From the luxury markets to the gambling cruises, a history of the industry with many previously unpublished illustrations The taking of an ocean voyage for the pleasure of the voyage itself, and not as a means of traveling from one point to another--this is cruising. This book is about the history of cruising, and it is also about the North American cruise industry; the largest segment of the cruise industry by a long way. From the big players to the luxury markets, to the niche adventure or gambling cruises, this ...
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From the luxury markets to the gambling cruises, a history of the industry with many previously unpublished illustrations The taking of an ocean voyage for the pleasure of the voyage itself, and not as a means of traveling from one point to another--this is cruising. This book is about the history of cruising, and it is also about the North American cruise industry; the largest segment of the cruise industry by a long way. From the big players to the luxury markets, to the niche adventure or gambling cruises, this illustrated book looks at the whole industry, past and present. Roger Cartwright considers the effects of some significant disasters on the industry and looks to the future, with the arrival of the mega-ships, heralding the dawn of another new age in cruising.
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This British book purporting to deliver a history of the US cruise industry is a mess. I had previously read and enjoyed Cartwright's Cruise Britannia. He is definitely more knowledgeable about the UK's cruise business than he is about the US market.
His chapter 7, called The Big Players may be the book's low point. He refers to defunct Regency Cruises, Admiral Cruises Royal Viking and Commodore as the "big players" in the history of US Cruising. Royal Viking was a most wonderful cruise line devoted to longer luxury cruises on three relatively small ships. It was a high end niche player, my favorite for sure, but not a big player. Regency was a low end budget operation with third hand ships at best, some of which could not pass US health inspection and therefore could only sail from foreign ports. Admiral and Commodore were just a step higher with second and third hand ships and budget prices.
I saw no mention of Home Lines, Grace Lines, Swedish America Line, Incres, Matson and almost no mention of the post war pre 1970s cruise sailings by the primarily transAtlantic companies especially Holland America, Norwegian America, Italian Lines, US Lines, American Export etc. Princess and Sitmar, Holland America and Cunard's pre Carnivalization days were hardly mentioned. The port of New York's importance pre 1970's and it's reemergence are basically ignored.
About a third of the photos are not of the US based cruises ships in their glory days but of their diminished afterlives in other markets. These photos would be more appropriate to a "where are they now" type of book.
The book is a huge disappointment . the author should stick to subjects he knows about
