Archive for April, 2008
Cruise Line History – THE SS NORMANDIE in happier times…
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008A wonderful newsreel short from youTUBE on the S. S. NORMANDIE…
The extraordinary French ocean liner began her maiden voyage from Le Havre to New York on May 29, 1935. Acknowledged as the center of High Society on the North Atlantic, the Normandie was the grandest, most luxurious and artistic ocean liner ever built. Until 1940 [...]
Cruise Line History – THE ANCHOR LINE to India and Pakistan
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008In 1838 two brothers, Nicol & Robert Handyside set up business in Glasgow as ship brokers and merchants trading with Russia and the Baltic ports. Towards the end of 1852 Thomas Henderson, an experienced ship master, joined the firm. It was not until 1856 that the title of Anchor Line was adopted and [...]
Cruise History – Anchor Line’s “S.S. THE CITY OF ROME” the first great cruise liner. More souvenirs from the golden gage of cruising.
Thursday, April 24th, 2008THE CITY OF ROME – Constructed of iron, clipper stem, three funnels, four masts, single screw and a speed of 16 knots. There was accommodation for 271-1st, 250-2nd and 810-3rd class passengers. She was considered by many to be the most beautiful steamer ever built and was one of the first ocean liners.
1894 [...]
SS NORMANDIE – on film
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Great youTUBE look at the French Line’s SS NORMANDIE. Probably the greatest ocean liner of all times.
UNITED STATES LINES – New York to California and Mexico – $250 first class and up – s.s. MANHATTAN and s.s. WASHINGTON
Sunday, April 13th, 2008With World War 2 on the horizon, in 1940 the US Lines was operating cruises to Mexico and California because very few Americans were traveling to Europe. It was quite a bargain.
AMERICAN PASSENGER FLEET IN THE 1950s – 46 Ships! Today there are three large cruise ships flying the American Flag while 80% of the cruise market is in the USA. Talk about outsourcing!
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008Cruise Line History – PANAMA PACIFIC LINES finished – From 1938 TIME MAGAZINE
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008Many American flag steamship lines — APL, Matson, Moore-McCormick, Grace, etc. — faced a similar fate as Panama Pacific Lines did when the US withdrew their mail and operating subsidies to carry military personnel in the 1960s. The same fate happened to the American railway system in the late 1960s when the US withdrew railway [...]