A grand history of cruising from 1840 to the present

WENT TO SEAHOW LEISURE TRAVEL

Over the past few decades cruising as a vacation option has gone from regional obscurity to global ubiquitousness and because of that most people tend to think of it as a relatively recent addition to the leisure travel market - at best a post-World War II development.

But cruising as a leisure phenomenon actually dates back more than 170 years, to a time when travel by ocean had only just gotten (relatively) safe, reliable and schedulable and was in its earliest incarnations anything but luxurious and comfortable, but popular none the less.

SS Great Britain off Avonmouth, John Norriss, 1845 (segment)

Much olderthan you’d think

St Sunniva, Gudvangen, ca. 1890

...for an entertaining and enlightening romp through the history of cruising, from the first group tours on Royal Mail paddle steamers to the industrialized mega ship industry of today.

Find out what drew tourists to this particular holiday form and what it was like to cruise in the past, how the industry developed off the fringes of the booming maritime shipping trade and into the mainstream and what special events and turning points helped shape the modern cruise industry and phenomenon.

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Focus will be on the European and American cruise industry and history and on cruising defined as commercially available seagoing voyages for pleasure, although some overlap with the history of transoceanic passenger shipping is unavoidable.

This presentation is aimed at anyone interest-ed in the cruise industry and maritime history, whether driven by personal or professional curiosity. No particular experience required – anyone can enjoy the colorful story of how, once upon a time, vacations went to sea.

P&O Mail Steamer Tagus off Gibraltar, ca. 1844

Starting in the 19th century, we will take a look at the earliest attempts at growing and industrializing a leisure cruise market, like for instance;

• The first escorted group excursions on the royal mail steamer network

19th Century • The first designated cruise voyages

• The first short, serialized cruises and the first ‘luxury cruises’

• The first operators of cruise voyages and the first popular cruise markets

• The first cruise ship conversions and the onboard comforts and technology

20th Century

Nazi cruise ships; Wilhelm Gustloff, ca. 1938

Continuing into the 20th century, we will look at how the budding industry continues to grow and evolve and look at new challenges and opportu-nities, like for example:

• The evolution of custom-built cruise ships

• The long hard journey through two world wars and a global depression

• Nazi cruise ships, the ‘Love Boat’ effect and other curious industry phenomena

• The Floridian cruise adventure and the seeds of the modern industry

• The Norwegian connection – how Norwegian money financed an industry renaissance

• The great market consolidation – how the Big 3 came to dominate the modern industry

21st Century

Ending in the 21st century, we will see how a fully matured global leisure industry con-tinues its unbroken growth curve, refines its products and tries to steer clear of un-pleasantness.

• The never-ending quest for size, grand-eur and innovation

• The evolution of onboard amenities and refinement of the ‘cruise experience’

• From international to global – the worldwide proliferation of the cruise bug

• Worse things happen at sea; Costa Concordia and other maritime mishaps

• Where to next? Trends, developments and ideas for the future of cruising

Prince George Wharf, Nassau, ca. 2005

Format:Appropriate locale / auditorium

Duration: 2-2½ hrs incl. break and Q&A

Tech requirements: projector / screen / audio (where required)

Presentation languages: English, Danish, (German)

Speaking fees:Subject to requirementsCoverage of travel expenses

Practicalinformation

Stella Polaris, Sognefjord, ca. 1930

Through a colorful, roaming 17-year career in cruise tourism & travel, shore excur-sions, destination management and more, I have gained a wealth of experience with and insight into the cruise industry, its history, appeal, dynamics, mechanics, cul-ture and more.

Life-long ship enthusiast

About me

Building ship models as a kid, devouring non-fiction on maritime history, seeking out maritime museums to visit, working on ferries for my very first job – it’s safe to say I have a passion for ships and mari-time affairs and it is a passion I bring into my speaking engagements.

Speakerbackground

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Lecturing, training and speaking on many different aspects of cruise tourism as the Cruise Insider has given me a window to now also share my passion and knowledge of the history of cruising. Not just for industry insiders and practitioners, but for anyone with an interest in maritime history and the cruise industry.

Seven years working onboard cruise ships as a Shore Excursion Manager with two major American cruise lines and another seven years working ashore with destina-tion management for cruise ships has fueled my interest in cruising and given me a keen industry insight to combine with my knowledge of maritime (cruise) history

Working ships 1999 - 2015

Talking ships 2015 - now

Bergen

SkagenAalborgAarhusKalundborg

Previousengagements

In my capacity as trainer / speaker for local destination guides and service staff I have presented in a number of Scandinavian des-tinations; Kalundborg (2012), Aarhus (2013-2014), Aalborg (2014–2016), Skagen (2016) and Bergen (2016).

I have also presented seminars on the cruise industry to Master students of International Tourism at Aalborg University (Dept. of Culture / Global Studies) in the fall semesters of 2007 and 2008.

References available on request

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SWEDEN

Other Cruise Insider concepts

Training programs for local destination guides

To prepare/develop guide per-formances with cruise guests

Training programs for cruise operations service staff

To train / instruct new service staff for cruise operations

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Educational programs for students of int’l tourism

To provide an academic under-standing of the cruise industry

Jacob Lyngsøe(+45) 50 34 60 66

Contact

SS Norway off Miami, ca. 1985

www.cruiseinsider.dkcruise_insider@outlook.

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