Why did all the Ocean Liners Disappear?
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the year is 1957 and ocean liners have dominated global transport for well over 100 years but this year something new happens for the first time more people cross the atlantic by air than by ship
the question on many travelers mines was why spend days travelling by ship when i can cross the atlantic in a matter of hours by air
passenger ships were no longer just a means to get from place to place now the ship was the destination
today there is one ocean liner left in service queen mary 2 qm2 does not compete with aircraft for passengers but rather maintains a mode of transport that appeals to people wishing to reconnect with the slower pace of the past
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Ships once dominated transport. Then in the 1950s airplanes quickly started to eclipse ships, but this led to the rise of the cruise ship. Lets explore why, in the ultimate Ships vs Planes video! — 🚢 My Cunard History Website: https://www.chriscunard.com/ 📚 Buy my books: https://www.chrisframe.com.au/books 👕 Buy cruise merch: https://chrisframeofficial.Teemill.com/ 🛳️ Learn more about cruising at my Blog: https://www.chrisframe.com.au/ — Chapters: 00:00 Airplanes Eclipse Ships 00:18 Welcome 00:32 When ships ruled the waves 00:51 Piston Airplane vs Ocean Liner 01:18 Pressurised Airliners 01:56 The 707 02:57 Containerisation 03:08 Last Liners 03:39 New Cruising Role 04:47 Airliners make cruising possible 05:55 The Last Liner — About the video: The Boeing 707 revolutionised air travel with better range & speed compared to the piston-driven airliners. The question on many travellers’ minds was: Why spend days travelling by ship when I can cross the Atlantic in a matter of hours by air? In the years following, shipping lines struggled to compete with the jet. Many lines did not adapt to the new operating environment, and started the gradual withdrawal of their ocean liners. At the same time, containerisation of freight shipping saw liners lose their secondary income source – cargo – and quickened their collapse. When the Boeing 747 took to the sky in 1970, it further revolutionised air travel. Its wide body design and huge capacity further reduced the price of a ticket, making air travel far more accessible to the masses. Yet several cruise lines were able to adapt to the jet age, introducing a new style of dual-purpose liner. Examples of these ships include the Home Line’s Oceanic, Holland America’s Rotterdam and Cunard’s QE2. Other lines such as P&O were able to adapt existing liners Canberra and Oriana to operate as cruise ships. Passenger ships were no longer just a means to get from place to place. Now the ship was the destination. And as the popularity of cruising grew there was a new alliance formed between the former foes. Airliners make cruising accessible. While the old ocean liners used to operate direct line voyages between cities, cruise ships often do round-trip voyages from one central hub. To facilitate this style of travel, Cruise lines rely on airlines to bring passengers to the various cruise ports – a relationship that has allowed for massive growth in cruise hubs such as Miami, Seattle, Vancouver and Genova, as well as provide the economies of scale needed to operate huge fleets of modern cruise ships year-round. Today there is one ocean liner left in service – Queen Mary 2. Unlike liners of old, QM2 does not compete with aircraft for passengers – but maintains a mode of transport that appeals to people wishing to reconnect with the slower pace of the past. -- Image Support: • Colin Hargreaves and Henderson & Cremer (with thanks as always) • Boeing 707-138B, Qantas Jett Clipper Ella, N707JT - Altair78 CC BY SA 2.0 - https://bit.ly/3CMjq24 • Pan Am Jumbo Jet at John F. Kennedy Airport 05/1973 – US National Archives CC.0 https://bit.ly/3ESy4qA • Air Zimbabwe Boeing 707 at Harare – Docklands Tony – CC BY SA 2.0 - https://bit.ly/3ucTXvy • TWA Sunken Lounge - Quintin Soloviev CC BY SA 4.0 - https://bit.ly/39F6TkF • Pan American Boeing 707 Miami 1968 – ClipperArctic CC BY SA 2.0 - https://bit.ly/2XLvkKC • Qantas Boeing 707 – Carlos Ponte CC.0 - https://bit.ly/3udiq3T • London Heathrow Airport in 1965. Nearest the camera are two BOAC aircraft – a Vickers VC10 (with the high tail) and a Boeing 707. Then two PanAm 707s. (Between them I think there’s an Air India 707) The aircraft vaguely seen in the distance, on the far right, is a BEA Argosy (with twin booms). On the left in the background are two Air Canada DC-8's - Adrian Pingstone - CC.0 - https://bit.ly/3zJDAYC • Air Canada DC8 in 1980 – Alex Caban – CC.0 - https://bit.ly/2Zm3yoA • British Airways Concorde G-BOAF Filton, Bristol, England - Arpingstone – CC.0 https://bit.ly/3lV6wI Thumbnail 2023: Adobe Stock. Thumbnail 2024: Copilot Designer Tags: #cruisenews #cruiseship #cruiseline #oceanliner #boeing #boeing707 #cunard #airplane #airport #aviation #qm2 #queenmary2 #qe2