Sovereign of the Seas—First of the Megaliners
Launched on 4 April 1987, Royal Caribbean’s Sovereign of the Seas held the distinction of…
Browsing: Classic Cruising
The Italian Oceanic
Home Lines’ Oceanic (1965) was launched on 15 January 1963 at Italy’s Cantieri Riuniti dell’…
Caronia (1949) Begins Her Maiden Voyage
Cunard Line’s first major postwar liner, Caronia (1949), left on her maiden voyage, Southampton to…
Caronia Leaves the Fleet
Caronia Leaves the Fleet
Caronia — Cruising with Class
On 30 October 1947, Caronia, a Cunard liner that became perhaps the greatest cruise ship ever was launched.
Guglielmo Marconi Makes Waves
On 24 September 1961, Guglielmo Marconi was launched at the Cantieri Riuniti dell’Adriatico shipyard in…
The Sagafjord Saga
Norwegian America Line’s Sagafjord was launched on 18 September 1965 in Toulon, France, at the…
Caronia: Goddess on the Rocks
On 12 August 1974, Caribia, the liner formerly known as Caronia (1948), was fatally wrecked…
1973: Cruise Ship Bomb Threat
On 11 July 1973, Pacific Far East Lines cruise ship Mariposa (1952), while docked in…
Glorious Galileo Galilei
Lloyd Triestino Line’s Galileo Galilei was launched on 2 July 1961. The liner, designed to…