Routes Ocean liner

1 routes

1.1 north atlantic
1.2 south atlantic
1.3 mediterranean
1.4 indian ocean , far east

routes
north atlantic

the important of routes taken ocean liners north atlantic route. accounted large part of clientele, traveled between ports of liverpool, southampton, hamburg, le havre, cherbourg, cobh, , new york city. profitability of route came migration united states. need speed influenced construction of liners route, , blue riband awarded liner highest speed. however, route not without danger. storm , icebergs common in north atlantic. many shipwrecks occurred on route, famous of of rms titanic. route preferred route major shipping companies , scene of fierce competition between them.

south atlantic

promotional poster of rms asturias

the south atlantic route frequented liners bound south america, africa, , oceania. white star line had of ships, such suevic, on liverpool-cape town-sydney route. there no competition in south atlantic there in north atlantic. there fewer shipwrecks. hamburg süd operated on route. among ship famed ss cap arcona.

mediterranean

the mediterranean sea frequented many ocean liners. many companies benefited migration italy , balkans united states. cunard s rms carpathia served on gibraltar-genoa-trieste route. similarly, italian liners crossed mediterranean sea before entering north atlantic ocean. opening of suez canal made mediterranean possible route asia.

indian ocean , far east

colonization made asia particularly attractive shipping companies. many government officials must travel there time time. 1840s, p&o organized trips calcutta via suez isthmus, canal had not yet been built. time took travel on route india, southeast asia, , japan long, many stopovers. messageries maritimes operated on route, notably in 1930s, motor ships. famous of ships félix roussel. similarly, la marseillaise, put service in 1949, 1 of flagships of fleet. decolonization caused loss in profitability of these ships.