Cruising The Past Cruise News President-elect Barack Obama aboard the chartered private Pullman GEORGIA 300 for his whistle-stop tour. President-elect Barack Obama is a big supporter of Amtrak and conducted an old fashioned whistle stop tour during his campaign aboard the private car GEORGIA 300. John McCain, who has been adamantly opposed to Amtrak, didn’t ... Read More »
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Cruise Ship History – Burial at sea aboard the SS UNITED STATES in the 1950s. Bodies (passengers and crew) were not transported to the next port until recently. The passengers were buried at sea.
Photo of a burial at sea aboard the SS United States in the 1950s. The body pictured here on the promenade deck of the SS United States most likely could have been a crewmember in the stewards or catering department. Notice how canvas curtains have been placed so passengers could ... Read More »
Cruise Line History – INDEPENDENCE DAY aboard ship. Menus featuring “Russian Caviar” and “Kangoroo Tail Soup” on the High Seas from 1900 until 1938 – aboard the SS Manhattan, SS Aleutian and the SS City of Rome.
Anchor Line’s SS CITY OF ROME – July 4th Menu – 1900 – Russian Caviar United States Lines SS MANHATTAN – July 4th Menu -1937 – Australian Kangaroo Tail Soup Alaska Steamship Company’s SS ALEUTIAN – July 4th Menu – 1938 – More Russian Caviar Read More »
Cruise Ship History: In 1951 Wall Street business tycoon E. F. Hutton crossed the pond in style aboard United States Lines SS AMERICA
Painting – SS America leaving New York. One of Wall Street’s wealthiest businessmen, Edward F. Hutton (E. F. Hutton) wanted speed and American luxury for business trips to Europe in 1951 – as seen in the Holiday Magazine advertisement featured below. Hutton made the United States Lines his mode of ... Read More »