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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. -
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Development and growth of trips to 'The Med'
Cruise operators had to adapt to compete with cheap holidays to Spain, Portugal and Greece. Modern ships started to be introduced, carrying more passengers and therefore bringing the cost of cruising down to more affordable levels to appeal to the mass market. The attracted new customers to book cruise holidays. The industry grew and started to see a rise in cruise companies and ships. Cruise lines like Princess Cruises and Norwegian Cruise lines offered casual style cruises. -
QE2 Launched
Launched by HM The Queen; it was the first big Atlantic cruise liner with private facilities in every cabin. -
Ocean villa launched
This is a cruise line operated by P&O cruises, offering to people who don't like cruises. They got rid of the formalness part of the cruises, they had parties on there, cheaper had had a lot more fun on there. -
Cruise Company Intergration
P&O Princess cruise and Carnival, cruise merge forming carnival cooperation. Horizontal integration, -
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. -
Disney Dream
A cruise liner owed by Disney Cruise line - launching in 2010, having 18 decks - 14 being for passengers. It has a max capacity of 4000 passengers, it weighs 129,6990 gross tons. It is based in the Bahamas, sails around European destinations. On-board activities and entertainment include the Wat Disney theatre and the Buena Vista Theatre. They have the Aqua duck and a long winding water slide in their pool, sport facilities and two smaller sport courts. -
Multi-generational trips
Cruises were being marketed as the perfect holiday for grandparents, parents and kids to take together because they can pursue different activities onboard. NCL Cruise lines said around 15-20% of their customers are part of a multi-generational group. -
Virgin Cruises launched
Virgin Cruises launched in 2014, it was rebranded as Virgin Voyages in 2016, vertically integrated. -
Iona Ship
Launched in 2020, 116,017 gross tons and 5206 max passengers. They have a max of 1800 crew members too. The Iona is operated by P&O Cruises and cost £730 million to build. It has 15 decks and is based in South Hampton in the UK and sails to Norwegian Fjords, Canary Islands, Northern Europe and Scandinavia. They have suites, conservatory, mini suites, balcony cabins, sea view rooms, 30 bars and restaurants, 4 breakfast restaurants and 10 entertainment venues. -
Cost of living crisis
Although cost of living crisis came, the cruises remain very popular - although cruise companies did need to make them a lot more affordable to attract the customers. -
Increased demand post-covid
After covid, there was a huge increase in people wanting to go on cruises, numerous companies have announced record sell-outs and releasing schedules earl and become common. P&O cruises sold out within six hours of its 40 days 2022 Caribbean cruise going on sale while Virgin Voyages and Crystal released their 2023 itineraries early to capture future demand.