What is happening to Voyages to Antiquity?
Small-ship cruise line Voyages to Antiquity announced that it will cease operations at the end of next month. The company’s lone ship, Aegean Odyssey recently experienced engine problems that forced the cruise line, which specializes in historical and cultural voyages to Europe, to cancel at least 10 summer sailings.
Who owns Voyages to Antiquity?
MV Aegean Odyssey is a cruise ship owned and operated by Voyages to Antiquity, a one-ship cruise company established in 2009. Originally built as a ferry, it was converted to a cruise ship in 1988, and substantially rebuilt again in 2010….MV Aegean Odyssey.
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What happened Aegean Odyssey?
In early-August 2019, the ship charterer Voyages to Antiquity (one of the industry’s small cruise lines) officially announced that the company ceases operations at the end of October (2019). Earlier in 2019, Voyages to Antiquity was forced to cancel ten Aegean Odyssey cruises due to engine problems.
What are voyages of discovery?
The Voyages of Discovery were the sea voyages to other continents made by Christopher Columbus, Sir Francis Drake, Ferdinand Magellan, Captain Cook and others in the 15th to 18th centuries.
What are the five reasons for the voyages of discovery?
The fifteenth century was a period when several factors combined to create the conditions needed for the voyages to take place. Trade, religion, technology and curiosity were all part of the drive that would usher in a new period in world history.
Why did the Chinese stop the voyages of Zheng He?
However the main purpose of the voyages was to spread awe, to communicate China’s ‘soft power’, of Chinese culture. Q: Why did Zheng He stop exploring? The reason Zheng He’s voyages stopped was due to his death, on the seventh voyage, on his way back home in 1433.
Why was Columbus’s first voyage important?
The purpose of Christopher Columbus’s first voyage was to find a shorter route to Asia. Of course, Columbus failed in this attempt. Instead of finding Asia, he found the “New World.” During Columbus’s time, trade between Europe and Asia was extremely lucrative.
What were the 3 main reasons for Columbus’s voyages?
Columbus, motivated by what is commonly referred to as the 3G’s, wanted to find a route to Asia in order to find gold, achieve glory, and as a secondary mission, spread religion (God).
Why was Columbus disappointed by the outcome of his four voyages to the Americas?
Why was Columbus disappointed by the outcome of his four voyages to the Americas? He never brought back treasures he promised, he failed to spread christianity, Spain refused to give Columbus anymore help, bitter he did not receive the fame and fortune he deserved. Columbus underestimated the distance around the globe.