Devils on the Deep Blue Sea

The Dreams, Schemes, and Showdowns That Built America's Cruise-Ship Empires

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On sale Jun 27, 2006 | 384 Pages | 9780452287341

In this terrifically entertaining history, journalist Kristoffer A. Garin chronicles the cruise-ship industry, from its rise in the early sixties, to its explosion in the seventies with the hit show The Love Boat, to the current vicious consolidation wars and brazen tax dodges. Entrepreneurial genius and bare-knuckle capitalism mate with cultural kitsch as the cruise lines dodge U.S. tax, labor, and environmental laws to make unimaginable profits while bringing the world a new form of leisure.

A colorful and compelling behind-the-scenes narrative, Devils on the Deep Blue Sea is a definitive look at the industry and its robber barons who created floating empires.

Kristoffer A. Garin is a journalist who has contributed to Harper’s Bazaar, The Atlantic, Condé Nast Traveler, the New York Daily News, and The Journal News (Westchester, NY). He is also the author of the book Devils on the Deep Blue Sea: The Dreams, Schemes, and Showdowns That Built America’s Cruise Ship Empires. View titles by Kristoffer A. Garin

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In this terrifically entertaining history, journalist Kristoffer A. Garin chronicles the cruise-ship industry, from its rise in the early sixties, to its explosion in the seventies with the hit show The Love Boat, to the current vicious consolidation wars and brazen tax dodges. Entrepreneurial genius and bare-knuckle capitalism mate with cultural kitsch as the cruise lines dodge U.S. tax, labor, and environmental laws to make unimaginable profits while bringing the world a new form of leisure.

A colorful and compelling behind-the-scenes narrative, Devils on the Deep Blue Sea is a definitive look at the industry and its robber barons who created floating empires.

Author

Kristoffer A. Garin is a journalist who has contributed to Harper’s Bazaar, The Atlantic, Condé Nast Traveler, the New York Daily News, and The Journal News (Westchester, NY). He is also the author of the book Devils on the Deep Blue Sea: The Dreams, Schemes, and Showdowns That Built America’s Cruise Ship Empires. View titles by Kristoffer A. Garin

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