Editing Tourism (section)

==Cruise ships==
[[File:Seabourn Ovation surrounded by palm trees.jpg|thumb|The modern cruise ship ''Seabourn Ovation'' in the Mediterranean]]
[[:wikt:Cruising|Cruising]] is a popular form of [[water tourism]]. Leisure [[cruise ship]]s were introduced by the [[P&O]] in 1844, sailing from [[Port of Southampton|Southampton]] to destinations such as [[Gibraltar]], [[Malta]] and [[Athens]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.btnews.co.uk/article/5037|title=Ccruise News|date=June 2012|access-date=17 December 2012}}</ref> In 1891, German businessman [[Albert Ballin]] sailed the ship [[Augusta Victoria (ship)|''Augusta Victoria'']] from [[Hamburg]] into the Mediterranean Sea. 29 June 1900 saw the launching of the first purpose-built cruise ship was ''[[Prinzessin Victoria Luise]]'', built in Hamburg for the [[Hamburg America Line]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cruiselinehistory.com/the-prinzessin-victoria-luise-worlds-first-cruise-ship/|title=The Prinzessin Victoria Luise – world's first cruise ship|work=Cruising the Past|access-date=12 August 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>