What kind of development and evolution has the world cruise experienced?

(1) Brief introduction of cruise ship

Cruise ship is one of the special means of transportation for postal service, and it also transports passengers. Generally, cruise ships are sightseeing. In the early days of postal service, Intercontinental Post relied on mail boats to transport letters and parcels from one shore to the other. After 1850, Royal Mail allowed private shipping companies to help them deliver letters and parcels in the form of 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. According to the size of cruise ships, cruise ships can be divided into large cruise ships, medium cruise ships and small cruise ships. Large cruise ships generally carry more than 2,000 passengers, medium cruise ships generally carry 1 10,000 to 2,000 passengers, and small cruise ships generally carry less than 1 10,000 passengers. According to the waters where cruise ships sail, cruise ships can be divided into ocean-going cruise ships, near-ocean cruise ships and inland cruise ships. Ocean-going cruise ships generally have a long voyage, ranging from 18 days to 15 days, or even longer; Near-ocean cruise ships and inland cruise ships have short voyages, and the voyage duration is usually about 7 days or less.

(2) Brief introduction of cruise tourism:

Cruise tourism refers to high-end tourism activities with large luxury cruise ships as the carrier, sea cruise ships as the main form, and boat activities and shore leisure tourism as the main contents. Modern cruise ship, by itself, has rich sightseeing value, is one of the important destinations in the process of tourism activities, and is an indispensable part in the process of maritime tourism [1]. With the appearance of jet passenger planes, ocean-going cruise ships gradually lose 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.

Second, the development history of western cruise ships-taking Britain, France and the United States as examples

The earliest cruise industry originated in the era of western great navigation. At that time, the connection between Europe and the world was greatly strengthened. A large number of European immigrants flocked to America, Asia and even Africa. Carry out development, trade and colonial activities. Smooth communication is particularly important. Therefore, the cruise industry began to flourish. After the industrial revolution, Watt in England improved the steam engine. Fulton, an American, invented the ship by using steam technology, and both transportation capacity and power have developed by leaps and bounds. After 1850, Royal Mail allowed private shipping companies to help them deliver letters and parcels in the form of 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. That is, from then on, the concept of cruise ship as an intercontinental means of transportation began to appear in the world. After the second industrial revolution, due to the development of economic globalization, the contacts between nationals of all countries in the world have gradually become closer, and the management of passports and visas was not perfect and strict at the beginning of the 20th century. So it was very common to travel to and from various countries at that time. At the beginning of the 20th century, with the invention and gradual popularization of telephone and telegraph, the communication form of overseas mail became slow and inconvenient, so cruise ships often assumed the function of transportation. So the real development of cruise ships actually began in the early 20th century. Because at that time, cruise ships were mainly engaged in passenger transport and in-process services. This is also the cause of the cruise service industry.