Jacob LyngsøeMay 12, 20207 min readGoing BananasOr How bananas pioneered Caribbean cruise tourism! The next time you eat a banana, take a moment to appreciate that you are likely...
Jacob LyngsøeMay 12, 20207 min readNorthboundOr 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...
Jacob LyngsøeMay 12, 20209 min readFrontier CruisingEver been to Alaska? You should totally go! It is stunningly beautiful up there, the wildlife is amazing, locals are so hospitable and...
Jacob LyngsøeMay 12, 20208 min readFollowing Phileas FoggOr The (real) First World Cruise in History! Quite a few sources will have you believe that the first around-the-world cruise was the...
Jacob LyngsøeMay 12, 20207 min readInnocents AboardSaturday, June 8, 1867 New Work, New York: a young(ish) American journalist with a magnificent moustache drags himself and his hangover...
Jacob LyngsøeMay 12, 202014 min readThe 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...
Jacob LyngsøeMay 6, 20203 min readAbout Cruise HistoryCruising 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;...