The historic paddlewheel steamboat DELTA QUEEN may have received a glimmer of hope that could result in an eventual return to active cruise service on America’s waterways. A group that has been trying for years to purchase the steamer finally succeeded in their efforts, buying…
A personal account of life behind the scenes aboard the RMS QUEEN MARY and the smaller RMS IVERNIA in the late 1950s and early 1960s. For a nostalgic sampling of what life was like behind the scenes on the great Cunarders of yore, ADVENTURES ON…
A ray of hope in the form of a $250,000 contribution from an anonymous donor marks another fundraising milestone towards saving the SS UNITED STATES. Just a couple months ago, it appeared as though the SS UNITED STATES, after forty five years of layup since…
Historic Day In Long Beach As QUEEN ELIZABETH Docks Next To QUEEN MARY By Shawn J. Dake February 5, 2015, Long Beach, Ca. For the first time in modern cruise history, a ship of Cunard Line has docked at the Long Beach Cruise Terminal adjacent…
Viking Ocean Cruises highly anticipated, first sea-going ship, the MV VIKING STAR, plies the Adriatic on her successful sea trials. The first in Viking Ocean Cruises® (www.vikingoceancruises.com) new class of 930-guest cruise ships, the VIKING STAR, has completed her sea trials. After departing Fincantieri’s Marghera…
CARNIVAL VISTA Revealed In NYC!
Carnival’s newest, largest ever ship, the 133,500-gt, 3,936-passenger CARNIVAL VISTA was previewed today in a…
Crossing On A CLOUD, Part Two
Continue with Peter Knego and Silversea Cruises deluxe SILVER CLOUD’s recent eight night transatlantic crossing…
MV AKDENIZ Double Decked!, Part Two
Part Two of Peter Knego’s Double Decked! Feature aboard the still very elegant but endangered…
MV AKDENIZ Double Decked!, Part One
The 1955-built MV AKDENIZ is the last almost completely original working class liner in existence.…
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