New Books & Ocean Liner Scenes & Notes, from Inaugurals to Wrecks
Printing Presses With our next book (On All the Seven Seas) having its debut this winter, the mail includes the…
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Sinking Date Of The S.S. United States Looms: A Dispatch at the Dockyards
While in the region on a cruise assignment in February, I went to Mobile, Alabama to document the S.S. United…
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MidShipCinema: A Return to the S.S. United States
The S.S. United States, once the largest and most celebrated American ocean liner, and, to this day, the fastest ever…
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Bayonne, United States, Idyllic Pacific and Long Liner Voyages
Getting Ready The United States is almost ready to be sunk as an artificial reef – here is the current…
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Royals, Rivals and Seven Nations That Ruled the Sea
Fates & Fortunes They were four of the best kept and maintained ships on the seas – the United States,…
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Marconi Milestone Marks Turning Point for Cruising
December 12 marks the anniversary of a defining moment in global communications. On this date in 1901, Guglielmo Marconi successfully…
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From Bandar Abbas to New York
Mid East Remembrances Bill Fox is a longtime friend and top-notch maritime historian and author. Prompted by our recent article…
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Holland America’s ‘Big Three,’ Historic Liners, and Seafaring Tales
The Big Three Holland America Line and its wonderful ships are a great favorite. They were, after all, virtually in my…
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Preserving the Glamour: Asuka II, the Love Boat, and the Queen Mary
Anniversary The late Mary Tyler Moore would be proud: the Asuka II turned 35 in July. The ship, operated by Japan’s…
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SS United States and Ocean Liner Legends
Red, White and Blue! Early summer marks the anniversaries of several exciting milestones for the legendary SS United States. On…
