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MAGIC at Monfalcone
January 17, 2010: Newbuilding CARNIVAL MAGIC's keel laying ceremony at Fincantieri's Monfalcone shipyard. Click here for CARNIVAL MAGIC.
QUEEN ELIZABETH Float Out Ceremony
January 5, 2010: Today's events at Fincantieri, Italy surrounding the floating out of Cunard's QUEEN ELIZABETH documented by Maurizio Eliseo can be view by clicking QUEEN ELIZABETH Float Out Ceremony.
M.V. COHO Golden Anniversary
December 29, 2009: The Black Ball Ferry Line's, M.V. COHO marks her golden anniversary today. The 5,366 gross ton, 341 foot long ship was built in 1959 for the daily ferry service from Port Angeles, Washington to Victoria, British Columbia. In 50 years, the ship has never missed a sailing and has transported over 21 million passengers between the two countries. Shawn Dake, in his latest Dake's Passages, chronicles the fascinating history of this ship and the Black Ball Line in his story M.V. COHO: 50 YEARS OF RELIABLE SERVICE.
Restoring the FAITHFUL
December 17, 2009: Peter Knego's Sea Treks blog continues with a visit to Rio Vista, California to talk about cruising, ship decay, and the outstanding little
1955-built cruise ship FAITHFUL (ex WAPPEN VON HAMBURG, DELOS, POLAR STAR,
PACIFIC STAR, XANADU, EXPEX) for The History Channel's "Life After People"
series. Click here for Restoring the FAITHFUL (A quick visit to the former XANADU in Rio Vista
Penning The Ultimate ROSE Blog
October 19, 2009: Peter Knego's Sea Treks adventure, an eight night segment of the gorgeous, 1965-built MV SAGA ROSE's "Black Sea Odyssey" penultimate voyage from Southampton to Vigo, Valletta and Piraeus. Click here for the Penning The Ultimate ROSE Blog
Penning The Ultimate PRINCE Blog
October 10, 2009: Peter Knego's Sea Treks adventure, the ten night "Farewell To Historic Home Ports" penultimate voyage from Southampton for Fred. Olsen's 1966-built MV BLACK PRINCE, calling at Kristiansand, Oslo, Gothenburg, Copehnagen, Travemunde/Lubeck and Rotterdam. Click here for Penning The Ultimate PRINCE Blog
AKDENIZ Decked!
September 4, 2009: Peter Knego's latest Decked! blog is a full history and tour of one of the world's last surviving, unaltered ocean liners, the 1955-built Turkish "time capsule" AKDENIZ. Click here for MV AKDENIZ Decked!
Five Stars In Ten Nights
August 19, 2009: Peter Knego's sixth and final installment of his latest Sea Treks blog from Vancouver to Seward, Alaska aboard Hapag-Lloyd's five star excursion vessel, the MV HANSEATIC, has been posted. Click here for part six of Northbound HANSEATIC!
BAHAMAS CELEBRATION: A Report
August 16, 2009: Florida-based writer Michael Bennett sails aboard BAHAMAS CELEBRATION (ex PRINSESSE RAGNHILD) from Port Everglades, FL - Nassau Paradise Island, Bahamas and files his report. Click here for Cruise Report: BAHAMAS CELEBRATION
Vancouver Manoeuvres Blog
uly 29, 2009: Click here for Peter Knego's Sea Treks Blog, Vancouver Manoeuvres, covering the maiden arrival of Peaceboat's SS OCEANIC to Vancouver (and other passenger ship arrivals and departures).
SEVEN SEAS MARINER Decked!
July 14, 2009: Regent Seven Seas Cruises' recently refurbished, 2001-built MV SEVEN SEAS MARINER gets fully Decked! in Peter Knego's latest top to bottom, before and after tour. Click here for SEVEN SEAS MARINER Decked!
Oracle Of Stoltenberg
June 1, 2009: MaritimeMatters is very pleased to announce it's latest "Ocean Liner Oracle" feature, a look at the life and art of acclaimed maritime painter, Donald Stoltenberg. Click here for "Off The Palette With Don Stoltenberg" by Peter Knego.
Hollywood To Honolulu
Martin Cox and Gordon Ghareeb's new highly illustrated hardback book on the untold history of the 1920s Los Angeles Steamship Company has been published by Glencannon Press and Steam Ship Historical Society of America. Click here for Hollywood to Honolulu, the story of Los Angeles Steamship Company
Video
Remembering REGAL EMPRESS
Peter Knego's first offical "Sea Treks" video depicting one of the final sailings of Imperial Majesty Cruise Line's MV REGAL EMPRESS.
Click here for
REGAL EMPRESS Video
Peter Knego's Sea Treks
Peter Knego's continuing MaritimeMatters Blogs
SAPPHIRE And Ice Blog Updated
June 19, 2009: Peter Knego's Sea Treks blog from SAPPHIRE PRINCESS, with visits to Juneau and Ketchikan on a seven night Whittier to Vancouver southbound Alaska Cruise. Click here for the continuing SAPPHIRE And Ice blog.
DISCOVERYng The Aegean
June 2, 2009: Peter Knego's fortnight on Voyages Of Discovery's MV DISCOVERY (ex ISLAND PRINCESS) winds up as the ship heads from Santorini to Piraeus via Mykonos. Click here for the DISCOVERYng The Aegean.
Black Sea Blog
May 6, 2009: Join Peter Knego on his latest, in progress, Sea Treks adventure in the Black and Aegean Seas on board Voyages Of Discovery's MV DISCOVERY (ex ISLAND PRINCESS).
DEUTSCHLAND Mediterranean Medley
April 9, 2009: Peter Knego's latest Sea Treks blog, from the decks of Peter Deilmann Cruises MV DEUTSCHLAND (as she circles Italy via Croatia, Montenegro and Greece), is now complete. Click here for Mediterranean Medley On Board MV DEUTSCHLAND.
SPLENDid Blog
March 30, 2009: Peter Knego's Sea Treks blog from the MV CARNIVAL SPLENDOR is complete on MaritimeMatters.
BRAEMAR Decked!
March 16, 2009: Fred. Olsen's recently stretched 1993-built BRAEMAR gets fully Decked! in Peter Knego's latest top to bottom blog tour, which includes a look at the ship in her former guise as Cunard's CUNARD CROWN DYNASTY. Click here for BRAEMAR Decked!
Heaven On SEVEN (SEAS MARINER)
February 7, 2009: Join Peter Knego on Regent Seven Seas Cruises deluxe SEVEN SEAS MARINER, fresh from a multi-million dollar refit, in his Sea Treks blog Heaven On SEVEN (SEAS MARINER).
Return To The REGAL E
February 1, 2009: Peter Knego's annual pilgrimage to sail in Imperial Majesty Cruises REGAL EMPRESS is the subject of his Sea Treks blog,
Return to the REGAL E.
MSC FANTASIA Christening and Inaugural
December 23, 2008: In his latest Sea Treks blog, Peter Knego provides a preview of MSC Cruises brand new 133,500 gt MSC FANTASIA, which was christened by Sophia Loren at Naples on Thursday, December 19. Click here for MSC FANTASIA Christening and Inaugural blog.
BRAEMAR Blog
December 15, 2008: Peter Knego's latest Sea Treks blog from Fred. Olsen's recently stretched, 1993-built BRAEMAR is now complete. Click here for the BRAEMAR Blog. BRAEMAR Blog.
Celebrating SOLSTICE
December 1, 2008: A whirlwind two night christening cruise on board Celebrity Cruises' spectacular new CELEBRITY SOLSTICE is the subject of Peter Knego's latest Sea Treks blog. Click here for Celebrating Solstice.
Bahamarama On The SKY
November 25, 2008: A four night cruise to the Bahamas on board NCL's NORWEGIAN SKY (ex PRIDE OF ALOHA) is the subject of Peter Knego's latest recently completed Sea Treks blog. Click here for Bahamarama on NORWEGIAN SKY.
RUBY Revelations
November 9, 2008: The christening and inaugural cruise of Princess Cruises' brand new 113,000 gt MV RUBY PRINCESS is the subject of Peter Knego's now completed Sea Treks Blog: RUBY Revelations.
GORKIY Goes to Norway Blog
October 1, 2008: Please click here for Sea Treks blog: GORKIY to Norway blog by Peter Knego.
Peter Knego cruises with the Ocean Liner Society on board Phoenix Seereisen's splendid turbine
driven steamship, SS MAXIM GORKIY from Bremerhaven to Norway. Also included are visits to Phoenix Seereisen's MV ALBATROS
(ex ROYAL VIKING SEA), Hurtigrute's MV NORDKAPP, and the 1949-built Norwegian passenger ship BRUVIK.
AMERICAN QUEEN Farewell To Steam(boat) Blog
October 24, 2008: Join Peter Knego on this Uncommon Journeys steam rail/river adventure on board Majestic America Lines' steamboat AMERICAN QUEEN on her final northbound Upper Mississippi River cruise from St. Louis to St. Paul. Please click here for AMERICAN QUEEN Farewell To Steam(boat) Blog by Peter Knego
1967-built SAPPHIRE (ex PRINCESS ITALIA, ITALIA, OCEAN PRINCESS, etc.) Greek Island Blog
September 6, 2008: Please click here for Sea Treks blog: SAPPHIRE Greek Island Cruise by
Peter Knego.
1957-built IVORY (ex AUSONIA, AEGEAN TWO) Blog
Sepember 1, 2008: Please click here for the now completed Sea Treks blog: IVORY Cyprus to Rhodes by
Peter Knego.
INSIGNIA Blog Part Two, Plus A Blog Within a Blog
August 10, 2008: Please click here for the now completed Sea Treks blog: INSIGNIA Venice to Barcelona, part two by
Peter Knego, plus a blog within a blog as Peter Knego visits Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente Yard and blogs on MV MARINA's steel cutting with a cabin preview.
INSIGNIA Blog Part One
July 30, 2008: Please click here for the newly uploaded Sea Treks blog: INSIGNIA Venice to Barcelona, part one by Peter Knego.
EURODAM Blog COLUMBIA QUEEN BLOG A Fitting Arrival L.A. Mod. 2008 Blog Abbreviated DISCOVERY Blog Berth of F3, Knego's New Sea Trek Knego's JADE Sea Trek Begins "QE2 Blues" Blog BALMORAL on 'Sea Treks' REGAL EMPRESS Blog on 'Sea Treks' INDEPENDENCE Departs, FAITHFUL Remains Cunarders In California Boston GEM Party: A First Look at NCL's NORWEGIAN GEM Q6 Naming and Preview Blog - updated CopperDAM Blog, Part Two: CopperDAM Blog, Part One: El Paso to Mazatlan Broken Blog, Part Two Broken Blog, Part One BLUE AEGEAN BLOG, Part Two: AEGEAN BLOG BLUE AEGEAN BLOG, Part One: BLUE BLOG Paddlewheel Blog
AMERICAN QUEEN: Cincinnati to Pittsburgh PEARL In The Passage Blog EMERALD Blog Baja Blog Peter Knego blogs from Discovery World Cruises' MV DISCOVERY Peter Knego blogs from San Francisco Bay:
Bay Area Blog PEARL Of NCL-Dom: NORWEGIAN PEARL Regaled by REGAL E: REGAL EMPRESS
Peter Knego Blogs from MSC's MONTEREY: Venice Serenades The MUSICA Fresh Water Blog Peter Knego reports from the DELTA QUEEN and Lake Michigan. A New York Night On The New NOORDAM Peter Knego's blog on the SAGA RUBY And The IVERNIA Captain's Dresser Saga. A Week At The OPERA
/A Weekend On The EMPRESS
July 11, 2008: Please click here for Peter Knego's newly completed Sea Treks blog from EURODAM's inaugural sailing
.
June 28, 2008: Up A River Without A Paddle Aboard COLUMBIA QUEEN blog by Peter Knego has been uploaded
to MaritimeMatters from Mr. Knego's journey from Portland, OR to Clarkson.
May 26, 2008: Peter Knego takes delivery of rescued fittings from Alang, please click on the "Unload, Upload!" blog
May 13, 2008: View Peter Knego's latest blog, the L.A. Mod. 2008 Blog, from the L.A. Modernism Show at the Santa Monica Civic in CA. This year's theme "Design In Motion" included the wall of glass, mahogany and nickel from EMPRESS OF CANADA's Mayfair Room, Luzzati's Colonna Traiana and Heraldic ceramics from VICTORIA and Luzzati's masterpiece, the silver leaf painting "Chariots" from STELLA SOLARIS.
May 5, 2008: Join Peter Knego on his latest Abbreviated DISCOVERY Blog, as he sails on Voyages of Discovery's
1972-built 20,216 gt MV DISCOVERY (ex ISLAND VENTURE, ISLAND PRINCESS, HYUNDAI PUNGAK, PLATINUM).
April 30, 2008: Blogging from St. Nazaire's latest keel laying and the introduction of the "New Wave" cabins,
Peter Knego continues his trek spectacular. Please click on
NCL's F3, New Wave cabins and keel laying at St. Nazaire.
April 21, 2008: Blogging from onboard NORWEGIAN JADE, Peter Knego begins another trek spectacular.
Please click on
Made on The Jade blog.
April 1, 2008: Click here for Peter Knego's beautifully illustrated "QE2 Blues" Blog
following her last vist to Los Angeles.
March 6, 2008: Click here for Peter Knego's latest BALMORAL Blog on MaritimeMatters 'Sea Treks".
March 3, 2008: Click here for Peter Knego's REGALLY Impressed Blog. Peter sails on Imperial Majesty Cruise Line's
MV REGAL EMPRESS, the former Greek Liner OLYMPIA of 1953.
February 9, 2008: Click here for Peter Knego's latest In And Out Of The Fog Blog from San Francisco.
January 30, 2008: Click here for Peter Knego's latest blog,
Two QUEENs for a day: QUEEN VICTORIA's Maiden Visit to Los Angeles,
QUEEN MARY's 40th Year in Long Beach
December 14, 2007: Peter Knego blogs from a two night preview of NCL's latest Freestyle ship,
the 93,500 gt, 2,384 passenger
NORWEGIAN GEM.
December 11, 2007: Peter Knego blogs from Southampton, where the QUEEN VICTORIA is named in a lavish ceremony
by HRH, Duchess of Cornwall. Click here for Peter's Q6 Naming and Preview Blog.
November 12, 2007: Click here for Part two of Peter Knego's Cruising With Uncommon Journeys,
from Mazatlan to San Diego Via Holland America Line's MV OOSTERDAM.
November 5, 2007: Click here for Part one of Peter Knego's Uncommon Journey's Train Ride Through The Copper Canyon, Mexico,
with return via Holland America Line's MV OOSTERDAM..
October 18, 2007: Click here to read part two of Peter Knego's latest blog about his recent trip to the shipbreaking yards of Alang, India
to document the ANASTASIS (ex VICTORIA). Click here for ANASTASIS At Alang, Part Two
October 16, 2007: Click here to read part one of Peter Knego's latest blog about his recent trip to the shipbreaking yards of Alang, India
to document the ANASTASIS (ex VICTORIA). Click here for ANASTASIS At Alang, Part One
August 28, 2007: Click here for Classic Cruising In the Aegean with Peter Knego, aboard Golden Star Cruises SS AEGEAN TWO.
August 28, 2007: Click here for Classic Cruising In the Aegean with Peter Knego, aboard Monarch Classic Cruises MV BLUE MONARCH.
July 5 -- July 10 Click her for Peter Knego's Paddlewheel Blog
June 17 -- June 23, 2007: Peter Knego reports from Norwegian Cruise Lines'
MV NORWEGIAN PEARL Please click on the PEARL Blog
May 17 -- May 28, 2007: Peter Knego reports from Princess Cruises'
MV EMERALD PRINCESS Please click EMERALD Blog.
April 30 -- May 4, 2007: Peter Knego reports from Royal Caribbean International's
MONARCH OF THE SEAS Please click Baja Blog.
Ice Water Blog: MV DISCOVERY Ushuaia to Punta Arenas:
Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, Part Six
March sightings of the former INDEPENDENCE, USS POTOMAC (ex ELEKTRA),
XANADU 2 (ex WAPPEN VON HAMBURG, etc) and JEREMIAH O'BRIEN and more.
Peter Knego blogs from her naming ceremony at Miami, Florida.
Peter Knego's latest blog from the beloved EMPRESS
Part One: Matson Meets MSC In The Med: SS MONTEREY
Part Two: Mediterranean Magic On The MONTEREY
Part Three: From "Aloha" To "Arrividerci"
Part Four: LE LYDIA (1931 MOONTA) in the South of France
Part Five: "From Piraeus to Palouki/OCEAN MONARCH"
Part Six: Golden Star Cruises/Majestic Cruises International's OCEAN MONARCH, continued.
Part Seven: The End of the Iberian to Arcadian Odyssey
Peter Knego live from MSC MUSICA's naming ceremony in Venice, Italy.
Peter Knego blogs away on his recent, brief visit to Holland America's latest,
the 81,679 gt Vista Class newbuild, NOORDAM.
Peter Knego reports from onboard MSC's OPERA and Imperial Majesty's REGAL EMPRESS in late January/early February 2006.
Peter Knego's - Ship Spotting in the Adriatic - November 2005
Featured Articles & More Blogs:
Exploring The AIDA Difference, AIDAAURA Farewell REGAL EMPRESS QE2's Departure Remembered MaritimeMatters Salutes QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SS LANE VICTORY Blog From Los Angeles OCEAN LINER ORACLES A Day With VICTORIA DELTA QUEEN, Uncertain Future Kaushal's Excellent Northern Adventure Blog by Kaushal Trivedi Jonathan Boonzaier's SUPERTSAR GEMINI, tour a four page tour of Star Cruises' little Gem Classic colonial-style cruising on Vietnam's Halong Bay. A journey on the EMERAUDE by Jonathan Boozaier A rare cruise aboard China's JIARI - text and images by Jonathan Boonzaier Martin's Mary Blog
May 18, 2009: A new illustrated article by Allan E. Jordan, Exploring The AIDA Difference, a tour of 42,200 gt AIDAaura, launched in 2003.
May 11, 2009: A new article by Shawn J. Dake as the last of the classic ocean liners sailing from North America, REGAL EMPRESS, departs on a voyage from Freeport, Bahamas to Alang, India. Please click on A REGAL FAREWELL.
November 11, 2008 Article by Patricia Dempsey of Linerlovers.com , click here for THE QUEEN ELIZABETH 2's Final Departure
from Southampton, November 11, 2008
November 11, 2008: Shawn Dake's highly illustrated log from a leg of the final world cruise of QE2. Please click on ONE LAST TIME AROUND, THE FINAL WORLD CRUISE OF THE QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 by Shawn Dake
June 11, 2008: Gordon Ghareeb blogs from the 1945-built Victory ship, SS LANE VICTORY, one of three vessels left in this class and the only one that is fully operational and licensed for deep sea voyaging. Ghareeb takes us on a tour of this unique ship and on one of her six annual sailings from the Port of Los Angeles. Click here for SS LANE VICTORY Blog One
March 20, 2008: Introducing MaritimeMatters' latest Blogspot, >OCEAN LINER ORACLES,
with our first "oracle", Theodore Scull, renowned ocean liner author, lecturer, and historian.
February 4, 2008: QUEEN VICTORIA in Los Angeles, click here for Martin Cox's photo blog of a day on board.
December 12, 2007: Shawn Dake's three part story of the vintage steamer DELTA QUEEN.
Click here for DELTA QUEEN page one, DELTA QUEEN page two or the DELTA QUEEN page three.
A postscript on the final page brings the reader up to date with the current uncertain future of the DELTA QUEEN.
Martin Cox's account of QUEEN MARYs Meeting in Long Beach, CA, February 23, 2006
Writer Jonathan Boonzaier Sails PELNI's KELUD
Cunard in California by Gordon R. Ghareeb
Lists
Future Ships: New Cruise Ships On Order compiled by Shawn J. Dake
The 2007 Vintage Passenger Ship Census - compiled by Doug Newman
Peter Knego's Vintage Ship Roundup
(number of ships added = 17)
The Shipping News
Shipping News
News on current passenger shipping
Index of Ships
Index of Ships on Maritime Matters
Preserved Memory Project
Personal recollections of Ocean Liner travels
Preserved Memory Project indexed by ship name
Ship Tours
Links to featured vessels on Maritime Matters
indepth coverage, exterior and interior photographs and detailed history by Peter Knego:
VINTAGE PASSENGER SHIP CHRONICLES:
ATALANTE
(ex TAHITIEN, ATALANTE, HOMERICUS)
BRITANIS
(ex MONTEREY, MATSONIA, LURLINE)
INDEPENDENCE
(ex SEA LUCK 1, OCEANIC INDEPENDENCE)
LEONID SOBINOV
(ex SAXONIA, CARMANIA)
MARGARITA L
(ex WINDSOR CASTLE)
MARIANNA VI
(ex AUREOL)
MARIANNA 9
(ex PRINCIPE PERFEITO)
M/S PHILIPPINES
(ex AUGUSTUS)
OCEANBREEZE
(ex SOUTHERN CROSS, CALYPSO, CALYPSO 1, AZURE SEAS)
NORWAY
(ex FRANCE)
PRINCESA VICTORIA
(ex DUNNOTTAR CASTLE, VICTORIA, THE VICTORIA)
REMBRANDT
(ex ROTTERDAM)
SEAWIND CROWN
(ex INFANTE DOM HENRIQUE, VASCO DA GAMA)
SS STELLA SOLARIS
(ex CAMBODGE)
SUN VISTA
(ex GALILEO GALILEI, GALILEO, MERIDIAN, SUN VISTA)
SERENADE
(ex JEAN MERMOZ, MERMOZ)
THE TOPAZ
(ex EMPRESS OF BRITAIN, QUEEN ANNA MARIA, CARNIVALE, FIESTA MARINA, OLYMPIC)
VICTORIA
(ex KUNGSHOLM, SEA PRINCESS)
XANADU 2 / FAITHFUL
(ex WAPPEN VON HAMBURG, DELOS, XANADU, etc)
CONTEMPORARY CRUISE SHIP CHRONICLES:
EURODAM
MAXIM GORKIY
(ex HAMBURG, HANSEATIC)
INSIGNIA
MSC MUSICA
NORWEGIAN PEARL
OLYMPIC VOYAGER
PACIFIC PRINCESS
(ex R THREE)
REGAL EMPRESS
(ex OLYMPIA, CARIBE I)
RUBY PRINCESS
SAGA RUBY
(ex VISTAFJORD, CARONIA)
MV SAPPHIRE
(ex PRINCESS ITALIA, ITALIA, OCEAN PRINCESS, SEA PRINCE, PRINCESA OCEANICA)
SUPERSTAR LEO
ZUIDERDAM
U.S. Steamship Line History
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Hawaiian Steamship Co
Los Angeles Steamship Co
Matson Line
Munson Line
United States Lines
British Steamship Line History
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