Long-distance international travel by sea dates back
to the mid-19th century, when Cunard Line’s RMS
Britannia (RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship) became the
first ship to take passengers on regularly-scheduled,
trans-Atlantic crossings aboard the vessel Britannia.
This came about because of the need to introduce a
dependable mail service between Britain and America,
which prompted Queen Victoria’s government to
invite interested parties to bid for the contract. Samuel
Cunard of Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada was the
successful bidder and his contract to deliver the mail
across the Atlantic from Britain to North America
was signed on 4th May 1839. Cunard was a highly
successful and enterprising Canadian businessman
and one of a group of 12 individuals who directed the
affairs of Nova Scotia. In order to carry out the transAtlantic
contract successfully, he worked with the
engineer Robert Napier and three other businessmen
who provided financial backing for the project. These
five men founded the British and North American Royal
Mail Steam Packet Company – later to become known
as the Cunard Line.
In the 1880s, the Orient Line and North of Scotland
Company, both later to be taken over by P&O,
pioneered modern-style cruises and in 1904 P&O
offered its first cruise holiday programme, arranged by
Thomas Cook. The tour used the liner Rome, renaming
her Vectis in her new role as a ‘cruising yacht’.
Long-distance international travel by sea dates backto the mid-19th century, when Cunard Line’s RMSBritannia (RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship) became thefirst ship to take passengers on regularly-scheduled,trans-Atlantic crossings aboard the vessel Britannia.This came about because of the need to introduce adependable mail service between Britain and America,which prompted Queen Victoria’s government toinvite interested parties to bid for the contract. SamuelCunard of Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada was thesuccessful bidder and his contract to deliver the mailacross the Atlantic from Britain to North Americawas signed on 4th May 1839. Cunard was a highlysuccessful and enterprising Canadian businessmanand one of a group of 12 individuals who directed theaffairs of Nova Scotia. In order to carry out the transAtlanticcontract successfully, he worked with theengineer Robert Napier and three other businessmenwho provided financial backing for the project. Thesefive men founded the British and North American RoyalMail Steam Packet Company – later to become knownas the Cunard Line.In the 1880s, the Orient Line and North of ScotlandCompany, both later to be taken over by P&O,pioneered modern-style cruises and in 1904 P&Ooffered its first cruise holiday programme, arranged byThomas Cook. The tour used the liner Rome, renamingher Vectis in her new role as a ‘cruising yacht’.
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