Download or read book The British Cruise Ship An Illustrated History 1844-1939 written by Ian Collard and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2013-12-15 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From William Makepeace Thackeray's first cruise to Egypt on a P&O vessel to the advent of World War Two, cruising had been a staple of the British shipping industry.