Great Depression Creates Cruise Glut
As 1931 wound down and the deepening Great Depression steadily reduced North Atlantic passenger traffic,…
Browsing: Classic Cruising
Caronia Leaves the Fleet
Cunard Line’s Caronia (1948) was sold to Star Shipping on 24 May 1968. She was…
Classic Cruising on Caronia (1949)
Here’s a Cunard Line marketing film from the 1950s extolling the delights of a Mediterranean…
Gripsholm: Bad Luck, Poor Timing
Swedish American Line’s Gripsholm (1957) left on her maiden voyage, Gothenburg to New York, on…
France Becomes Norway
France (1962) changed names and began a new life on 3 May 1980 when Norway’s King…
Shore Excursion—1920s Style
Shore excursions have come a long way over the past century. And yet, as this…
Caronia (1949) Begins Her Maiden Voyage
Cunard Line’s first major postwar liner, Caronia (1949), left on her maiden voyage, Southampton to…
1970s Cruise Line Radio Commericals
The modern cruise industry began in the late 1960s and early 1970s with the founding…
Sovereign of the Seas
As she departed on her maiden voyage in January 1988, Royal Caribbean’s Sovereign of the…
1973: Cruise Ship Bomb Threat
On 11 July 1973, Pacific Far East Lines cruise ship Mariposa (1952), while docked in…