"Globalisation" has changed the entire commercial and work-culture of the "Shipping Industry" in the 21st century. the quote,"JOIN THE NAVY AND SEE THE WORLD" is obsolete in "Sea-Trading" akin to the eradication of "Horse-carriages" from motorized roads.  Today, salaries of "Shipping staff and Crew" have increased as also the reduction in "Manning Staff", hence a lack of "Shore Leave" on arrival at Ports. Introduction of  "Specialised cargo vessels" with average speeds of 20 knots have made "Tramp cargo Vessels" with average port stays of a few days to a month absolutely obsolete. The only consolation is that the increase in wages has made private travelling while on leave affordable to the average ship staff. The days of "FREE TRAVEL TOURS" as a perk of being employed in the "Shipping Industry" is akin to "Indian private airline pilots" being either rendered unemployed or working with drastic "PAY-CUT REDUCTIONS" in "Economic Apocalypse-2008".Fate and providence are strange partners.