Archive for November, 2009
« Previous EntriesDubai may sell QE2 to tackle debt crisis The high-profile “trophy asset” of Dubai’s boom years may have to be sold to pay off the emirate’s mounting debts.
Friday, November 27th, 2009Is QE2 doomed to the scrap heap in India? Bring out the worry beads!
Cruise Ship History: Dubai may sell former Cunard Line QE2 to tackle debt crisis – The high-profile “trophy asset” of Dubai’s boom years may have to be sold to pay off the emirate’s mounting debts. The QE2 competes with the RMS Titanic [...]
PALM SPRINGS AND THE STREAMLINER
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009Retro look at the 1950s – Cruising the Past – A major element in the development of Palm Springs was the Southern Pacific Railroad. At one time the SP offered passenger service on over eight daily trains.
The SP served Palm Springs from a Spanish style station especially built for the resort in the late 1930s.
SP, [...]
MARITIME UNIONS HELP KILL THE AMERICAN PASSENGER SHIP – SS AMERICA LEAVES 100s OF PASSENGERS STRANDED IN 1963.
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009SS AMERICA – Didn’t sail in Sept 1963 – because of a strike.
Cruising the Past: The Maritime Unions – corrupt leaders, under gangster control, along with the JET, helped kill American passengers ships. Maritime strikes were endless throughout the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The workers demanded more wages, shorter hours and guess what? All American [...]
HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME “CROSSING THE POND” IN 1939
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009Cruising the Past: SS MANHATTAN and SS WASHINGTON of the U.S.LINES crossing the pond in 1939. Preview of the SS AMERICA. Just before World War 2.
DISASTER AT SEA – SS VESTRIS
Saturday, November 21st, 2009CRUISE HISTORY – The S.S. Vestris was a passenger and cargo liner built by Workman Clarke & Co. Ltd. of Belfast, Ireland, for the Lamport & Holt Line. She weighed 10,660 gross tons, had twin screw propulsion, a speed of 15 knots, and could carry 280 first class, 130 second class, and 200 third class [...]
FINDING STEAMSHIP PASSENGER LISTS, IMMIGRATION RECORDS – 1820s – 1940a
Friday, November 20th, 2009FINDING STEAMSHIP PASSENGER LISTS, IMMIGRATION RECORDS – 1820s – 1940a
Cruising The Past receives numerous requests for ship’s passenger lists, manifests and listings. The following may help in your search. We suggest you visit the following websites:
JOE BEINE’S LISTING OF PASSENGER LISTS AND IMMIGRATION RECORDS
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By searching Google you will find many indexes of passenger lists (also [...]
Size Matters: Oasis of the Seas vs RMS Titanic
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009OASIS OF THE SEAS vs RMS TITANIC
RMS TITANIC is dwarfed by the new OASIS OF THE SEAS – A comparison in size.
Size Matters: Big Media Coverage For The World’s Biggest Cruise Ship Creates Cruise Ship History
Cruise Ship History: Before Royal Caribbean’s new “Oasis of the Seas” begins its first voyage on December 1, [...]
SS EVA PERON and SS EVITA – DOES MADONNA KNOW?
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009Cruise Line History: DOES MADONNA KNOW THAT EVITA (EVA PERON) HAD TWO CRUISE SHIPS NAMED AFTER HER? The Argentine liners were called the SS EVITA and the SS EVA PERON. They were similar in design to the SS JUAN PERON. The ships ran from Argentina (South America) to Europe and the USA.
Three views of the [...]
The SS OLLANTA – 12,500 Feet Above Sea Level – Ernesto “Che” Guevara crossed Lake Titicaca on his revolutionary journey.
Monday, November 16th, 2009CRUISE HISTORY: High in the Andes mountain range, a huge lake straddles the borders between Bolivia and Peru.
Lake Titicaca is one of the largest lakes in South America being more than 115 miles in length and over fifty miles across at its widest point.
Although over 12,500 feet above sea level and at least 200 miles [...]
HISTORY SETTING OASIS OF THE SEAS – THE LARGEST CRUISE SHIP IN THE WORLD SAILS INTO FLORIDA
Sunday, November 15th, 2009Cruise History was made as Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Oasis of the Seas arrived into Port Everglades in Ft Lauderdale, Florida. The weather was PERFECT!!! Oasis of the Seas is now the largest cruise ship in the world. Five times bigger than the Titanic. Watch and listen to the excitement as the Oasis enters her [...]
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