Cruise Ship Will Emulate White Star Liner An Australian company named Blue Star Line has announced a plan to launch a replica Olympic Class ocean liner and name her Titanic 2. Now, I’m not one to dwell on The Titanic. I admire the Olympic Class to be certain and I have a fascination with shipwrecks… Read more
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Two Beautiful Italian Sisters
The Final Glory Of The Italian Line Ocean Liners Italian Style 1965-1975 The Italian Line was responsible for commissioning two of the last purpose built ocean liners. SS Michelangelo and SS Raffaello were designed with the modern flair of the Nineteen Sixties and sailed between Genoa, Italy and New York. But the era also saw… Read more
Cruise Ship Disney Wonder Visits San Diego Cruise Ship Terminal
The local TV news reported that Disney Wonder was in port yesterday. so I had to go down to Harbor Drive to take a look. Very crowded and I had to park about a mile away but the ship was definitely a wonder to behold. she is one of four cruise ships of the current… Read more
RMS Queen Mary November 2010
The retired Queen doesn’t need much of an introduction. These are some of the photographs I took on my last visit. I’ll post more pictures from this trip as I get the time. Thanks for having a look. :-)… Read more
Titanic Exhibition At San Diego Natural History Museum A Bit Short On Tonnage
The “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit” has been at The Natural History Museum in Balboa Park in San Diego for most of the year and is closing this weekend. It is one of eight exhibitions posted throughout the United Stated (with one additional in Bangkok Thailand). Operated by RMS Titanic Inc., which owns the rights to… Read more
“SAGA RUBY To Be Retired” – MaritimeMatters
Image credit to: Travis6406 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons Maritime Matters reports about one of the last “traditional liners” still in service heading off to retirement. via SAGA RUBY To Be Retired | MaritimeMatters… Read more
Skyscraper of the Sea: Research Ship Sailed by Astronauts | WebUrbanist
WebUrbanist reports on what looks like total sci fi, like out of a Chris Foss painting. Things like this look great on paper but after ten years in salt water and the funding’s run out it’ll be pretty gnarly. I guess it is happening though. Follow the link below to the post. via Skyscraper of… Read more