First Voyage, Ten Pound Poms & Queen Elizabeth 2
First Voyage 64 years ago (Nov 1961) and my first voyage – onboard the German liner Hanseatic. It was a…
CruiseNews is proud to reprint William H. Miller‘s dispatches with permission. Heard Along the Promenade Deck draws from Miller’s Scribblings, Lives of the Liners, and Millergram. Known as “Mr. Ocean Liner,” he is a leading American maritime historian and author and has written 125 books and 1,000 articles on ocean liners and cruise ships, including Doomed Ships and The Fabulous Interiors of the Great Ocean Liners. Miller created the passenger ship database for the Ellis Island Museum and taught “The Ocean Liner” at the New School in Manhattan. He has appeared in documentaries such as SS United States: Lady in Waiting and lectured aboard more than 75 cruise ships. His work has earned him numerous honors in maritime history. Many of Mr. Miller’s book titles can be seen HERE.
First Voyage 64 years ago (Nov 1961) and my first voyage – onboard the German liner Hanseatic. It was a…
Owned by Britain’s Royal Mail Lines, it and her sister Alcantara were among the very finest liners on the South…
Printing Presses In early November, Fonthill Media and I began the final proofs for our latest book: On All the Seven…
New York: City & Its Ports I have been taking pictures from boyhood, from those long-ago rolls of black &…
Stormy Weather & Rough Seas At the World Ship Society, Port of New York Branch, we had a night at…
Dutch Threesome A ship historian friend and I recently discussed three of Holland’s best known and beloved liners: the Johan…
One of the most important and innovative liners of all, this ship was perhaps mostly noted for the décor. It introduced…
A close sister to the Saturnia, the Vulcania had an even longer life – sailing for almost fifty years. Completed in…
After surviving a serious collision during her sea trials, this ship went on to induce far greater tourism to the…
Lights, Camera, Action! This morning, Dutch TV is coming for an interview on Holland-America. And this afternoon we go to…