is a lot older than you think

Cruising

1830 1840 1850 1860

1844

First commercial leisure cruises

1870 1880 1890 1900

1886

First short, sequentialmass-market cruises

1870 1880 1890 1900

1990

First custom-built luxury cruise ship

1910 1920 1930 1940

First complete World Cruise1923

1910 1920 1930 1940

The ‘KdF’ fleet – the Cruise Ships of Nazi Germany

1934

1950 1960 1970 1980

Birth of the modern cruise industry1962

1950 1960 1970 1980

The ‘Love Boat craze’1977

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