Bull! I was on the so called Classic Liners , there was nothing worse than having to get up in the middle of the night , a walk down the corridor to us the restroom and the lousy food no snacks in between , food was only available at dinner , also the lame entertainment.
You're in luck, Cunard keeps the classic ocean liner tradition alive with modern amenities to boot! (Also the QM2 is the only remaining passenger ship still operating considered an Ocean Liner.)
I dont get on how the ship building industry got so far away from building classic transatlantic ocean liners like these. I'm glad you made a video like this cuz this is a reminder of how great these ships used to be back then
Great ??? BULL! I was The Constitution and The Mauretania 2 , they were lousy , perhaps if you were 1st class , but when you had to wake up and walk down the hall to use the restroom , also the lousy food and lame entertainment . Long live The Oasis of The Seas .
There isn't a need for ocean liners anymore! THEY ARE DATED! I don't get why people insist companies order ocean liners when there is NO NEED. They wont make money unless they look like the Queen Mary 2.
A great collection---and in color! So many fine ships here but I'm going to say that my favorite is the Empress of Scotland at :13. She had something special, maybe in part the mix of a then-modern design but with tall funnels that might have been considered old-fashioned. The Empress of Britain that debuted not long after and that might be considered a further development of the design of the Empress of Scotland just doesn't do it for me. The EoB was bulky and disproportionate and those smokestacks were way too big. I'll take the Empress of Scotland which also looked great as the two-funnel Hanseatic.
The Queen Mary of 1936 must have been a huge embarrassement to Cunard when they saw the sleek, clean , streamline profile of the Normandie. Although Normandie was slightly earlier than the QM ,she was YEARS AHEAD of the Cunarder in both asthetics, luxury and most importantly engineering . Her uncluttered decks and lack of ventilators and cranes and winches etc that were hidden away just like modern ships of today. Also I believe she used 40 tonnes per day LESS fuel when cruising at 29 knots than the QM. and btw I say all this as a patriotic Englishman. In the final analysis you can only be honest can't you ?
Not so much. The people of the era thought the Normandie's interiors of bright whites and golds were too bright and blinding, and thought the Queen Mary's warm accents and wooden tones, along with some dazzling gold once and again, was just enough for them. The Normandie was quite empty on many of her voyages, only being half full. But the Queen Mary was filled with many people! Although back then, through that one year of the Normandie ruling the seas, I suppose Cunard would the Queen Mary would be a total flop and embarrassment to the company. But she was a standing ovation!
the Titanic was not a classic liner as such, the Olympic was, as it had a life as a trans-Atlantic liner, also, it was the first and only survivor of the class.
The classic liners were far more elegant than today's cruise ships.
Of course!
Bull! I was on the so called Classic Liners , there was nothing worse than having to get up in the middle of the night , a walk down the corridor to us the restroom and the lousy food no snacks in between , food was only available at dinner , also the lame entertainment.
You're in luck, Cunard keeps the classic ocean liner tradition alive with modern amenities to boot! (Also the QM2 is the only remaining passenger ship still operating considered an Ocean Liner.)
Joseph Forest Name of the ship? Year? You must be joking.
@@astereux4519 Read the names , the years 1963 and 1964 .
I love the time when Liners were Liners. These ships are ships. Unlike the floating shopping malls of today.
I dont get on how the ship building industry got so far away from building classic transatlantic ocean liners like these. I'm glad you made a video like this cuz this is a reminder of how great these ships used to be back then
Great ??? BULL! I was The Constitution and The Mauretania 2 , they were lousy , perhaps if you were 1st class , but when you had to wake up and walk down the hall to use the restroom , also the lousy food and lame entertainment . Long live The Oasis of The Seas .
@@Jay-vr9ir joe is a spoiled schmuck who is easily amused.
@@geodot595 Oh!! We have a name caller , you should be proud to be you and you are so original .
There isn't a need for ocean liners anymore! THEY ARE DATED! I don't get why people insist companies order ocean liners when there is NO NEED. They wont make money unless they look like the Queen Mary 2.
I could watch this a million times---or at least until I get seasick!
These ships are the Beacon of beauty
The hull shape of the 60's are pretty much the same, but the funnels can make or break the appearance of a ship.
No the ship is not gonna be a ship when it doesn't have a funnel
@@Maraschino1783 I think they mean the shape of the funnels make or break the appearance
Ah, Gershwin! Beautiful.
Amazing Photos! Many I had never seen before. Thank You!
Excellent video!
jec1ny thank you !
Please any ocean company, make another ship like these for an anniversary. We miss them.
The olympic can be seen 1:35
Is that not the Olympic at 2.12?
@@moraymac2922 That is Olympic
Never to be seen again.
A great collection---and in color! So many fine ships here but I'm going to say that my favorite is the Empress of Scotland at :13. She had something special, maybe in part the mix of a then-modern design but with tall funnels that might have been considered old-fashioned. The Empress of Britain that debuted not long after and that might be considered a further development of the design of the Empress of Scotland just doesn't do it for me. The EoB was bulky and disproportionate and those smokestacks were way too big. I'll take the Empress of Scotland which also looked great as the two-funnel Hanseatic.
0:11 The S.S. Normandie, yay!
1:37 is that Olympic in the back????
yep
Kathleine C yup
Yup
Yes.
The Queen Mary of 1936 must have been a huge embarrassement to Cunard when they saw the sleek, clean , streamline profile of the Normandie. Although Normandie was slightly earlier than the QM ,she was YEARS AHEAD of the Cunarder in both asthetics, luxury and most importantly engineering . Her uncluttered decks and lack of ventilators and cranes and winches etc that were hidden away just like modern ships of today. Also I believe she used 40 tonnes per day LESS fuel when cruising at 29 knots than the QM. and btw I say all this as a patriotic Englishman. In the final analysis you can only be honest can't you ?
Not so much. The people of the era thought the Normandie's interiors of bright whites and golds were too bright and blinding, and thought the Queen Mary's warm accents and wooden tones, along with some dazzling gold once and again, was just enough for them. The Normandie was quite empty on many of her voyages, only being half full. But the Queen Mary was filled with many people! Although back then, through that one year of the Normandie ruling the seas, I suppose Cunard would the Queen Mary would be a total flop and embarrassment to the company. But she was a standing ovation!
The Normandie was beautiful elegance personified. What happened to her was a crime.
@@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices agreed, QM was a much more popular ship with pax. I think they were a little intimidated by Normandie.
I will not take any slander against the Queen of any kind. You must be blind or stupid to look at her and go "meh." 😤
you included the Olympic but not the titanic
the Titanic was not a classic liner as such, the Olympic was, as it had a life as a trans-Atlantic liner, also, it was the first and only survivor of the class.
Titanic will be a classic liner if she never sunk
1:13, what a beauty omg, name please.
cosminogloo cosy She is the SS Rex, she held the blue ribband before a German liner took it away from her..
@@astereux4519 Thank you!
she is the Rex.
@@jimcrawford5039 Thanks.
When men were men , when women liked men and ships were ships.
:(
I don't get how the concept of people being people has changed since then but alright.
what is the ship at 1:21
The planned, keel-laid then scrapped RMMV Oceanic
Robbie The SS l’Atlantique, a French ship which burned.
that is the Bismarck, Vaterland or Imperitor. built 1914 and 15,000 tons bigger than Olympic Class.
1.23 That is.
1:21 is the L'Atlantique, a French Line ship that burned in 1932
1:23 is the Majestic, formerly Bismarck
Classy and elegant real ships... no like cruise ships of today which some looks like toys :(
I THOUGHT THE SECOND ONE WAS THE BRITANNIC
Where’s titanic
1:48. who is this old timer please?
Cunard’s. Caronia.
She's a Cunard liner, she was named Caronia. Although I do not get why she was painted green.
sebastian banguis She was a cruise ship, dubbed the Green Goddess by those who sailed aboard her.
@@jimcrawford5039 My nana went on the Carolina. She loved it, so beautiful she said. Oh how ships have gone downhill.
@@astereux4519She was also an ocean liner
Why is not Kungsholm in this video
Erik Forssen , to tell you the truth, I must have forgotten to include her. :(
lasbagman1 Ok
looks to be that Kungsholm is being reborn as Kungsholm 5
titanic
No Olympic
Olympic is there, not Titanic.
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