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A Cruise Ship Primer - History & Operations

English · Paperback / Softback

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Informationen zum Autor Craig A. Munsart has Bachelor and Master degrees in Architecture and Geology, as well as his Colorado teacher certification. He has had long careers in petroleum exploration and public school education. He is retired and lives in Colorado. Klappentext 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 ship's 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. Zusammenfassung Cruise ships! the largest moving man-made objects! can be almost a quarter-mile long! as tall as a twenty-five-story building! and largely self-contained cities of 8!000 people. With 172 photographs and illustrations! the cruise ship is examined: its planning! construction! behind-the-scenes operation! and ultimate fate. More than 240 ships are highlighted as the cruise ship's history is traced from its origins to its future projections. This book is a great resource for designers! architects! shipbuilders! and cruise ship passengers. Read it before you board and take it along when you sail.

Product details

Authors Craig A. Munsart, Craig Munsart, Craig A. Munsart
Publisher Schiffer Publishing
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 28.01.2015
 
EAN 9780870336386
ISBN 978-0-87033-638-6
No. of pages 256
Subjects Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Ships
Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous
Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches
Travel > Travel guides > World, Arctic, Antarctic

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