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steam ships introduced
ships were developed the carry mail and cargo, they were also used to help people to migrate to north America from Europe. people brought a one way ticket to start a new life in a different country. the crossing would take 10-14 days as they were very heavy and didn't travel fast. -
cunard ships
they were the first company to offer a scheduled service to America -
SS Great Britain
this was the first ship to have a propeller instead of a paddle wheel, this made the ship a lot faster taking only 1 week to get to north America. first ship to be made out of iron. -
first advertised cruise
P&O were the first company who made a advertisement for one of their cruises from Southampton to Gibraltar, Malta and Athens then back again -
signal lights system
signal lights were added to ships so they were able to be seen in the night and in bad weather, there was a white light ton the mass green light on the starboard and a red light on the port side. -
electricity in ships
Servia set sail which was the first steel ship this made them lighter so they would travel faster, these ships had electrical lightings and they also had a en-suit bathroom now in rooms. -
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luxury ships introduced
ships become more luxurious for the super wealthy, they become more comfortable, these ships were the way people travelled so the more luxurious they were the money money they would get due to the passengers -
first wireless communication at sea
this was made so incase of an emergency's they could tell people what was happening. they could send a distress signal out so other ships could come and help the people out -
titanic sank
this ship was famous for being unsinkable, this was the biggest ship when it was launched. it sank because the captain was going to fast before he could stop when the iceberg was first seen. after this safety improved they had to have enough lifeboats for the amount of people onboard of the ship -
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growth of summer package holidays
they had to adapt to compete with cheap holidays to Spain, Portugal and Greece. modern ships started to be introduced, where they can carry more passengers and therefore bring costs down. this introduced new customers to book cruises. 40 new ships were introduced in the 1980 -
QE2
this was the first ship that had a private bathroom in each room for the guests, this was the biggest Atlantic liner. this ship was launched by HM the queen -
worlds biggest cruise company
p&o princess cruses merged with carnival cruises to form carnival corporations. horizontally integration. carnival cuisse launched in 1972, they are now the largest integrated cruise company. -
changes in customer types
ocean village launched a cruise line witch advertised cruises for people who didn't like them because it was an informal cruise less expensive and it was chilled out -
The Queen Mary 2
The Queen Mary 2 is a British ocean liner and the flagship of the Cunard Line. it is the only active ocean liner in service, serving regular translantic crossings between Southampton and New York City as well as short cruises and an annual world voyage. the ship has a gross tonnage of 149,215 tons, a length of 1132 feet, and a beam of 135 feet. the passenger capacity is 2,695 people. the facilities include king beds, smart HDTV, DVD players, Board games, and a PC gaming console. -
oasis class ships launched
these ships can hols over 4,00 people that includes crew. more recent ships can hold 8,000 people. ships go through a lot of testing to make sure that they are able to hold that amount of people whilst still staying a float. these cruise's made it more affordable for a lot of people which increased the demand of people wanting to go on a ship, this has changed from where you had to be a wealthy individual. -
Disney dream
this ship has 14 different decks with only 9 of these having cabins and has 10 different types of rooms for customers can pick from on all 9 decks there is 1250 rooms in total most of these rooms are for families because they are the main target audience for this type of cruise because Disney bring in a lot of family's who have youngchildren however is can also attract adults who are interested in Disney. they offer may different things to do from pools,waterslides,games,shows and kid a clubs. -
mulit-generational families
crusies are being marketed as the perfect holiday for grandparents, parents and kids to all go together because they cab do different activates on board or do things together. -
virgin cruises are launched
virgin cruises launched in 2014 and rebranded as virgin vogues in 2016, they are apart of the virgin group and in that group there is a airline tour operator and a retail -
increase in demand post covid
demand increased after covid because everyone wanted to travel once everything opened again, this led to sell out cruises P&O sold out in their 40 day Caribbean cruise within 6 hours and due to the demand had to realise their 2023 cruises early. -
cost of living
although this crisis has happened the demand for cruises has not decreased and instead companies have started to offer more affordable packages to attract more customers and offering more cruises from Southampton witch means no flights so less money to be spent.