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The Cruise Ship Phenomenon in North America
Brian J. Cudahy
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Description for The Cruise Ship Phenomenon in North America
Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 122 b/w photo & 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Even taking into account the extraordinarily prosperous economic climate of the late twentieth century, the number of people who now choose a cruise ship vacation is phenomenal. The number of passengers leaving from North American ports leaped from 330,000 in 1965 to nearly seven million at the turn of the century. This book gives the reader a sense of the scope of the cruise ship industry, tracing the backgrounds of various cruise lines and providing information about the time, money, and effort that go into the myriad details encountered between building plan and cruising itinerary. From shipbuilders to cruise operators ... Read more
Even taking into account the extraordinarily prosperous economic climate of the late twentieth century, the number of people who now choose a cruise ship vacation is phenomenal. The number of passengers leaving from North American ports leaped from 330,000 in 1965 to nearly seven million at the turn of the century. This book gives the reader a sense of the scope of the cruise ship industry, tracing the backgrounds of various cruise lines and providing information about the time, money, and effort that go into the myriad details encountered between building plan and cruising itinerary. From shipbuilders to cruise operators ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cornell Maritime Pr/Tidewater Pub
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780870335297
SKU
V9780870335297
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2
About Brian J. Cudahy
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Brian Cudahy is one of the country’s leading waterway and transportation historians. Born and educated in Brooklyn, he earned a masters and PhD in philosophy and went to work for Boston College. Cudahy taught in the field of transportation and later worked in the marketing department of a local transit system. These led him to ... Read more
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