it's fair to say that without some of these historic ships, we might not be where we are today. Here's our selection of the best replicas, museums and floating hotels around the world.

A Black Ball ship is pictured here in 1833. In the first half of the 19th century most ... became famous for transporting waves of people searching for a new life in the New World.

Cruising today has grown into one of the world's favourite forms of travel, with giant buoyant behemoths bearing thousands of passengers across the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and beyond. Many of ...