Daryl Austin

Daryl Austin is a journalist based in Utah. His work has appeared in National Geographic, The Washington Post, Kaiser Health News, Discover Magazine, and LiveScience.

James Delgado, the former director of NOAA’s Maritime Heritage Program, says there is consensus that the Prinzessin Victoria Luise was the “first purpose-built, non-private excursion ship: what we call ‘cruise’ ships today.”

The History of the World's First Cruise Ship Built Solely for Luxurious Travel

At the turn of the 20th century, a German Jewish shipping executive had an innovative idea for a new revenue stream: the cruise

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