It Was the Best of Times
For most modern cruise guests, the 1981 Carnival ad on the next page reflects an…
Browsing: Liner Stories
Aquitania Completes the “Grand Trio”
Launched on 21 April 1913 at the John Brown & Co. shipyard, Aquitania was destined…
Queen Mary’s New Stablizers
While still under Cunard Line management, Queen Mary was both excellently maintained and received periodic…
Intermediately Modern Carinthia
Cunard Line’s Carinthia (1925) was launched at Vickers-Armstrong in Barrow-in-Furness, England on 24 February 1925.…
Titanic Engineering Video
In this video, William S. Hammack, a professor in the Chemical Engineering Department of the…
Cruising on Mauretania
In 1931, Arthur and Kate Kahop boarded Cunard Line’s Mauretiania (1907) for a West Indies…
Olympic Gets a Safety Refit
On 9 October 1912, White Star Line withdrew Olympic (1911) from service, returning the liner…
Mauretania Sets a Record Pace
On 30 September 1909 Cunard Line’s Mauretania (1907) took the Blue Riband from fellow Cunarder…
Launching Queen Mary
Queen Mary, arguably the greatest ocean liner ever built, was launched On 26 September 1934,…
Queen Mary’s Final Pre-War Crossing
On 30 August 1939, Queen Mary departed from Southampton on her last voyage before the…