It Happened On: 25 May
1872: History’s great transatlantic rivalry reached full steam on 25 May 1872 when White Star…
Author John Edwards
John Edwards
John is the publisher and editor of Oceanliners Magazine.
Caronia Leaves the Fleet
Cunard Line’s Caronia (1948) was sold to Star Shipping on 24 May 1968. She was…
Ocean Liner Travel Tips—1926
Preparing for your 1926 transatlantic crossing? Here are some helpful tips, courtesy of the National…
HAPAG’s Imperator—Mein Feld Ist Die Welt
Hamburg America Line’s Imperator was launched on 23 May 1912 at Hamburg’s Vulcan Werft shipyard.…
Vistafjord: Welcome Aboard!
Norwegian America Line’s Vistafjord left on her maiden voyage on 22 May 1973, a transatlantic…
Classic Cruising on Caronia (1949)
Here’s a Cunard Line marketing film from the 1950s extolling the delights of a Mediterranean…
Sun Vista’s Dark Day
On 20 May 1999 Sun Vista (ex-Galileo Galilei (1963)), bound for Singapore from Phuket, Thailand,…
United States—The Smart Choice
This Samsonite luggage advertisement ran in the 8 June 1953 issue of LIFE Magazine. In…
White Star Liners Collide
Late on the afternoon of 19 May 1887 White Star Line’s Celtic (1872), steaming toward…
White Star Line’s Noah’s Ark
Tauric (1891) must have looked like White Star Line’s Noah’s Ark as she steamed into New York…