From anchors aweigh to funnels ashore. As the historic SS United States gets ready to be converted into the world’s largest artificial reef off the coast of Florida, a new plan for an accompanying ...
In October 1932, the first transatlantic liner to exceed 1,000 feet was launched in the depths of the Great Depression.
Cruise ships and ocean liners can look similar from a distance, yet they come from different traditions. An ocean liner was built for scheduled transportation across an ocean, where missing a ...
Ocean liners rose in popularity during the early 20th century as they were a fast and reliable mean of transportation for transoceanic travel. The North Atlantic route connecting America to Europe saw ...
Before the advent of jets like the de Havilland Comet and Boeing's iconic 707 in the 1950s, overseas travel was accomplished almost exclusively by ship. These simple Point A to Point B journeys — such ...