Author: Bill Miller

Known as “Mr. Ocean Liner,” Miller is a leading American maritime historian and author, with 125+ books and 1,000 articles on ocean liners and cruise ships. He created the passenger ship database for the Ellis Island Museum and taught “The Ocean Liner” at the New School in Manhattan. Miller has lectured aboard 75+ cruise ships, and appeared in many documentaries.

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Ocean Liners, Stormy Crossings & Wartime Escapes Across the Atlantic

LIVES OF THE LINERS: The Argentina, Libertad & Uruguay They were three splendid ships – the Argentina, Libertad and Uruguay…
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LIVES OF THE LINERS: Stockholm of 1948

Recently, we mentioned that the Andrea Doria sank some 70 years ago, on July 26, 1956. The 700-ft long Italian flagship…
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Remembering Arcadia, Iberia, Ivernia & the Great Transatlantic Liners

First Cruise “My mother had just lost my father and so she decided we should do a cruise, my first,”…
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Bremen, France, America & a Royal Call to Monaco

70 Years Ago In April 1956, Hollywood actress Grace Kelly sailed from New York to a specially arranged stop at…
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THE MILLERGRAM – Summer 2026

The Millergram is Bill Miller’s seasonal look at ocean liners past and present, combining maritime history, cruise news, photographs, and…
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Concorde & Queen Elizabeth 2: The Ultimate Journey, August 1987

The Cunard Line has, with great wisdom, marketed the illustrious Queen Elizabeth 2, the last of the celebrated trans-Atlantic superliners,…
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Afternoon Tea, Wartime Crossings & the Soul of Ocean Travel

French Grandeur Fellow guest Russell O. told me: “My family went to Europe in 1960. We sailed over on the French Line,…
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Queen Elizabeth 2 and the Glamour of Atlantic Travel, July 1986

It is surely the most glamorously nostalgic voyage of all – crossing the historic North Atlantic aboard the last of…
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Veendam, QE2, Arcadia & From Southampton Aboard Liners

Anniversary Holland America Line is commemorating 100 years of Caribbean cruising, begun with the Veendam to the Caribbean from New…
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The Universe, Australis, First Cruises & Queen Elizabeth’s Last

First Cruise Victor S. has done over 50 cruises, 40 of them with Cunard. But he told me, “My very first…