Before the advancement of air travel, passenger liners were the method of traveling overseas. With the industrial revolution, came the rise of very wealthy people with a lot of disposable income. They turned their attention to creating large passenger ships for the economic and social elite to vacation and travel to exotic countries.

In 1818, New Yorks shipping company, Black Ball Line, was the first shipping company to provide a scheduled passenger service from the United States to England. By the 1830s, steamships were introduced and took over the passenger and mail transport market. In the 1920s, cruise tourism became popular for the wealthy. Bigger and faster ships were custom-built and luxury living space designs became the industry model. Between 1920 and 1940, transatlantic travel became increasingly more popular among the very wealthy. Over the years, famous ships included the Queen Elizabeth, Lusitania, Ocean Monarch, and the Queen Mary.

World War I and II saw the use of passenger ships to carry soldiers and transport displaced people to new lands. After World War II, The US government began sponsoring companies to build more ships in the event another World War broke out.

In the 1960s, there was a surge in the manufacturing of cruise ships because more people were looking for holiday cruises. Vacation cruises became popular with people in their middle ages. People enjoyed the luxurious accommodations and lifestyle. It also became popular for people wanting to get a break from cold winters. However, there was a period in the 1960s where there was a decline in the cruise industry as the airplane industry took off, but public desire for reliving traditional means of traveling the seas helped the cruise industry rebound.

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Weddings are among the most important celebratory events in many peoples lives. In recent years, wedding cruises have become a popular choice for couples looking for a romantic and memorable way of celebrating their love. For most couples, deciding how they are going to get married involves weighing the pros and cons of each option. This is true for wedding cruises. Because there are advantages and disadvantages with having a wedding cruise, it is important to weigh both the pros and cons before booking your wedding.

Pros - Most wedding cruise lines offer a variety of wedding packages containing such services as wedding coordinator services, flowers, live or recorded music, non-denominational officiator, refreshments, dinner, wedding cake, wine and champagne, photography services, and much more. You also don’t have to clean up the mess after the party.

- You can purchase a wedding package that meets your financial needs. The cost of a cruise wedding can vary, but generally packages can range from $500.00 to over $2000.00. It will depend on how many guests you want attending and the number of features you want included. Couples are responsible for acquiring the marriage license.

- Using the services of a wedding coordinator can make planning much easier and reduces stress so that you can concentrate on the real purpose of the day.

- When you have a wedding cruise, you get the honeymoon too. Booking both together at the same place will save you a lot of money

Defining the world’s tallest building or the world’s tallest tower has historically been a bit of a bumpy process. The debate focused on what should be defined as a building or tower, and what part should be measured. One tower that has been a central focus of the debate is the CN Tower.

The CN Tower was built by the Canadian National Railway. A popular tourist destination located in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the CN Tower, stands at a height of 553.33 meters, 1 815 ft. During construction in 1975, it overtook the height of Moscow’s, Ostankino Tower, making it the tallest free-standing structure in the world. It held the record until recent years where it lost its famous title and is now no longer identified as the tallest tower in the world.

In 1995, the American Society of Civil Engineers declared the CN Tower as one of the modern “Seven Wonders of the World.” Guinness World Records labeled the CN Tower as “the world’s tallest self-supporting tower” and “the world’s tallest free-standing tower.” In 1996, Guinness changed the tower’s classification to “World’s Tallest Building and Freestanding Structure.”

The Petronius Platform oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico is taller than the CN Tower standing at 609.9 meters, 2,001 ft, but a large part of the structure is located underwater. Emporis and the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat labeled the CN Tower as “the world’s tallest free-standing structure on land.”