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Grand Star Lines ltd
"Quality and Luxury Redefined"
Welcome to Grand Star Lines
We are currently the largest luxury cruise company in Kington Langley and one of the largest in the world, we specialise in transocean voyages that take passengers to the most exotic of destinations around the world. The service and facilities offered on our fleet of ocean liners are world class and always improving. Please read the information below and fill out an application and help us increase our destinations that are currently offered to passengers.
Established 1867
Proudly serving passengers since 1903
We are currently the largest luxury cruise company in Kington Langley and one of the largest in the world, we specialise in transocean voyages that take passengers to the most exotic of destinations around the world. The service and facilities offered on our fleet of ocean liners are world class and always improving. Please read the information below and fill out an application and help us increase our destinations that are currently offered to passengers.
Established 1867
Proudly serving passengers since 1903
Information & brief history
The company was created by an act of Parliament in the early months of 1867 to handle all important shipping lanes between Kington Langley and it's various colonies and dependencies and unified the various private trading companies that operated around the world under government contract. The company was known for much of it's early life as the 'Royal Kingtonian Steam Navigation Company' and was associated with the transporting of goods accross the vast oceans rather than a civilian cruise operator with it's early fleet encomapassing entirely of cargo steamships. It became the largest transport company in the empire with entire warehouses filled with packages and boxes labelled 'RKSNC' and the majority of suppliers in Great Langley used the company as their main cargo transporter. The company was so successful that it would often transport more mail and packages than the national postal company.
At the start of mass emigration from the Kingtonian Empire to the colonies as the imperial monarchy became more oppressive, the company sought to make profit in transporting passengers. The company was privatised and renamed 'Grand Star Line' in 1903 as it handled a single shipping lane from Kington Langley to the mainland, it quickly became established as the largest passenger transport company in the country with over 70% of all immigrants travelling on Grand Star operated ships. While the company had several rivals that sought to acquire Grand Star, the company managed to maintain independence throughout the next century to become the one of the only domestically owned luxury ocean and cruise company in the country.
After the fall in emigration figures immediately following the republican revolution, the company began to open more lines to other destinations by purchasing docks in international port cities around the world however it only recently changed it's name from Grand Star 'Line' to Grand Star 'Lines'. By the 50s, emigration had fully switched from sea to air transport and the company began to loose mass profits, in order to pay off debts many of the ships most loved and recognised ships were sold to other companies to be turned into museums, hotels etc. while the majority were simply scrapped.
Cruise holidays began to become popular once more during the early 80s, by 2005 it owned a number of ports and shipyards around the country that often saw as many as 4 ships a year being ordered and placed under construction. The company also continued to expand internationally with it's portfolio growing every year, it also discussed the possibility of entering other industries however this idea was dropped in order to focus on maintaining their prestigious position in the shipping industry.
Since the re-installment of the monarchy, the company has recieved royal endorsement and one of the few companies from the republican era to retain their place on the 'protected entity' list by the government. The headquarters are located in the 'Grand Star Building' in Kingsmouth, it currently has the largest headquarters of any cruise company in Kington Langley.
Our house flag
Fleet
Cabin information
All our vessals are carefully constructed and planned so that even the cheapest of our cabins are of the best quality in the world. (All pictures used below are from the RMS Grand Duke) Below is the list of our current classes and the main amenities and perks they offer to customers.
International suppliers
Here at Grand Star we try to make our services as international as possible, below are all our current international suppliers and the product they supply to us.
1. Ohsung Petroleum-Sensal (Petroleum)
2. Wuhnang Furniture-Zhenghou Wao dynasty (Oriental furniture)
3. Globexian Resources-Globexanter (Precious minerals)
4. Emerge Jewellers-Darrenovia (Jewellery)
5. Jory Jory Bottling Company-ViZion (Beverages)
6. House of Tiloni-Amandolina (Employee clothing)
7. Burgunden Breuerie-New Engollon (Fine ales)
8. Diamond Star Automotive-Aurora Confederacy (Logistical vehicles)
9. Clengin Family Restaurants-Kannap (On-board restaurants and bakeries)
10. Round Table Every Flavour Drinks-Kerblaekistan (Beverages and vending machines)
PENDING = Negotiation phase, company is not yet an official supplier.
Applications
Main application
Below is the application that will establish a Grand Star Lines route to your designated port. If you wish to register more than one ship to one port or one or more ships to multiple docks, you do not need to fill out another application. You will have to however if you wish to register one or more ships to multiple ports.
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[b]Full name of nation:[/b]
[b]Chosen liner(s):[/b]
[b]Destination port:[/b]
[b]Designated dock(s):[/b]
Business application
We are always looking for companies willing to supply us. If you wish to supply our company with your product (catering, fuel etc.) then fill in the application below.
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[b]Full name of company:[/b]
[b]Name of the country the company is officially registered in:[/b]
[b]Name of product:[/b]
[b]Product description:[/b]
[b]Price:[/b]
[b]Link to storefront (optional):[/b]
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