Devils on the Deep Blue Sea
Subtitle: The Dreams, Schemes and Showdowns That Built America's Cruise-Ship Empires
Publisher: Viking Adult
Published: June 23, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780670034185
Subjects: Passenger Ships; Transportation; Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism; Recreation Industries (Economic Aspects); Business / Economics / Finance; Ships & Shipbuilding - History; Business/Economics; Ocean travel; Corporate & Business History - General; Business & Economics / Industries / Transportation; United States; Cruise lines; Cruise ships
First sentence: Morning, near America.
Description: An exploration of America's cruise ship industry traces its meteoric rise throughout the past four decades, describing its humble beginnings in the early 1960s, the impact of the popular The Love Boat television series, and the influence of business practices and environmental laws.