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The first purpose-built cruise ship in history, the Prinzessin Victoria Luise, was launched by Albert Ballin\u2019s Hamburg-America Line on 29th June, 1900.\nLuxuriously appointed, she was kitted out with entirely first-class cabins, a hotel-quality kitchen, and an innovative dark room - at the behest of the Kaiser himself.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly peruse the Menu passengers enjoyed; explain how an incident in Jamaica ended life for this historic ship; and recall how, despite Ballin\u2019s innovations, it took many decades for his cruising concept to truly take root\u2026\xa0\nCONTENT WARNING: suicide\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018The History of the World's First Cruise Ship Built Solely for Luxurious Travel\u2019 (Smithsonian Magazine, 2021): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-worlds-first-cruise-ship-built-solely-luxurious-travel-180978254/\n\u2022 \u2018History of Cruise Ships\u2019 (HowStuffWorks): https://adventure.howstuffworks.com/cruise-ship1.htm\n\u2022 \u2018The Evolution of Cruise Ships (1904 - 2021)\u2019 (The Insighters, 2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AXdn7pr2VA\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices