The Cruise Ship Phenomenon in North America

by Brian J. Cudahy

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870335294
• ISBN13: 9780870335297
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Cornell Maritime Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 10.2"