Getting There Was Half the Fun!
Perhaps the greatest travel industry advertising campaign ever was Cunard Line’s “Getting There is Half…
Author John Edwards
John Edwards
John is the publisher and editor of Oceanliners Magazine.
Caronia: Goddess on the Rocks
On 12 August 1974, Caribia, the liner formerly known as Caronia (1948), was fatally wrecked…
Wireless Worries, Circa 1906
Today, many people grumble about fellow cruise ship passengers using their mobile phones while at…
Welcome to the Liner Transylvania (Such a Lovely Ship)
Transylvania (1926) was the second ship in Cunard Line’s Anchor Line subsidiary to bear the…
1910: Assassination Attempt on Liner
On 9 August 1910, New York Mayor William J. Gaynor boarded Norddeutscher Lloyd’s Kaiser Wilhelm…
The Big Bon Voyage
What happened to the jet age? A record 19,430 passengers left New York for Europe…
Germanic’s Trip Through Time
In terms of remarkable longevity, White Star Line’s Germanic stands apart from nearly every other…
White Star Doubled-Down on Gigantic
Here’s a classic example of closing the stable door after the horse has bolted. On…
Queen Mary’s Paravanes
Few ocean liners were ever equipped with paravanes, yet Queen Mary had a complete set.…
Refloating Normandie
One and a half years after a devastating fire raced through USS Lafayette (ex-Normandie), it…