Examples of celebrities related to cruise ships

The original intention of a cruise ship refers to a large passenger ship with fixed routes and regular navigation on the ocean. The word "post" itself means transportation, and in the past, overseas mail was always carried by this large fast passenger ship, hence the name. With the emergence and development of the aviation industry, the original transoceanic cruise ships basically withdrew from the historical stage. The cruise ship mentioned now actually refers to tourist passenger ships sailing in the ocean.

The ancient cruise ship is one of the special postal vehicles, which also transports passengers, but the general cruise ship is sightseeing.

Because in the early days of postal service, intercontinental postal service relied on mail boats to send letters and parcels from one shore to the other, and these British ships often hung the signal flag of Royal Mail. After 1850, Royal Mail allowed private shipping companies to help them deliver letters and packages through contracts. This change has transformed some ocean-going passenger ships originally belonging to passenger transport companies into ocean-going postal passenger ships with signal flags. The word "ocean liner" was born.

However, due to the appearance of jet passenger planes, ocean-going cruise ships gradually lost their passenger and cargo carrying functions and competitiveness; The role of ocean-going cruise ships has also evolved from cruise ships to cruise ships for pleasure only. So strictly speaking, some pleasure cruise ships with long or short trips can only be called cruise ships, not cruise ships, because they have lost the function of carrying letters and parcels.

Unlike ocean-going cruise ships, cruise ships usually don't cross the ocean, but travel in circles. The starting and ending ports are usually the same port, and the journey is usually short, as short as 1 to 2 days and as long as 1 to 2 weeks. Cruise tourism has become an important part of international tourism. In 2006, the total number of passengers in the world reached millions.

Modern cruise ships are essentially tourist, just like mobile hotels. There are all kinds of recreational facilities on board, and it is a tourist attraction. This industry has a huge scale in Europe and America, with 300 to 400 cruise ships and a large number of tourists sailing in the Caribbean, Bahamas, Bermuda, Alaska, Hawaii, Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean, Northern Europe and other countries and regions 100 every day.

Cruise ships have a history of 100 years abroad. /kloc-At the beginning of the 0/9th century, due to the immaturity of aircraft technology, some people began to board cruise ships to cross the ocean, and cruise tourism began to develop; But the most important function of cruise ships is to transport mail and immigrants. However, when the aircraft technology is more and more mature, those rich and idle nobles like this kind of fast travel; Immigrants choose this fast, economical and comfortable way to cross the ocean. As a result, the French cruise ship France withdrew from the Atlantic route in 1985, marking the end of a great sailing era. Now those luxury passenger ships can only be regarded as cruise ships in a strict sense. The last cruise ship in history was Queen Elizabeth II, and the other was Queen Mary II.

Modern history of cruise ships

Cruise ships were originally vehicles for transporting goods or passengers. Until the early 20th century, some cruise ships began to provide passengers with limited infrastructure such as guest rooms and restaurant services. The mid-20th century was a prosperous period for air travel. In order to increase competitiveness, cruise companies have developed the concept of cruise vacation.

Cruise vacation gradually flourished in the 1980s, and many cruise companies joined in and invested in the construction of cruise ships with more luxurious facilities, more programs and larger displacement, making cruise ships a luxurious sea resort. Cruise ships, known as "destinations without destinations" and "floating resorts at sea", are an indispensable part of the world tourism and leisure industry.

The low-key and mysterious world luxury cruise ship is approaching us. International luxury cruise ships first called at China port in 1980s. In recent 10 years, the number of international cruise ships arriving at China port has been increasing.

In 2005, international luxury cruise ships called at Shanghai, Tianjin, Qingdao, Dalian, Ningbo and Xiamen 40 times.

In 2006, nearly 15 international luxury cruise ships called at China port for more than 70 times.

In July, 2006, Italian Costa Cruises opened the first liner service with Shanghai as its home port in China. The "sapphire princess" and "Diamond Princess", which are among the top luxury cruise ships in the world 15, visited Shanghai twice and four times respectively, making the total number of people entering and leaving the country close to that of last year. At the same time, many international cruise companies turn their eyes to China to develop the emerging cruise market.

In 2006, "China Cruise Yacht Development Conference" was informed that many cruise companies in the world will formally enter China. Among them, Royal Caribbean regards Shanghai and Hong Kong as its two home ports for sailing in China in the future, and Costa Cruises under Carnival also plans to land in Shanghai and open new international cruise flights. With the world's top cruise companies rushing to the China market, the shortage of cruise talents is prominent.

In 2007 and 2008, the World Cruise Congress was held in China, and luxury cruise ships from all over the world gathered together to prepare to enter the China market on a large scale, marking that China will soon become a beautiful new world in the history of world cruise ships.

The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 20 10 Shanghai World Expo will not only greatly enhance China's international influence, but also attract more tourists to China, which will greatly promote the development of China's cruise economy.

According to the prediction of the International Tourism Organization, by 2020, China will become the largest tourist destination in the world.