Timeline by Harry Pettifer

1800s

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 11:58:15 UTC

social and economic changes

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:00:46 UTC

introduction of steam ships improved effciency reducing travel time across the Atlantic with this ships also there were new ships being introduced where they are travvling faster and also more stable while at sea with this the cruise and shipping industry was new and they were rapily being made and constructed in different ways. however ships were only used in this era within the more wealthy and rich kind of people however with more ships being made the prices did increase for a small while as the industry kept becoming more popular among more people.

technological advances

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:01:31 UTC

with the cruise industry still being fairly new at this time there were not as many technological advances at this time with also more people just getting used to seeing and having bigger boats and ships on the water especially when going through shoppy and more dangerous seas. with this the only technological advances in this time was the increase of people trying to make the cruises more stable for the people on board.

changes in customer type and demand

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:01:52 UTC

the changes in customer types in the cruise industry is quite a broad and wide topic within this as they did still have different needs within this time with lots of people wanting to go on cruiseliners as it was becoming more and more popular with customers having wants of just going on a cruise and not having or prioritising comfort.

Early 20th century

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:09:21 UTC

social and economic changes

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:10:52 UTC

the 20th century and the social and economic changes in the early 20th century that the social and economic changes are making the cruise industry more avalible for everyone however the prices are still increased within the indutry with it still being fairly new and more and more people are looking to go on a cruise however the ships in this era are more solid and people are finding less accsidents happening while on a cruise.

technological advances

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:11:22 UTC

the technological advances in the early 19 th century is for example the titanic and other big ships for example the lustainia which were at the time the two new ships in the industry where they were known to be the best ships within the industry at that time whereas there were a lot of different ships under construction where they are replacing sailing boats for steam ships and other boasts as the steam ships reduce the time of travel as they are quicker however more expensive and harder to run.

changes in customer type and demand

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:12:04 UTC

the changes in customer type of the time where the titanic was around and was known to be one of if not the best ship in that time as well as when the titanic sunk it made the cruising industry a lot more easier and better to run with having new saftey and other regulations to insure that no other issues with what happened with the titanic happens again as well as making sure that the other steam ships being built have a good communication methods to insure there is no miss communication between other ships translating information. cruising at this time as became a fashion and it was saw as going on a cruise such as the titanic to be known to be for the more wealthy and higher class groups of people.

1960s- 1980s

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:13:12 UTC

social and economic changes

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:13:32 UTC

the social and economic changes in the 1960s-1980s was a quite large impact on the cruising industry as well as the ship building industy with new ideas and designs within the industry with the economic impacts on the industry which were that it was becoming more cheaper and easier for lower more middle class and working class people to be able to go on cruises and become more accsesible for general use as well as more cruise liners using different and more ships for their cruises. this was also the time where the world was still recovering financially from the war as well as having a lot of cruises that are making their prices lower to accomodate more people as well as having more people intrested in going out now that the war is over and everyone is returning to somewhat of a normal life.

technological advances

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:13:57 UTC

this time was the development of the more higher class and luxury cruise liners with the inclusion of the Titanic and the lusitania which were the biggest and mostly improved ships during this time. the brands who made the ships to sell to luxury cruise liners also tried to direct their attention and target their audience on the upper class and to capitilise on their money and the garantee that they would get higher class on these passengers they increased their prices as well as increased the luxury items and theme on the cruises.

changes in customer type and demand

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:14:25 UTC

the change in customer type and demand in this time and in the cruising industry is intresting with the introduction of cruise liners making more avalibilty for the middle class passengers as well as making avalibilty for the lower middle class people with having a lot more cruises fitted with their wants and needs for the more targeted middle class audience. also within this there is the introduction of the family travel market that has expanded with the introduction of more people with all different budgets and classes for going on cruises can be included and using cruises as their main holiday.

1990s - 2000

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:14:52 UTC

social and economic changes

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:15:14 UTC

the social and economic changes in the cruise industry in the 1990s- 2000 is a lot different to the time before this in the cruising industry as it has a lot more people who want to go on cruises as well as having more people on cruises that are from different backrounds and different types of weath on different cruises or on the same ones there was also a increase of the dispolible income of the general public in this time with having a lot of people wanting to try new things as there was more money avalible to most people. in this time there was also a increase in the rise of the mega cruise ships which made the cruise indsutry a lot bigger with passenger cruise ships being able to keep increasing their capacity of the different amount of people that they can fit on a single cruise. there was also a discount in a lot of cruises with people having money in 2008 which meant cruises all of a sudden had to get chepaer or there would had of not been anywhere near as many passengers aboard the cruises.

technological advances

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:15:37 UTC

the technological advances in the cruise industry now in this time the cruise industry with making ships has created satellite technological advances has introduced the communication between ship captins of other ships and the staff of each other on the same ships as well as the introduction to the internet for on board. it also does improve the way how passengers can now book online for their cruises and not have to use a travel agent or the cruise liners brand shop.

changes in customer type and demand

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:16:24 UTC

the introductions of many different themed cruises and more cruises that passengers can then enjoy for different reasons as well as having more activites on board cruise ships this has made the cruise industry change for a long time as it now has the abilty to include a lot more people who have different intrests on going on different themed cruises and also having cruises that are more child freindly. and also cruiseliners having more stops within their cruises for a type of cruise called a aventure cruise.

tour operator intergration

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:16:40 UTC

the introduction of tour operators in the cruise industry was a very well done plan from all the big companies wanting to sell and run cruise holidays as they then had the people and passengers that they normally would have just paired how they sell flights to then how they can therefore sell cruises within a package deal this then enabled tour operators to increase the value of the cruise indsutry and convince and advertise more people to go on them.

2000s - 2010s

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:17:04 UTC

social and economic changes

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:17:31 UTC

the social and economic changes in the cruise industry has changed throughout the different eras of cruising for example there is the growth of the cruise industry thoughout Asia and the more eastern part of the world which is a massive affect on the rest of the world and their different cruises as it gives them a chance to then set up different cruise lines for different places near Asia.

technological advances

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:17:53 UTC

the different technological advances in cruising is that there is a massive difference in the virtual and phone use on passengers stays on cruise ships for example being able to book their rooms online and picking where abouts in the ship they would like to stay with also having sometimes their room key as a non physical key and they can then have it on their mobile device.

changes in customer type and demand

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:18:20 UTC

the rise in solo travelers is a change that has been noticed in the recent years of cruising and around this time as more people have chosen to use cruises as more business envronments for traveling to meetings and other ways of using cruises there has also been the rise of more fammilies going on cruises and then making the cruises being more accsesible for more people as well as having more people as familys this meant that the cruises and cruise ships needed to expand their room to accomodate these extra passengers.

tour operator intergration

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:18:40 UTC

the intergration and the introduction of tour operators in the cruise industry as been sucsessful for the industry as it has promoted more cruises to a wider selection of people and also has made it easier and more likeable for people who travel mostly through planes and airlines for example people whoa re members of the Tui group that Tui had their small introduction to the cruise indsutry then made them more avalible and easier for them to make the swap over to going on and traveling more often on cruise ships.

2020s

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:18:56 UTC

social and economic changes

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:19:24 UTC

the social and economic changes in the cruise industry has made people notice and seen the impact of Covid 19 and what it has done as the year of 2020 and 2021 made the cruise indsutry a lot less popular and a very low profitable indsutry compared to what it was in the recent years before that with this the cruise indsutry suffed the loss of billions of pounds due to the virus. there was also then from this a lot of changes for the future of how cruises would then be run.

technological advances

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:19:37 UTC

the technological advances of cruising in this time was quite on a large scale as a lot of different cruise lines saw that there was a oppotunity to improve their cruises and make them better for customer experience now that they arent in use and could not be throughout a large part of 2020 this is mostly why cruise lines now have their saftey drills and other information that usually would be done in person that it is now done through the different saftey screens around the ship or done in rooms on their tv or even on passengers mobile device.

changes in customer type and demand

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:19:54 UTC

the introduction of more environmentally freindly and less harsh on the environment cruises and cruise ships as a whole then meant that the cruise ships in this time saw a large point of where they might need to improve their ships in the way how they burn fuel and use other recources that might be harsh on the environment as well as having more people and the growing popularity of cruises in other more remote locations such as cruises in the Antartic region or for example in Alaska.

tour operator intergration

6058238_1 — 2025-02-27 12:20:11 UTC

the intergration of tour operators in cruising in this time has largley been taken over by cruises wanting to be together with tour operators and them selling their cruise holidays but also while being connected to the tour operators and the plane indsutry side of the tour operator to allow more people to find offers into going on cruises when connecting from going from planes to the cruise ships and that then means that there is a extra stream of curstomers avalible for the cruise lines.