidays.