Archive for March, 2008
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008The ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY – Passenger Liners 1952
The ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY Passenger Liners – 1935
Passengers on deck enjoying shuffleboard aboard an Alaska Steamship Line steamer in the1930s. En route from Seattle, Washington to Juneau, Alaska.
Alaska Steamship Company poster – 1930s
HISTORY of the Alaska Steamship Company. Regular monthly boat service from U.S. [...]
CRUISE LINE HISTORY – Around The World aboard American President Lines – first class – 1960 – $2500 per person
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Cruise Line History – Traveling in Style aboard the AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
The second President Hoover was built in 1939 as the Panama for the Panama Lines service from New York, via Haiti, carrying 216 first class passengers and cargo. She was sold to American President Lines in 1957, renamed the President Hoover, and put into [...]
ELDER DEMPSTER LINE – One of the UK’s largest shipping companies…
Monday, March 24th, 2008ELDER DEMPSTER & COMPANY – ONE OF THE UK’S LARGEST SHIPPING COMPANIES…
In 1868 John Dempster went into partnership with Alexander Elder, the brother of the eminent Glasgow shipbuilder, John, to act as Liverpool agents of the British and African Steam Navigation Company of Glasgow. The company’s vessels were constructed in John Elder’s Fairfield Yard, [...]
Cruise History: THE DELTA LINE
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008AMERICA’S FIRST POST-WAR LINERS OF THE 1940’s [...]
CRUISE LINE HISTORY
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008CRUISE LINE HISTORY is a historical and contemporary look at cruise ships, ocean liners and Pullman streamliners. From the 1930s through the 1960s and how it relates to the present. Examining the glamour of traveling prior to 747s and the “Love Boat” mentality. Looking at a “retro” period when there were [...]
S.S. PRINCESS MARGURITE from Seattle to Victoria – 1960s…
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008Canadian Pacific’s S.S. Princess Marguerite steaming to Victoria, B.C., Canada. The ship is sailing on the day run from Seattle, Washington, in the 1960s. Trial Island is seen in the background. The Canadian Pacific’s princess liners provided service between Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle. The small liners were called “night boats” and offered first class [...]
S.S. GREAT NORTHERN – When the San Francisco to Portland steamship was faster than the train…
Monday, March 17th, 2008The Great Northern Pacific Steamship Company was formed by James Hill on September 30, 1914. The line was to compliment the passenger train service on the Astoria Line and compete with the Southern Pacific trains to San Francisco. The company operated two ships, the S.S. Great Northern and S.S. Northern Pacific. [...]
Cunard Line’s RMS QUEEN MARY – First class lounge – Departure Day – 1952
Sunday, March 16th, 2008from the Marine Salon…
The picture above could easily be mistaken for the lounge of a grand hotel in the early 1950s. It’s not. First class passengers are seated in the main lounge of the RMS Queen Mary and they are dressed to kill. A contrast from today’s tennis shoes, pant suits and baseball [...]
SS UNITED STATES – 1952 – Five Nights at Sea – from New York to Europe – First Class fares $350 and up…
Saturday, March 15th, 2008In 1952 the United States Lines advertised the July 3 maiden voyage of the new SS UNITED STATES. First Class fares started at $350 or $70 a night including deluxe accommodations, meals and transportation from New York to Europe. Similar accommodations on any trans-Atlantic ship today would be way over $350 a night. [...]
Cruise Ship History: SS EMPRESS OF JAPAN – Canadian Pacific Steamship – 1930s – 10 Days from Vancouver to Japan
Sunday, March 9th, 2008Canadian Pacific’s EMPRESS OF JAPAN- 193os postcards…
In 1930 the Canadian Pacific’s trans-pacific service reached its zenith with the introduction of the magnificent S/S Empress of Japan. She was a very handsome ship and had magnificent interiors that now are associated with the Empress liners of Canadian Pacific. This mighty ship was delivered to Canadian Pacific [...]