[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https:\/\/vimeo.com\/507896211″][vc_column_text]Passengers are carried as part of the following types of shipping operation :<\/p>\n
Point-to-point passenger services<\/strong><\/p>\n These services involve passenger ships operating from designated ports to other designated ports. In the South African context, the Union-Castle Line (officially known as Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company) was the best-known as the company held the contract to carry the mail from Britain to South Africa. Although its service stopped in 1977, it serves as an example of the changes that have occurred in point-to-point shipping over the years.<\/p>\n The mail service was characterised by strict punctuality of sailings from and arrivals at ports, and, as maritime technology improved and ships could steam faster, the time of the voyage from Cape Town to Southampton (UK) decreased over the years from 44 days to 16 days, then 14 days and then finally (1965) to 11.5 days.<\/p>\n A brief history of the Union-Castle Line follows :<\/p>\n [new_royalslider id=”11″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Union Castle also operated cargoships (including a number of refrigerated ships for South African fruit exports) and the so-called Intermediate Ships. Initially, these Intermediate ships were passenger ships that were not built for the fast mail service (or were old mailships that could not keep to the fast mail schedule) and called at more ports en route between Britain and South Africa. Later, special ships were built for the Intermediate service. Some traded on a Round-Africa service, some going from South Africa to Britain via the Suez Canal, and others coming from Britain via the canal and returning to Britain via the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n Union-Castle\u2019s Intermediate service ceased in 1967 when the last Intermediate ship, Kenya Castle<\/em>, was withdrawn. This was because of<\/p>\n Union-Castle ceased to exist as an operating company. Similar fates befell most other point-to-point passenger shipping lines, including the famous British company P&O that used to operate regular passenger services between Britain and Australia, India and eastern Asia. Although it transformed into a containership company, it joined the Dutch company Nedlloyd to form a huge containership company P&O Ledlloyd that later was absorbed into the giant Danish company AP Moller Group (Maersk Line).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n These ships carry passengers on short or longer cruises. Their ports of call are usually places of great beauty and\/or places of historical interest.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [new_royalslider id=”12″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Because North America has a large number of people who are retired and have enough money for the high cost of travel aboard a cruise ship and because of the attraction of many nearby tropical West Indian islands, Miami\/Fort Lauderdale is a major centre for cruise ships.<\/p>\n Its warm climate, the presence of many historical sites in or near ports of call, and many passengers in Europe who can afford the fares make the Mediterranean Sea another major centre for cruise ship operation.<\/p>\n Dates, \u00a0Port,Country: Places of Interest for Passengers<\/em><\/p>\n Alaska with its beautiful glaciers, fjords and mountainous coastline presents cruise ships with a summer destination for cruises from the west coast of USA (from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle) and from the Canadian port of Vancouver. Australia with its warm climate and islands within a few days\u2019 steaming from Sydney is a growing cruise centre, as are Singapore and Shanghai, especially as many Chinese tourists are seeking cruises to new areas.<\/p>\n Some cruise ships operate on long voyages, some even going on around-the-world cruises. While some rich people with a lot of time available can afford to travel in the ship for the entire voyage, others join the ship for one of the legs, such as from Singapore to Cape Town or from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Look at the cruise liner schedule given above.<\/span><\/p>\n 1.<\/strong>\u00a0How many days is the voyage from departure at Genoa to arrival Split?<\/span><\/p>\n 2.<\/strong> If the passenger fare is US$200 a day, what is the total cost in US dollars from Genoa to Split?<\/span><\/p>\n 3.<\/strong>\u00a0What is the cost of that voyage in South African Rands (assume US$1 = R13.9)?<\/span><\/p>\n 4.<\/strong>\u00a0At how many ports does the ship call during the voyage from Genoa to Santorini?<\/span><\/p>\n 5.<\/strong>\u00a0How many countries will passengers visit during voyage from Genoa to Santorini?<\/span><\/p>\n 6.<\/strong>\u00a0At Naples, 500 passengers want to visit the historic cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii.<\/span><\/p>\n 6.1.<\/strong> If a tour bus can carry 45 people, how many buses will be needed to take those passengers to the historic towns?<\/span><\/p>\n 6.2.<\/strong> If the tour bus company needs to earn US$45000 from the tours to make a reasonable profit, what fare will be charged for the trip to the ancient towns?<\/span><\/p>\n 7.<\/strong> The cruise ship Sea Star<\/em> (2435 passenger berths) sailed from Singapore to South Africa, and her schedule is as follows : (ETA = Expected time of Arrival; ETD = Expected time of Departure)<\/span><\/p>\n 7.1<\/strong> Which voyage is longer \u2013 Singapore to Mauritius or Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro?<\/span><\/p>\n 7.2\u00a0<\/strong>Through which strait will she pass when she sails from Singapore?<\/span><\/p>\n 7.3\u00a0<\/strong>Once she has passed through that strait and is heading for Mauritius, in which ocean will she be?<\/span><\/p>\n 7.4\u00a0<\/strong>Assume she takes the shortest possible route from Mauritius to Durban. Will she pass to the north of south of Madagascar?<\/span><\/p>\n 7.5\u00a0<\/strong>At Cape Town, she is scheduled to arrive with 2100 passengers. 1324 are due to disembark in Cape Town and 1467 passengers will board the ship in Cape Town.<\/span><\/p>\n a\u00a0<\/strong>How many empty berths will she have when she sails from Cape Town?<\/span><\/p>\n b<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0A travel agent emails the ship\u2019s operators to make a booking for 431 passengers who want to sail from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro. Will the hsip be able to accommodate all those passengers for the voyage from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro?<\/span><\/p>\n 7.6\u00a0<\/strong>List four places that passengers on a cruise liner would visit while their ship is in Cape Town.<\/span><\/p>\n 7.7\u00a0<\/strong>When the ship sails from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro, through which ocean will she pass?<\/span><\/p>\n 7.8\u00a0<\/strong>Which important line of longitude will the ship cross on the voyage from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro?<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https:\/\/vimeo.com\/507896211″][vc_column_text]Passengers are carried as part of the following types of shipping operation : Point-to-point passenger services Cruise Ships Point-to-point passenger services These services involve passenger ships operating from designated ports to other designated ports. 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Typical Schedule for a Cruise Ship in the Mediterranean<\/h5>\n
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