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Shipping lines around the world have a difficult challenge, where to lay up their ships during the global pandemic. Miami, Jaxport in Jacksonville, Florida, Virginia’s Portsmouth Marine Terminal,

In early to mid- March when cruise lines were shutting down operations due to Covid-19 outbreaks, many assumed this would be a 30 -day pause while the calamity

I am returning with what I consider a public service announcement for all U.S.-based ocean liner enthusiasts. Starting in December of this year, U.K.-based Cruise and Maritime Voyages

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QE2 A 50th Anniversary Celebration Chris Frame, Rachelle Cross Fifty years ago, the last British built transatlantic liner was launched. Christened by HM The Queen on September 20,

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Ocean Liner Oracle and maritime author Theodore W. Scull caps off a trio of fascinating books recounting his ocean liner voyages with Ocean Liner Sunset. Joining the acclaimed

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