P&O Cruises ARCADIA Maiden Port Call at Los Angeles By Shawn J. Dake The 83,700 gross ton ARCADIA paid a visit to the Port Of Los Angeles on Thursday, May 26, 2011. The maiden call at the port was part of a 72-day roundtrip voyage that commenced in Southampton, England…
Greg van der Krogt of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada was kind enough to contribute the following post: May 22, 2010: The latest P&O liner ARCADIA called for the first time at Ogden Point en route to California from Alaska. P&O were major players in Alaska cruising in the 70′s with…
SS SHIELDHALL (last steam-powered cargo vessel in Europe and part of the National Historic Steamship collection) returned about 6AM berth 29 in Southampton after a 22 hour voyage from her scheduled dry-docking in Falmouth, Cornwall. The required dry-docking, which followed a fundraising drive, was needed for reissuing her passenger carrying…
Carnival Cruise Lines took delivery of their 23rd ship, the CARNIVAL MAGIC earlier this month in a gala ceremony held in Venice, Italy. The new ship was christened by Lindsey Wilkerson, a former cancer patient and current employee of the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, who pushed a…
According to the Memphis Daily News, a new Memphis-based operation called Great American Steamboat Co. will be returning the 436 passenger steamboat AMERICAN QUEEN to service in April of 2012. The vessel will operate on the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee Rivers. Laid up since the 2008 default of last operators,…
UPDATE: MSC OPERA arrived under tow at Nynamshamn on Monday morning. A team from STX France, the ship’s builders, has since joined the crew to help determine the cause of the malfunction. The ship’s next cruise, due to depart Southampton on May 17, has been canceled while repairs are carried…
TUXEDO ROYALE in 2004, photo © Chris Allen A former ferry that last served as a floating nightclub is sinking at her Middlesbrough berth in North Yorkshire on the River Tees. Over the weekend, the ship began to settle by the stern and has been observed to be sinking lower…
In case you missed it, the Steamship Historical Society of America completely rebuilt its web presence. Check out their very functional, easy to navigate and attractive pages at www.sshsa.org/. The Steamship Historical Society of America was established in 1935 as a means of bringing together amateur and professional historians interested…
Cunard Steamship Company’s QUEEN MARY began her maiden transatlantic voyage on May 27, 1936 from Southampton, England to New York City. As the now-preserved liner approaches the 75th anniversary of her maiden voyage, further preparations for a celebration are being announced. QUEEN MARY festivities begin Friday, May 27 in Long Beach…
Since the QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 arrived in Dubai at the end of November 2008, only her owners, her crew and contractors have been on board. No visitors have been admitted, and no photos have been released, reports Rob Lightbody of TheQE2Story.com. Last month, Mr Lightbody was granted full access to…
