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Jacob Lyngsøe
Nov 5, 202216 min read
The Norwegian Connection II
‘Hello? .. Yes, good evening! My name is Ted Arison and I’m calling from Miami, USA. We’ve never met but boy, do I have a great business...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
Oct 9, 202228 min read
The Norwegian Connection I
Look around the twentieth century Western cruisescape and what do you see? Norwegians, right?! Norwegians everywhere! You may not have...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
May 6, 202216 min read
Murder Mystery
Some pages in cruise history beg to be read not for their satisfying resolution or long-lasting contributions to the evolution of the...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
Jun 12, 202117 min read
Poly at Sea
The British auxiliary steamer SS Ceylon made cruising history in 1881 by being the first ship in history to not only take on a full-time...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
May 8, 20216 min read
Sweet Sixteen
Hip hip Hooray! My blog has come of age! Only one year in and sixteen colorful stories from cruise history down already. That only goes...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
Feb 16, 202116 min read
Genesis Miami
Miami, Florida – June 1950 It is a Friday afternoon in Miami Old Port. At Pier 2 sailaway festivities are in full swing for an 88m /...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
Jan 12, 202116 min read
Under Sail
Cruising under sail is not a new thing. When the commercial leisure cruise phenomenon was born in the 1840’s, ocean shipping was in the...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
Oct 19, 202013 min read
Soviet Leisure I
For more than 40 years a 'covert' cruise operation was running on the border of Europe and Asia Minor – a large one with a substantial...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
Sep 26, 202014 min read
Hitler's Holidays
In the 1930’s arose a cruise company – literally out of nowhere – that went on to dominate the European cruise market in terms of volume....
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Jacob Lyngsøe
Sep 12, 202011 min read
Booze Cruises
If you are a contemporary cruiser you probably think that ‘booze cruise’ describes that time you took the Fiesta party boat in Cozumel...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
Aug 17, 20209 min read
The Age of Yachts
The yacht! – the word itself is elitist and exclusive. If you saw it in print for the first time, how would you even know to pronounce it...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
May 12, 20207 min read
The White Princess
In the sparsely documented realm of cruising history there is no shortage of ships claiming the title of world’s first cruise ship for...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
May 12, 20209 min read
Ballin's Gamble
The first real luxury cruise in history. The first leisure cruises in history were spartan affairs by today’s standards – the only...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
May 12, 20207 min read
Going Bananas
Or How bananas pioneered Caribbean cruise tourism! The next time you eat a banana, take a moment to appreciate that you are likely...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
May 12, 20207 min read
Northbound
Or the birth of 'the Everyman Cruise'. When I announced I was going to work on cruise ships in 1999, the jovial response from friends was...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
May 12, 20209 min read
Frontier Cruising
Ever been to Alaska? You should totally go! It is stunningly beautiful up there, the wildlife is amazing, locals are so hospitable and...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
May 12, 20207 min read
Innocents Aboard
Saturday, June 8, 1867 New Work, New York: a young(ish) American journalist with a magnificent moustache drags himself and his hangover...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
May 6, 20203 min read
About Cruise History
Cruising as a commercial leisure phenomenon has existed for more than 175 years! I bet you didn’t know that. And you would not be alone;...
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