from ironships to cruise liners Lunn, Geoff Additional Author mixed material bibliography Gloucestershire History Press 2009 monographic First en Inggris

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i,160 hal,ilusi,index,25 cm Liners such as Mauritania and Titanic were later followed by two giant Queens and Frances liner Normandie. But the coming jet age threatened the end of the ocean line until the dedicated cruise ship was born a decade later and now the ships are as massive as the industry itself. Geoff Lunn traces the many changes in construction and design over the years, and looks at what the biggest means across all spheres, and not just physical size. This illustrated book also reviews the careers of the greatest ships, culminating in the building of Royal Caribbeans Genesis-class cruise ships, Oasis of the Seas (2009) and Allure of the Seas (2010), each incredibly measuring three times the tonnage of the QE2. Ocean liners -- Design and construction -- History 623.8259780752450797 UPA PERPUSTAKAAN POLITEKNIK PERKAPALAN NEGERI SURABAYA Politeknik Perkapalan Negeri Surabaya 623.825 Iuu b 310012009011245 My Library (lemari 12/615) 623.825 Iuu b 169.jpg.jpg 294 2017-10-18 09:27:41 2022-07-14 11:15:59 machine generated