Tourism (2): Lecture Part 2 Commercial Cruises

Question 1

Which company started the idea of passenger cruise ships?

Answer 1

Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (1844) - advertised travel to Malta, Athens

Question 2

Which ships had the biggest impact on global travel in the early 1900s?

Answer 2

Cunard Line of England launched the “Mauretania” and “Lusitania” for travel from NA to EU (across Atlantic).

Question 3

What were the “Mauretania” and “Lusitania” focused on? What happened to the latter ship?

Answer 3

On size, speed, and luxury.

Torpedoed by Germans in 1915, 1,200 Americans killed.

Question 4

Titanic - departure, stops, sinking, death count?

Answer 4

Departure: Southampton on April 10, 1912
Stops: France/Ireland
Sunk: April 14, 1912
Deaths: 1,500

Question 5

What invention hurt the ship industry?

Answer 5

Airplanes. Before, ships were only way of getting across oceans. By 80s, Cunard Lines had small clientele.

Question 6

Which TV show contributed to promoting ships in the the 70s-80s?

Answer 6

“The Love Boat” - Appealed ships to middle-class Americans