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Maybe it's because her maiden voyage was the same year as my birth. Perhaps it was because she was built on the spot from whence sprang. The great Belfast shipyard of Harland and Wolff. Whatever the reason,. Has always been one of my favorite ships - and the newest of "David's Dozen." With classic lines that bespeak her rich heritage yet modern touches which foretold the future, 1961's. Marqués de Comillas.
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Alfredo Casuso is here today because of the. The ship that brought. Was also not native born. Launched in 1945 as the cargo ship. After the war she was renamed. For the Sitmar Line. In 1957, Spain's Cia Trasatlantica purchased her and dubbed her. Where she was a served between the Americas for 15 years. In a bittersweet goodbye, she was sold for scrap on Christmas Eve 1974. Marqués de Comillas.
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This article originally appeared in "Reflections" the onboard newspaper for. In 1998 - David Perry). Has any ship ever received more publicity almost 90 years after its launch? And now, as I read in Piraeus (a report undoubtedly sending archivists scurrying in newsrooms and James Cameron's accountants in banks), Titanic is being rebuilt. Of course, rebuilt is not entirely correct. What a joint Swiss and American venture are proposing is a new. As close to the original (only) as possible. I could not, and...
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In 1912, Cunard was at pains to stress the safety of their new. As if shadowed by disaster,. Maiden voyage was somewhat subdued: coming the day after the sinking of. The Empress of Britain. With a loss of 1400 lives. A year later would see the sinking of her Cunard running mate,. For more information on. And the other 14 four-stacked ships of the late 19 the and early 20 th centuries, click here. Marqués de Comillas.
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If there is one ship which deserves the title "Most Beautiful Ship in the World" it is. The first ship ever to exceed 1,000 feet in length, she was quite simply "France afloat." In an era which saw nationalism take to the waves, every country tried to out-do the other with their "ships of state." This was the "Golden Era" in which England boasted. The Queens Mary and Elizabeth;. Bremen and Europa;. Rex and Conte di Savoie. And even the U.S. boasted the. Entered New York Harbor, never to sail again. T...
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Information about the great ladies of the sea, past and present, is only a click away. Here are some of our favorite online resources. Keep in touch fellow cruisers. The information source for food, wine. One of the best maritime history sites. A must-click-on for the ship afficionado. Photos of the Golden Era of liners. GREAT site with a gazillion links. The name says it all! The official site for the preservation of the greatest liner ever built by the United States. Marqués de Comillas.
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Marqués de Comillas.
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There will always be a. Arguably the most magnificent and well-preserved vintage liner in existence." I wouldn't argue with that. I saw. At dock in Barcelona in late 1997 when I was serving aboard. She had recently been bought by Premier Cruises and was now known as. However, beneath her new blue livery her classic lines belied her birth and every sailor around still lovely referred to her by her former name. When Premier ran into rocky financial seas,. For more information on. Marqués de Comillas.
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Marqués de Comillas. One such person looking for better times and a way to help his family was Ramon Casuso, grandfather of Alfredo Casuso-Alos: our webmaster and partner in lectures. Ramon left a Spain devastated by the Civil War to make a new life in Venezuela. Eventually, his wife and family would join him. The vessel of his hopes, the classic Spanish liner. Marqués de Comillas. A classic along the waterfronts of Gijón and Santander, the. Marqués de Comillas. Marqués de Comillas.
