Aquitania’s Somber Maiden Voyage
Cunard Line’s largest vessel to date, Aquitania, departed Liverpool on her maiden voyage to New…
Browsing: Liner Stories
QE2’s Youthful Builders
According to the newsreel above, 10 percent of the John Brown & Co. workers assigned…
QE2 Fitting Out Memories
Back in 1968, when Queen Elizabeth 2 was still known as “Q4” or “Hull 736,”…
Queen Mary’s Maiden Voyage
Queen Mary began her maiden voyage on 27 May 1936. As she departed for Cherbourg…
Great Depression Creates Cruise Glut
As 1931 wound down and the deepening Great Depression steadily reduced North Atlantic passenger traffic,…
It Happened On: 25 May
1872: History’s great transatlantic rivalry reached full steam on 25 May 1872 when White Star…
Caronia Leaves the Fleet
Cunard Line’s Caronia (1948) was sold to Star Shipping on 24 May 1968. She was…
HAPAG’s Imperator—Mein Feld Ist Die Welt
Hamburg America Line’s Imperator was launched on 23 May 1912 at Hamburg’s Vulcan Werft shipyard.…
Vistafjord: Welcome Aboard!
Norwegian America Line’s Vistafjord left on her maiden voyage on 22 May 1973, a transatlantic…
Classic Cruising on Caronia (1949)
Here’s a Cunard Line marketing film from the 1950s extolling the delights of a Mediterranean…