Southampton - Maritime City from Ocean Liners to Cruise Ship ...

Mike Roussel

• 01 oktober 2011
• 9781908573117

Samenvatting:

This book charts the development of the ocean liner from the 19th century to the present day. It explores the golden years of transatlantic shipping and the competition from the jet passenger aircraft. The book looks at the history and development of the early ocean-going steamships, and the competition between shipping companies by the end of the 19th century to build liners that were extreme in luxury and aimed for the very wealthy. The book traces the history of the ocean liner through the 1920s and 30s, the 'Golden Years' of sea travel when Hollywood film stars, jazz groups and big bands made the ocean liners of the time so famous, through World War Two. It chronicles the post-war years when the European shipping lines transported war refugees to America and Canada and returned to Europe with tourists and business travellers, and the competition in the 1950s from the arrival of the jet airliner. More recently the book explores the arrival of the mega-cruise ship in the 1990s and the increase in the different kinds of cruises available. Illustrated with 250 photos and illustrations.