Browsing: Oddities
The Haunted Humboldt
Humboldt was a Pacific Coast steamer measuring only 213 feet long and 688 net tons,…
United States’ Youngest Stowaway
United States (1952) transported many stowaways during her years at sea, but Eugene Hart may…
Putting Smoke Back Into the Funnels
Aardvark FX, a British special effects firm, is working with the SS Great Britain Trust…
Naronic—The Liner That Disappeared
Few noticed when White Star Line’s Naronic (1892) was launched on 26 May 1892 at…
First Go-Kart Track at Sea
Norwegian Cruise Line reports that its next ship, Norwegian Joy, will offer the first ever…
QM2 Cocktail
As QM2 departs on her world cruise, Cunard debuts a new cocktail: Three of the…
Of Cats and Liners
Cats rule the Internet. My cat, Karlee Newport (she was born in Orange County, California,…
Ready… Aim…
Did you know that Normandie cabin class passengers had access to their own shooting gallery?…
Normandie LCD
People forget that Normandie was so ahead of her time that even her tourist class…
Unreal Titanic Newsreel
The Titanic disaster was, arguably, the biggest news story of 1912. So it’s no surprise…