History Of Cruise Ships

The Italian captain went back onboard the wreck for the first time since the sinking of the cruise ship on January 13 2012 as part of his trial for manslaughter and abandoning ship.

History of cruise ships. Norwegian Cruise Line. 1992-2002 El Greco Minoan Lines. The first cruise vessel to cross the Atlantic from.

First transatlantic sailing 13-day Nassau-Genoa Princess Italia 1969. Splendour of the Seas 1996 Vision Class -. Cruise Ship History Sunday May 18 2008.

A joint venture between Royal Caribbean and First Choice Holidays Island Cruises was launched in 2002 with a focus on the UK family market. Originally the ship was chartered from Royal Caribbean for a six-year period. It had 120 cabins that carried 192 first class passengers and 161 crew members.

Princess Italia chartered one of first modern ships built specifically for cruising First Panama Canal cruises company pioneered regularly scheduled Canal cruises 1968. Prior to 1980 your cruising options were somewhat limited ships couldnt travel to many locations because of shallow waters so only large ports were an option for cruise travellers. In 1900 the American-Hamburg Company built the first ship specifically designed for cruises.

Ships changed very little during the first half of this century. 1965 In April the Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic FAL is adopted doesnt go into force until 1967. This journey is better known as the Iberian Peninsula.

A Brief History of the Cruise Line Industry. Boise Cascade purchases Princess. Vision of the Seas 1997 Vision Class - 78340 grt.