Maritime Matters
Peter Knego's Sea Treks

New Dawn For MV AURORA:
Off The Delta And On The Waterfront

Join Peter Knego on his latest Sea Trek aboard the 1955-built MV AURORA (ex WAPPEN...

NORWEGIAN EPIC:
Dawning Of A New NORWEGIAN Epoch

Join Peter Knego in this Sea Treks blog aboard the maiden U.S. two night inaugural...

Peter Knego's Decked!

MV AURORA Double Decked! Part One:
WAPPEN VON HAMBURG to FAITHFUL

The 1955-built mini-liner MV WAPPEN VON HAMBURG, after a long life and years of neglect,...

Double Decked! MV AUGUSTUS (1951), Part Two:
MS PHILIPPINES Top To Bottom Tour

This is a top to bottom virtual tour of the MS PHILIPPINES (former AUGUSTUS) as...

Preservation

Scotland’s CITY OF ADELAIDE To Australia

Scotland’s Culture Minister Fiona Hyslop announced that the preferred bidder for the...

Contemporary Cruise Ship Chronicles

CARNIVAL MAGIC

On January 12, the keel of the 130,000 gt CARNIVAL MAGIC, second...

Reader's Reports

Eyewitness Report: SS UNITED STATES Celebration by Byron Huart

An eyewitness report from the SS United States Conservancy Event, July 1st...

Then and Now

MV AURORA Double Decked! Part One:
WAPPEN VON HAMBURG to FAITHFUL

The 1955-built mini-liner MV WAPPEN VON HAMBURG, after a long life and years of neglect,...

Double Decked! MV AUGUSTUS (1951), Part One

The MS PHILIPPINES is the last surviving genuine Italian ocean liner, having spent the past 34 years in Asia, either...

The DELTA KING California’s Monarch By Shawn J. Dake

During the Gold Rush thousands came to seek their fortune along the rivers of California. Today, treasure can still be...

About Martin Cox

Martin Cox, MaritimeMatters Publisher, is a writer and photographer. He launched MaritimeMatters in 1997 to articulate his fascination with maritime topics, ocean liner history, cruise ship information and media. Read more

About Peter Knego

Peter Knego, Contributing Editor to MaritimeMatters, is also a frequent contributor to US-based CRUISE TRAVEL, PORTHOLE and TRAVEL WEEKLY magazines as well as U.K.-based SHIPS MONTHLY. He has been consulted and quoted by the NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY and television’s THE HISTORY CHANNEL.Read more

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