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Beautiful images of cruising through the decades

Sailing through time
1830s: the very beginnings
1840s: the first pleasure cruises
1840s: a landmark in cruise-line history
1850–60s: early developments
1870s: the New World
1880s: lighting up the ocean
1890s: “floating palaces”
1900s: entering cruising’s golden age
1900s: entering cruising’s golden age
1900s: the first purpose-built cruise ship
1910s: onboard entertainment
1910s: the Titanic disaster
1910s: First World War
1920s: cruising’s golden age continued
1920s: cruising’s golden age continued
1920s: setting the bar high
1920s: a festive feast
1920s: the first round-the-world cruise
1930s: all games on deck
1930s: making a splash
1940s: post-war cruising
1950s: the post-war decades
1950s: going Down Under
1950s: the Blue Riband record breaker
1960s: the Jet Age
1970s: The Love Boat
1970s: cruising opens up to the masses
1980s: the cruise to nowhere
1990s: Disney takes to the water
2000s: making waves in the modern world
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Detroit Publishing Company/Library of Congress/CC0

Sailing through time

While we might not be able to cross oceans on a cruise ship right now, we can still sail down memory lane. From the earliest trans-Atlantic voyages and golden age ships to today's glittering juggernauts, we reveal 30 nostalgic images that chronicle cruise history.
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Jacqui Agate

12 March 2022

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