A Cruise Ship Primer

A Cruise Ship Primer
Author: Craig A. Munsart
Publisher: Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780870336386

Cruise ships, the largest moving man-made objects, can be almost a quarter-mile long, as tall as a 25-story building, and can be largely self-contained cities of perhaps 8,000 people. With 172 photographs and illustrations, the cruise ship is examined; its planning, construction, operation, and ultimate fate. This behind-the-scenes look examines the concept, development, and construction of vessels, what makes them work, and how, as well as ship operations. More than 240 ships are highlighted as the cruise ships history is traced from its origins through to its future projections. This book is a great resource for designers, architects, shipbuilders, and the cruise ship passenger. Read it before you board and take it along when you sail.

Cruise Ships

Cruise Ships
Author: Peter C. Smith
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2011-06-13
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1783461055

The stunning elegance and luxurious interiors of todays vast fleet of cruise liners remains unrecorded in all but holiday brochures. This book gives a complete overview of the cream of these ships, todays queens of the sea. Each liner is illustrated and described with color illustrations of external and interior views. Details of the design, building and service history of each vessel are provided with vital statistics of the ship and its facilities.Among the ships included are Cunards Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2, the big new Princess Line liners—Ruby, Grand Sea and Celebrity Eclipse, the two Ocean Village ships and the largest of the P&O liners Ventura, Oceana, Arcadia, Aurora and Artemis. This is a book of reference for maritime enthusiasts, would-be holiday cruisers and those who have been passengers.

A Funky Primer for the Rock Drummer

A Funky Primer for the Rock Drummer
Author: Charles Dowd
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 52
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457434563

This best-selling, progressive encyclopedia of rock/funk patterns for all tempos utilizes a new contemporary teaching style for independence, rudiments, styles and more.

100 Years of Cruise Ships in Colour

100 Years of Cruise Ships in Colour
Author: William H. Miller
Publisher: History Press
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2021-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9780750996105

Charting 100 years of cruising the ocean waves, in rich colour photographs

Cruise of the Lanikai

Cruise of the Lanikai
Author: Kemp Tolley
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2014-01-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1612512232

In early December 1941 in the Philippines, a young Navy ensign named Kemp Tolley was given his first ship command, an old 76-foot schooner that had once served as a movie prop in John Ford's "The Hurricane." Crewed mostly by Filipinos who did not speak English and armed with a cannon that had last seen service in the Spanish-American War, the Lanikai was under top-secret presidential orders to sail south into waters where the Japanese fleet was thought to be. Ostensibly the crew was to spy on Japanese naval movements, but to Tolley it was clear that their mission was to create an incident that would provoke war. Events overtook the plan, however, when Pearl Harbor was bombed before the Lanikaicould get underway. When Bataan and Corregidor fell, she was ordered to set sail for Australia and became one of the few U.S. naval vessels to escape the Philippines. In this book Tolley tells the saga of her great adventure during these grim, early days of the war and makes history come alive as he regales the reader with details of the operation and an explanation of President Roosevelt's order. Tolley's description of their escape in Japanese warship-infested waters ranks with the best of sea tales, and few will be able to forget the Lanikai's 4,000-mile, three-month odyssey.

Design on the High Seas

Design on the High Seas
Author: Joseph Farcus
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781864707564

- Over 250 full-color images of the defining works Joseph Farcus carried out for Carnival Cruise Lines and Costa Cruises, as well as theaters, interiors, and other projects, which have inspired his liner designs - His works have been described as "floating theatres that travel the high seas" - Provides an insight into the philosophy driving Farcus' work, setting the scene in his childhood in Miami, with a fascinating look at his promising first sketches and models he made as a boy - Offers an in-depth account of the cruise ship industry, and how Farcus and Carnival Cruise Lines have worked hand in hand to develop the industry Design on the High Seas is an autobiographical account of the architectural design work of Joseph Farcus, which charts his career as an architect who eventually found his way into the cruise-ship industry, in the early days of what is now a truly global business in more ways than one. His works reflects a hard-earned disciplined practice that has helped to foster sophisticated designs for the billion-dollar cruise-ship industry. Many of the projects featured in the pages of this book reflect the beautiful ships of Carnival Cruise Lines, the world's leading cruise-ship company, as well as those of the celebrated Costa Cruises. The volume combines spectacular full-color photography, original sketches, and a compelling, first-person narrative to showcase Farcus's spectacular journey. The author shares anecdotes from his childhood, his university days and his early career, giving an insight into what inspired the architect he was to become - and explaining how the astronomical success of the Carnival Cruise Lines is due in no small way to his product-defining designs. Indeed, millions of passengers have enjoyed memorable and meaningful experiences aboard his works. This is a fascinating and unique account of an architectural designer's journey, and it will appeal to a broad readership: those who love to sail, those with a passion for boat design, as well as businesspeople of all backgrounds who wish to learn the story behind a leisure industry powerhouse.

Ship for Brains

Ship for Brains
Author: Brian David Bruns
Publisher:
Total Pages: 446
Release: 2013-08
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9780985663537

Returning with his award-winning wit and delightfully candid narrative voice, Brian brings us the first and only expose of art auctioneering on the mighty liners, where the tenet of 'what happens at sea, stays at sea' has always been observed-until now. Ship for Brains takes on cruise ship art auctioneers, a society brimming with odd personalities drawn to the stress and isolation that invariably lead to alcohol and a Hell-may-care attitude. According to Bruns, "They willingly give up home and family in favor of high-paced, crushing sales goals demanded while port-hopping from nation to nation; art auctioneers are undermined by the lash of tyrannical ship officers, unforgiving gallery managers, hyena-like trainers, and a skeptical public. The burn-out rate is phenomenal-but when it works, you are king of the world." Brian's true-life struggle turns both harrowing and hilarious when goaded by the lecherous but mighty auctioneer Bill Shatner, and he must navigate sexy dancers and their all-to-intimate cliques, the slapstick schemes of his mentors, and the seduction of success, all while staying true to his girl and himself. We are transported from the Caribbean to the Pacific and Costa Rica to Transylvania as our likable guide vividly describes his many misadventures, triumphs, flirtations, and, above all, his amusing and astute insights into human nature. Ship for Brains-this ain't no galley tour.

The Cruise Companion

The Cruise Companion
Author: Kevin Yano
Publisher: [Calgary] : Tropical Breeze Pub.
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-09
Genre: Cruise ships
ISBN: 9780978063405

The Cruise Companion: A Practical Guide to a Worry-Free Cruise Vacationis your definitive guide to cruising. Not only will it give readers tips and information they need to get the most out of your cruise experience,The Cruise Companionwill also show readers how to get the best cruise at the right price. Written in reference-manual format,The Cruise Companionis an easy-to-read guide that covers all aspects of a cruise vacation in sequential order from selecting and planning a cruise to disembarkation and returning home. A veteran of the cruise industry, author Kevin Yano takes the mystery out of cruising and shows why it is such a great vacation option. With theCruise Companionin hand readers will be able to see more, do more, relax more, spend less and enjoy a truly worry-free cruise vacation.

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
Author: David Foster Wallace
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Total Pages: 549
Release: 2009-11-23
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0316090522

These widely acclaimed essays from the author of Infinite Jest -- on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more -- established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation. In this exuberantly praised book -- a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner -- David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.

Ocean Cruising & Cruise Ships 2005

Ocean Cruising & Cruise Ships 2005
Author: Douglas Ward
Publisher: Berlitz Publishing
Total Pages: 660
Release: 2004-10
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9789812465108

Presents a detailed guide to ocean cruising, with reviews of cruise ships and comparisons based on cabin facilties, service, destinations, and food, with special advice for singles, families, seniors, and the physically handicapped.