Laurentic’s Lost Gold
The former White Star liner Laurentic (1908) struck two mines off Lough Swilly, Ireland, on…
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Caronia (1949) Begins Her Maiden Voyage
Cunard Line’s first major postwar liner, Caronia (1949), left on her maiden voyage, Southampton to…
John Brown Was Never a Shipbuilder
John Brown & Co. built many of the world’s great ocean liners, as well as…
Five Ocean Liners With Unfortunate Names
Ocean liner history is rich with famous and evocative names, such as Queen Mary, Mauretania,…
QE2’s First Voyage
QE2’s First Voyage
Churchill’s First Transatlantic Crossing
Beginning his long association with Cunard Line vessels, Winston Churchill, 20, arrived in New York…
Nieuw Amsterdam Ends an Era
Holland America Line’s flagship, Nieuw Amsterdam (1938), departed Rotterdam on her final transatlantic crossing to…
The Floating Media Circus
Anyone who believes that media circuses are a recent trend never sailed on a major…
Caronia — Cruising with Class
On 30 October 1947, Caronia, a Cunard liner that became perhaps the greatest cruise ship ever was launched.
Transatlantic Icon: The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York harbor on 28 October 1886. “La…