Incredible images of cruising through the ages
Jacqui Agate
18 April 2022
Sailing through time
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1830s: the very beginnings
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1840s: the first pleasure cruises
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1840s: a landmark in cruise-line history
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1850–60s: early developments
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1870s: the New World
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1880s: lighting up the ocean
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1890s: “floating palaces”
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1900s: entering cruising’s golden age
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1900s: entering cruising’s golden age
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1900s: the first purpose-built cruise ship
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1910s: onboard entertainment
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1910s: the Titanic disaster
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1910s: First World War
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1920s: cruising’s golden age continued
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1920s: cruising’s golden age continued
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1920s: setting the bar high
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1920s: a festive feast
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1920s: the first round-the-world cruise
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1930s: all games on deck
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1930s: making a splash
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1940s: post-war cruising
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1950s: the post-war decades
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1950s: going Down Under
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1950s: the Blue Riband record breaker
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1960s: the Jet Age
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1970s: The Love Boat
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1970s: cruising opens up to the masses
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1980s: the cruise to nowhere
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1990s: Disney takes to the water
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2000s: making waves in the modern world
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2010s: bigger, better and healthier
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2020s: off to a rocky start
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