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Albert Ballin Reinvents the Liner
Albert Ballin reinvented the ocean liner, transforming a dull and dirty form of transportation into…
Wireless Worries, Circa 1906
Today, many people grumble about fellow cruise ship passengers using their mobile phones while at…
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…
Twilight of the Golden Age
On 2 August 1937, at the height of the golden age of superliners, French Line’s…
Air Mail Via Ocean Liner
On 22 July 1929 Norddeutscher Lloyd’s Bremen took the Blue Riband from Cunard Line’s Mauretania,…
Marconi the Lifesaver
Marconi’s research revolutionized ocean liner safety. Thanks to his work, the days when ocean liners simply vanished without a trace were finally over, and for that we all owe him a debt of gratitude.
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
One of Titanic’s most memorable survivors, Margaret Tobin, better known as Molly Brown—and even better…
Commodore James Bisset
Sir James Gordon Partridge Bisset, commodore of Cunard-White Star Line from 1944 to 1947, was…
Peter Gimbel: Andrea Doria Diver
Remembering Peter Gimbel, a department store heir and the first diver to reach the Andrea Doria wreck.