This article traces the shift from historic ocean liners to modern cruise ships focused on entertainment. It discusses maritime law issues, like injury liability on ships and extending admiralty ...

The early 20th century was the golden age of the ocean liner, when Britain, Germany, and France competed to build the fastest, largest, and most luxurious ships ever seen. This documentary follows the ...

Before the advent of jets like the de Havilland Comet and Boeing's iconic 707 in the 1950s, overseas travel was accomplished almost exclusively by ship. These simple Point A to Point B journeys — such ...

Chris Corsentino was four years old when he sailed from New York to Germany, for his dad’s army assignment, aboard the SS United States, in 1959. "I remember being in the playroom with my brother.

This summer, I made a voyage from New York to England in the only remaining passenger ship of its kind: the Queen Mary 2. Cunard’s flagship promises to be exceptional. The luxury cruise line’s website ...

Since their development in the 1850s, ocean liners have been far more than simply passenger ships - they were also the conduit for enormous technological, social and global cultural change. This ...