Jacob Lyngsøe
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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, 2021
- 16 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 16 min
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, 2021
- 16 min
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
- Dec 11, 2020
- 14 min
Soviet Leisure II
It was like American cruising but the buffets had a lot more borscht and cabbage in them. It was like American cruising but the bars had...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
- Oct 19, 2020
- 13 min
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
- Oct 12, 2020
- 9 min
School Afloat
Imagine a school where you learn French one day and the next you are in downtown Marseille putting your new skills to the test. Learn...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
- Sep 26, 2020
- 11 min
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, 2020
- 11 min
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, 2020
- 9 min
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, 2020
- 7 min
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, 2020
- 9 min
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, 2020
- 7 min
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, 2020
- 7 min
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, 2020
- 9 min
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, 2020
- 7 min
Following Phileas Fogg
Or The (real) First World Cruise in History! Wikipedia and other select sources will have you believe that the first around-the-world...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
- May 12, 2020
- 7 min
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 12, 2020
- 12 min
The Lost Origin
How old is cruising as a leisure travel product? – When did the first paying guests venture out to sea for no other reason than the...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
- May 6, 2020
- 3 min
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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