| | Norway, Denmark and Sweden have produced many fine passenger ships, both for short sea routes and for longer voyages across the Atlantic and elsewhere. And, of course, they have been at the very forefront of the development of the booming modern cruise industry, both as owners and as designers. Since the 1960s, Scandinavian designers have been responsible for many outstanding and innovative ships which have often established the trends followed by other nations. Bruce Peter's new book is a brilliant account of the history, the design and, above all, the style of these ships. Among the companies he covers are DFDS, East Asiatic, Swedish American, Svenska Lloyd, Bergen Line, Fred. Olsen, Norwegian America, NCL, Royal Caribbean, Royal Viking and many more. With a highly readable text and heavily illustrated both in colour and in black & white, this book is likely to become the definitive account of this subject which has previously been somewhat neglected by shipping historians. Bruce Peter, half-Danish and half-Scottish, trained as an architect and lectures at the Glasgow School of Art. He has made a particular study of these Scandinavian ships and has travelled on almost all of those which are still afloat. His other publications include books on theatre and cinema architecture Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Bibliography
- Introduction
- 1. The Danish Liners
- - Det Forenede Dampskib Selskab (DFDS) - The United Steamship Company
- - Dstasiatiske Kompagni - The East Asiatic Company
- 2. The Norwegian Liners
- - Den Norske Amerikalinje - Norwegian America Line
- - Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab (BDS) - The Bergen Line
- - Fred. Olsen Line
- - I.M. Skaugen
- - Jahre Line
- 3. The Swedish Liners
- - Svenska Amerika Linien - Swedish American Line
- - Svenska Lloyd - Swedish Lloyd
- 4. The Sun Vikings
- - Norwegian Caribbean Line
- - Royal Viking Line
- - Royal Cruise Line
- 5. Effjohn International Companies
- - Sundance Cruises
- - Crown Cruise Line
- - Commodore Cruise Line
- - Sally Cruises
- 6. The Smaller Cruise Lines
- - Pearl Cruises of Scandinavia
- - Scandinavian World Cruises
- - Nordline
- - Flagship Cruises
- - Cruising Yachts and Expedition Ships
- 7. Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
- - Admiral Cruises
- - Celebrity Cruises
- 8. Consolidation, Globalisation and New Directions
- Fleet List
- Index
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