Monarchs of the Sea The Great Ocean Liners

by Ulrich, Kurt

• ISBN13: 9781860643736
• ISBN10: 1860643736
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-04-15
• Publisher: Tauris Parke Paperbacks

Summary

The mythology surrounding the Titanic overshadows the fact that the ship heralded a new age of transportation that forged the modern travel industry. The decades that followed the saga of the Titanic are laden with the names of even greater liners--the Ile du France, the Normandie, Queen Mary, the Queen Elizabeth, the S.S. United States and many others. This stunning book presents their fascinating history in words and beautiful photos.

Author Biography

Kurt Ulrich has specialized in travel writing and photography for more than 25 years. He has taken 180 voyages, on every sea. He lives in Zurich, Switzerland.

Table of Contents

Tradition and Change	8	(6)
Introduction: Under Sail	14	(24)
`Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!'	22	(6)
The Language of the Sea	28	(10)
Travelling by liner -- The Rise, Glory and Fall of the Transatlantic Liners	38	(116)
Great Eastern -- The First of the Ocean Giants	48	(16)
Titanic--The End of a Dream	64	(6)
Imperator -- Glory of te Kaiser on the Atlantic	70	(16)
Bremen and Europa -- Pioneers of a New Generation of Ships	86	(14)
Normandie -- Almost the Perfect Ship	100	(10)
Queen Mary -- A Ship with `Character and Personality'	110	(18)
United States -- The Fastest Ocean-Going Giant of All Time	128	(6)
Michelangelo and Raffaello -- The Beautiful Italians	134	(6)
France -- Yesterday Luxury, Today Mass Tourism	140	(12)
Queen Elizabeth 2 -- The Last `Queen Of The Seas'	152	(2)
Cruises -- From Elite Holiday pleasures to Mass Tourism	154	(94)
Sea Cloud -- A Lady All in White	170	(18)
Vistafjord -- A Classic on the World's Seas	188	(10)
Explorer -- En-Route to the White Continent	198	(14)
Seabourn Legend -- As Exclusive as a Private Yacht	212	(16)
Wind Song -- South Sea Dreams Under Sail	228	(8)
Europa -- Germany's Number One Cruise Liner	236	(8)
Sovereign of the Seas -- A Ship Sets New Standards	244	(4)
Appendix	248	(1)
Facts and Figures	248	(6)
Chronicle	254	(6)
Index and Glossary	260	(4)
Bibliography, Photographs and Illustrations	264