In the previous part of our series on the development of the interiors of liners and cruise ships “The early years 1965-1988” it became clear that there have been important changes in life on board. Where previously watching a movie in the cinema, a show in the theatre performed by the ships crew or clay […]
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During the years from 1970 onwards, the cruise industry has developed into an important holiday product, with around 35 million passengers in 2024 and an expected growth rate of 10% per year. In the 1960’s and 1970’s, at the start of this new era, Norwegian Caribbean Line, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line and deluxe cruise line
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The cruise industry continues to expand, also in 2024. This year ca. 34.7 mio travellers took a cruise. Considering the number of cruisers pre-pandemic in 2019, 29.9 mio , it is obvious that the cruise industry has bounced back at a rapid pace, in fact it is the fastest growing segment of international tourism
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Ship’s name, owner, gross tonnage and yard are shown Vessels with a planned delivery in Q1 Adora Magic City, Adora Cruise, 135,000GRT, China State Shipbuilding Corporation, China Adora Magic City was delivered in December 2023, started active service in January 2024 Focusing on the Chinese market, Adora Cruise is a joint venture between China State
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After WWII the world’s passenger liner fleet had been decimated yet again. Apart from the Cunard Line, all other lines needed to rebuild their fleet. Cunard saw Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth survive the war unscathed and could finally start the two ship service they had been planning for so long. British liner companies still
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For more information on Ocean Majesty in her current role see my article “Ocean Majesty (1966 – present), Majestic International Cruises“ Ocean Majesty was launched in 1966 as Juan March for Spanish ferry operator Trasmediterránea. She was the first of two Albatros-class sisters, the other being the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Trasmediterranea mainly used her
Special thanks to Ronald Smallenburg (COA) and Panos Antonelos (Majestic International Cruises) for their support for this article Follow this link for interior photos of Ocean Majesty in her present role as a refugee ship and when sailing as a cruise ship Ocean Majesty, one of the oldest passenger ships afloat nowadays, presently serves as
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A stylish cruise ship bringing Cunard into the modern age Queen Anne is Cunard’s newest ship, she joined the fleet in May 2024. Queen Anne was built in Italy, at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Marghera, Venice, launched in May 2023 and named a year later in June 2024 in Liverpool. (postponed from January due to supply
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After the first world war, many of the European liners had been damaged or lost. So nations launched rebuilding programs as part of the industrial recovery of countries like the UK, France, Germany and Italy. During the inter-war period, the competition for the fastest and most luxurious liner went full speed ahead. National prestige was
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Gustavo Pulitzer Finali was born in Trieste in 1887 into a wealthy merchant family of Jewish origin; after his studies in Trieste in 1908, he joined the engineering faculty of the Polytechnic technical university of Munich. In his birthplace Trieste, through the German speaking community there, he came in touch with the ideas of Bauhaus
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