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To better appreciate the history of cruising, here are few of the important years and events: Year Event 1801 The first practical steam-driven vessel was the tug Charlotte Dundas 1818 The ship that became the first to cross the Atlantic from New York to Liverpool was Savannah of Black Ball Line. It carried 8 passengers on a journey that took 28 days 1837 Peninsular Steam Navigation Company was founded, which later became the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation 1840 Sam Cunard established the first transatlantic steamship 1843 The first iron-hulled, propeller-driven customer vessel, the Great Britain was launched 1844 The first pleasure cruiser occurred. P&O's SS Iberia cruised from London to Vigo, Lisbon, Malta, Istanbul and Alexandria 1858 Customers paid to join the Ceylon, a P&O vessel, for what was considered the first cruise 1880 Britannia, a Cunard Line ship embarked on a 14-day trans-Atlantic voyage from Liverpool, with the cow on board 1884 The Peninsular Steam Navigation Company (now P&O Cruises) became the first dedicated leisure cruise line, transporting passengers purely for pleasure 1910 White Star introduced the Olympic 1911 White Star introduced the Titanic, which sank after colliding with an iceberg on April 12, 1912. 1912 Cunard introduced the Laconia and Franconia as custom-built cruise and line voyagers 1920-33 During prohibition in the USA, "booze cruises" from US ports allowed customers to drink and gamble while visiting ports such as Cuba, Bermuda, and the Bahamas 1922 Cunard's Laconia sailed on a world cruise. Customers were divided in three-class accommodation 1929 P&O's Viceroy of India was introduced. It was the most impressive ship of its time which featured the first use of turbo-electric power and first onboard swimming pool. It was dual purpose: liner (UKIndia), and luxury cruiser 1934 The luxury liner RMS Queen Mary was launched. It had 1,174 officers and crew and 2000 customers
United States Lines built the SS America, an oil-fired liner capable to speeds up to 25 knots 1938 SS Normandie undertook a 21-day cruise: New York-Rio de Janeiro- New York. Cost per customer was USD395 to USD8600 1939 World War II was declared. Cruise ships such as Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth were converted as troop carriers 1958 Boeing 707's first and regular commercial jet services across the Atlantic on New York - London Routes. It led to the downturn of business for many cruise companies and passenger ships were sold 1966 Cruise industry recovered - mainly centered on the UK 1970s New cruise companies were established. These companies worked closely with airlines to develop combined products - fly-cruise. The television series "Love Boat" aired in 1977 to 1986 which starred Princes Cruises' Pacific Princess 1984 Carnival Cruises first television commercial 1986 Windstar, a vessel with computerized sails, was introduced 1990s Globalization and consolidation led to mergers and acquisitions 2000s Segmentation and lifestyle cruising 2000 Royal Caribbean International's Explorer of the Seas was introduced 2003 Cunard's Queen Mary 2 was launched. Carnival Corporation became the largest cruise operator when they merged with P&O Princess Cruises 2006 Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) introduced and launched the freestyle concept of cruising 2009 Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas was launched. It was the world's largest cruise ship at that time. 2010 Royal Caribbeans Allure of the Seas, was launched, the world's largest cruise ship at that time. 2011 Carnival Corporation announced its 100th ship, Carnival Magic 2016 Royal Caribbean International launched world's largest cruise ship Harmony of the Seas 2017 Princess Cruises and NCL are devoting their new vessels to the Chinese market. Manila, Philippines became a cruise homeport of Star Cruises' Superstar Virgo