White Star Captains Feel Left Out
In early 1935, White Star Line managers and employees began to fully comprehend the impact…
Browsing: Liner Stories
1970s Cruise Line Radio Commericals
The modern cruise industry began in the late 1960s and early 1970s with the founding…
Video: Queen Elizabeth 2 Westbound Crossing
For nearly three decades, Cunard Line’s Queen Elizabeth 2 held the distinction of being the…
A Liner With Many Names
Here’s a vessel that’s perhaps best known for her long life under an almost equally…
Oceanic: White Star’s First Liner
On 2 March 1871, only hours after leaving port and carrying a mere 64 paying…
The (Speed) Queen Mary
Although Queen Mary didn’t look as fast as her sleeker, streamlined competitors, such as Normandie…
Canberra’s Second Life
Launched on 16 March 1960 at the Harland & Wolff shipyard, P&O’s Canberra was the…
A Last Liner Becomes a First Cruise Ship
Empress of Canada (1961), Canadian Pacific Line’s last liner, was launched on 10 May 1960…
The Beginning of the End
For many, 8 May 1967 is remembered as the day jet aviation finally defeated ocean…
Southampton Harbor—1964
Here’s a unique color newsreel showing various liner-related activities in Southampton harbor in 1964. The…