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News: Princess Cruises 42 Unique Itineraries on The Love Boat
Michael Grace December 8, 2024
Princess Cruises has opened 62 new cruises for bookings, including 42 unique itineraries and an epic 79-day voyage covering 23,600 nautical miles. The cruises range from two- to 79 days in length and will take place on the following three cruise ships: Royal Princess, Crown Princess, and Grand Princess. The ... Read More »
OKLAHOMA! recreated UNC musical production, which premiered in 1943, is streamed free!
Michael Grace December 7, 2024
Enjoy the complete video presentation of the award-winning University of North Carolina recreation of the stage version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA! as it premiered on Broadway in 1943. The famous hit musical is for all ages and a quick excursion back to a simpler time. The University of North ... Read More »
Retro Video Carribean Cruise SS Homeric1959
Michael Grace December 6, 2024
In October 1959, Ruth and Harry Hotz boarded the SS Homeric in New York and sailed south on a seven-day voyage that would turn out to be one of the last cruises to the island until briefly in the late 1970s and then recently. SS Independence, SS Homeric, SS Constitution ... Read More »
The Super Chief – Santa Fe’s deluxe Pullman “Train Of The Stars”
Michael Grace November 21, 2024
The Super Chief in “Warbonnet” colors calls at Pasadena just before heading into Los Angeles Union Station. To the palm trees’ right, we can see the seventh floor of Castle Green above the engine. The Moorish Colonial and Spanish Hotel was across the street from Pasadena’s Santa Fe Station. Pasadena ... Read More »
The Love Boat’s Princess Cruises and the greatest product placement in TV history
Michael Grace November 20, 2024
Princess Cruises History: Exploring the origins of Princess Cruises and the naming of their “Princess” ships. Where did the name of each of their “Love Boat” cruise ships originate? A painting titled “Cruising The Past” was commissioned of the first “Love Boat” and original cruise ship of Princess Cruises, the ... Read More »
Retro: Cunard Line’s cruise ship QE2 is now a hotel.
Michael Grace November 4, 2024
Dubai World’s Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem at the QE2 handover ceremony November 27th. At 2pm yesterday (Nov 27th) a glorious era came to a close in cruise line history and another began as developer Nakheel officially took delivery of the QE2. That was the moment when the contract to transfer ... Read More »
Retro 1930s Matson Lines luxury liner SS Lurline docks in San Diego
Michael Grace November 3, 2024
The SS Lurline docking at San Diego’s Broadway pier in the 1930s. The SS Lurline was the third Matson vessel to hold that name, and the last of four fast and luxurious ocean liners that Matson built for the Hawaii and Australasia runs from the West Coast of the United ... Read More »
Chicago Cubs sail to Catalina Isaldn on the SS Catalina
Michael Grace October 16, 2024
Chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr.’s twin interests in baseball and Catalina Island – he bought Catalina in 1919 and gained a controlling interest in the Chicago Cubs in 1921 – dovetailed nicely when he made the decision to have the Cubs train on Catalina starting in 1921. In doing ... Read More »
DELTA LINE to South America from New Orleans
Michael Grace October 15, 2024
The Delta Line was cruising to South America from New Orleans in the 1950s. The steamship company introduced three revolutionary passenger-cargo ships to its South American services in the post-war years of the 1940s. In keeping with the trade name of the company, “Delta Line”, the three vessels were given ... Read More »
SS United States to be sunk off Florida – Liner ends up as Reef!
Michael Grace October 14, 2024
SS United States to become world’s largest artificial reef after years in Philadelphia. A historic ship that has been docked in Philadelphia for nearly 30 years will soon find a new home in Florida as the world’s largest artificial reef. The SS United States first launched in 1951. It was ... Read More »