Cruising The Past Cruise News The Nazi “Titanic” and one of the worst maritime disasters of all time. The 27,561 gross ton SS Cap Arcona, named after Cape Arkona on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, was launched in 1927. She was considered one of the most beautiful ships of the time, was the largest ... Read More »
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GRACE LINE’S SS SANTA ROSA…
A cruise on the Grace Line’s S.S. Santa Rosa across the caribbean and through the Panama Canal in the 1930s. The SS Santa Rosa (1932) (later SS Athinai) was a passenger and cargo ocean liner built for the Grace Line. The vessel was one of four ships (including the Santa ... Read More »
QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 SOLD… The famous passenger liner is headed for the high seas again…
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2 greets the World Trade Center in the 1990s… DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – After more than four years sitting idle in a Dubai port, the storied passenger liner Queen Elizabeth 2 is bound again for the high seas as part of deal to convert the vessel ... Read More »
RMS TITANIC – Third Class or Steerage Passengers aboard the ill-fated liner.
RMS TITANIC – Third Class or Steerage Passengers aboard the ill-fated liner. Last photo taken of the RMS Titanic – Sailing away from Queenstown, Ireland. The majority of the 700-plus steerage passengers on the RMS Titanic were emigrants. Only 25 percent of the Titanic’s third-class passengers survived, and of that ... Read More »
SS UNITED STATES – The Duke and Duchess of Windsor were “regulars” aboard the famous liner during the trans-Atlantic liner’s years of service. They used the SS United States like the Concord.
Come take a transatlantic aboard the majestic SS United States with this unidentified family circa 1965 who recorded everything with their trusty 8mm camera. Fascinating color shots of cars being loaded by cargo crane, relaxing on deck, kids playing… set to the music of the Meyer Davis Orchestra, it’s almost ... Read More »
ONE OF BERLIN’S BEST HOTELS FOR 2013 – THE RITZ CARLTON
“Never say no when a client asks for something, even if it is the moon. You can always try, and anyhow there is plenty of time afterwards to explain that it was not possible.” César Ritz (23 February 1850 – 24 October 1918) the famous Swiss hotelier and founder of ... Read More »
THEATRE REVIEW – NO STARS FOR ROBERT REDFORD’S “ADULTS ONLY” SUNDANCE CINEMAS IN WEST HOLLYWOOD. REDFORD’S SUNSET 5 IS ANTI-FILM STUDENTS…
Paris (Carmel) Theatre and Sunset Five Cinema – “Adults Only”! Has the Sundance Cinemas in West Hollywood replaced the old Paris Theatre with “adults only” entertainment? The Carmel Theater opened on 19th November 1924 was operated as a successful adult movie house (re-named the Paris Theatre) from 1966 to 1976. It ... Read More »
San Francisco celebrates the 100th anniversary of the city’s famous cable car and streetcar system.
Social and Travel History: The San Francisco Municipal Railway’s first day of operation was December 28, 1912. There were 10 streetcars and one line that ran from Geary and Market out to Golden Gate Park. Read all about it in this excellent story by Carl Nolte and our thanks to the ... Read More »
Rumor Mill Over Dubai-Based QE2 Liner Scrap Threat – Former owner Cunard Line dismisses reports that the Queen Elizabeth II liner will be scrapped.
Cruise History and News: Rumor Mill Over Dubai-Based QE2 Liner Scrap Threat – Former owner Cunard Line dismisses reports that the Queen Elizabeth II liner will be scrapped. As reactions spread around the globe on Facebook, Twitter, newspapers comments and enthusiasts’ websites, Cunard have felt it necessary to issue a ... Read More »
FAMOUS CRUISE SHIPS: The Clipper Line’s M.V. Stella Polaris, completed in 1927, was the first custom built cruise ship. She was considered the “Royal Yacht” of cruising and was one of the most deluxe forms of ocean travel into the 1960s.
The most famous cruise ship of the thirties, the inter war years, and probably in the history of cruising is the Stella Polaris. The ship was considered one of the most elegant and exclusive devoted to cruising. She sailed to the Mediterranean, North Cape, Caribbean and Around The World. She ... Read More »