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The market for expedition cruises is bullish, now QUARK , subsidiary of TUI Group , was anouncing a new ship to be added to its expedition fleet for the season 2018/19. Some are predicting a collapse for this bullish market. But as long as we see a steady growth in the mass market, where the companies swamp the usual ports with its "screaming cargo", and the cruise offers more and more becoming like shore resort vacancies, the desire for special destinations and a more sophisticated vessel, cruise feeling, better service, food&beverage, is rising. The sophisticated traveller/cruiser who has done it all, what is on the pannel and is a bit better on his feet - financially, is turning to the new offers. by Earl of Cruise Rendering of WORLD EXPORER published at Cruise Industry News - courtsey QUARK EXPEDITIONS It may be another reason existing for the demend for expedition cruises - I think of those into the regions of " endless ice ". Some stupid ignora...

After the assaination of crownprince Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajewo , all European powers did run with `eyes wide shut´ in the first catastrophy of the 20th century. This war, caused equally by all the imperial powers, which was thought " to end all wars in the future ", seen as a " clearing thunderstorm ", caused with the Versailles Treaty only more war, grief and sorrow, with a final push from the Great Depression of the 1930s. LLOYD express steamers PRINZ HOHENLOHE and BARON GAUTSCH in Pola - own collection, copy from a postcard Even if the signals for this war could be seen as Menetekel (portent) at the walls, everybody was taken by surprise. Especially the economy, as nobody really was prepared for this war. by Earl of Cruise At the beginning of the First World War many ships of LLOYD AUSTRIACO were scattered on the oceans of the world. Some ships had to seek shelter in neutral ports, numerous were used by the k. u. k. Kriegsmar...