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The four-hour telecast from Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes launched last Saturday night to a rating that about tied rivals airing crime drama repeats. Titanic had 4.1 million viewers and a 0.8 rating on Saturday, and slightly more (4.2 million, 0.9) for its final hour on Sunday. Reviews were pretty ... Read More »

THE FORGOTTEN “TITANIC”! The RMS Empress of Ireland sinking resulted in the deaths of more passengers than the RMS Titanic disaster. Why has the RMS Empress of Ireland tragedy been forgotten? The sinking of the RMS Empress Of Ireland hit Canada hard and was the worst maritime disaster in Canadian ... Read More »

RMS TITANIC HIT ICEBERG 100 YEARS AGO TODAY: EARLY THIS MORNING THE MS BALMORAL TITANIC MEMORIAL CRUISE PASSENGERS HELD A SERVICE OF PRAYERS AND SILENCE AT THE SPOT WHERE THE RMS TITANIC SANK… Last footage of the RMS Titanic… Cruise and Social History: Early this morning the MS BALMORAL memorial ... Read More »

THE MS BALMORAL “TITANIC MEMORIAL VOYAGE” BECOMES THE MOST FAMOUS CRUISE IN RECENT CRUISE HISTORY… Youtube Video on the MS Balmoral Titanic Memorial Cruise… From the BBC – Chris Buckler After the rush of excitement that marked the beginning of this journey into the Atlantic, there is a growing sense ... Read More »

The RMS TITANIC sails to her rendezvous with death 100 years ago. ABC is debuting a four-part dramatic miniseries on April 14th about the sinking of the RMS Titanic written by Downton Abbey creator-writer Julian Fellowes. The series might be historically more accurate than James Cameron’s blockbuster movie, but it’s also an ... Read More »

CRUISE HISTORY: ARE THE RMS TITANIC TOURISTS ABOARD THE MS BALMORAL AND OTHER MEMORIAL CRUISES GHOULISH AND FOOLISH? Universal Pictures “Newsreel” of the RMS Titanic… Where has the tourist demand to re-live a painful historical ­moment come from? Reality shows? Good luck to the tourists on MS Balmoral to re-enact ... Read More »

Experience the Holland America Liner Volendam through color home movies shot aboard a crossing in 1937.  Bon Voyage! The SS VOLENDAM…  For more great cruise videos check out: www.shipgeek.com. Read More »

RMS Titanic memorial cruise aboard MS Balmoral delayed by wind on trip to wreck site. MS Balmoral is carrying 1,309 passengers – the same number as the Titanic.  The ship is seen on a previous cruise in rough seas. (Left: Passengers aboard the memorial cruise) The memorial cruise retracing the ... Read More »

1950s RETRO: THE BIG WHITE CRUISE SHIP SAILS AGAIN TO CATALINA ISLAND! from CRUISINGTHEPAST.COM on Vimeo. THE BIG WHITE STEAMERS SAIL AGAIN SS Catalina arriving Avalon, Catalina Island from Wilmington (Los Angeles) in the 1920s.   Read More »

SOCIAL HISTORY: After his success with the Egyptian Theatre, Sid Grauman turned to Charles E. Toberman to secure a long term lease on property at 6925 Hollywood Blvd. Toberman contracted the architectural firm of Meyer & Holler (who had also designed the Egyptian) to design a “palace type theatre” of ... Read More »