This video follows the great ocean liners of the late 1930s—Queen Mary, Bremen, Europa, and Normandie—as they rush across the Atlantic in August 1939, torn between profit, prestige, and survival. From ...

Christened this January, the Queen Mary 2, newest star of the storied Cunard line, is a ship of superlatives. No less than twice the size of her elegant older sister, the QE2, the QM2 is — at least ...

Queen Mary, Normandie, Mauretania: These great ocean liners of the Atlantic were the largest and most opulent passenger ships ever built. It was as if the finest hotels and most magnificent estates of ...

Transat & the first thousand-footer -- Pivotal antecedents -- Building T6 -- Fitting out: nuts & bolts -- Fitting out: lacquer & glass -- Sea trials & more trials -- Triumphant maiden -- The dread ...

If you saw a massive ship docked at your local harbor, you might not be able to immediately discern exactly what type of ship it is at a glance. Specifically, is it an ocean liner or a cruise ship?