Jacob Lyngsøe
End of Line(rs)
Friday, 2 May, 1952 At London Airport (as Heathrow was once called) it is a cool and drizzly afternoon, but by 3pm the rain has let up...
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Jacob Lyngsøe
- Oct 9, 2022
- 28 min
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, 2022
- 16 min
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
- 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
- 11 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
- 14 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
- 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
- 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
- 13 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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