cruiseliner

31 photos tagged cruiseliner, from 5 members of Flickr Commons.

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Delightful new form of holiday making - Cruising! from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded 2 July
TSS AWATEA passenger seating area from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded May 2013
Officers of TSS AWATEA at East Circular Quay from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded May 2013
TSS AWATEA passenger seating area from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded May 2013
Officers of TSS AWATEA at East Circular Quay from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded May 2013
TSS AWATEA ship's library from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded May 2013
Cruise ship in Trondheimsfjorden, 1923. from Fylkesarkivet i Vestland uploaded January 2013
Two men seated, drinking beer and smoking cigars on board SS TANDA from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded November 2012
Portrait of a woman seated in a cane chair possibly on board SS TANDA from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded November 2012
Portrait of a woman seated in a cane chair possibly on board SS TANDA from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded November 2012
Portrait of a man possibly on board SS TANDA from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded November 2012
Four Japanese men wearing suits and holding parasols by a roadside possibly in Nagoya from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded November 2012
Two men seated, drinking beer and smoking cigars on board SS TANDA from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded November 2012
Image of three men and a woman seated on a verandah possibly on board SS TANDA from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded November 2012
Image of two men seated with a man standing beside them possibly on board SS TANDA from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded November 2012

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Two men seated, drinking beer and smoking cigars on board SS TANDA

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

beachcomber australia said:
Spot the differences -

Delightful new form of holiday making - Cruising!

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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mikeyashworth said:
Ah, the Lancastria. Yes, the cruising holiday was quite the 'thing' especially during the inter-war period when many companies such as Cunard marketed a vast variety of cruises with many different classes and prices; it was, I suspect, primarily, a 'middle' and 'upper' class thing. The company advertised heavily, both for its trans-Atlantic business in the days before air travel, and its holiday 'cruising' business; as well as adverts, glossy foldout plan brochures, such as this were often issued.

The Lancastria was originally named the Tyrrhenia, built by Beardmore's on the Clyde and launched in 1920 for a sister line to Cunard, the Anchor Line. Refitted and renamed in 1924 the vessel went to the Mediterranean cruise circuit in the 1930s. Upon the outbreak of war in 1939 the Lancastria was requisitioned and sadly, on 17 June 1940, the vessel was sunk by enemy action whilst helping to evacuate British nationals and troops from St. Nazaire whilst heavily overloaded. Although there were around 2,400 survivors the number of those lost varies from 3,500 to 7,000; it is widely recognised as the biggest ship loss of any British vessel. The news at the time was effectively blocked by the use of a D-Notice.

Cunard had a long history, formed in 1840 and based out of Liverpool and latterly Southampton. From 1934 onwards they were connected with the White Star line. The name survives but as a subsidiary of a larger multi-national cruise liner concern.

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Suck Diesel said:
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beachcomber australia said:
Interesting story of the 1940 sinking at St Nazaire with photos -
news.bbc.co.uk

Edit - More up-to-date version -
www.bbc.com

And wiki - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Lancastria
Suck Diesel said:
12 Gns for a 10-day cruise in 1920, equivalent to £500 today, seems good value
However, pricing in Guineas implies a ‘luxury transaction’
National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
mikeyashworth Like it or not, you are now our official Cunard expert. :)
Any idea on a slightly tighter date for this brochure? After 1924 renaming anyway.

Image of three men and a woman seated on a verandah possibly on board SS TANDA

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

beachcomber australia said:
I think this might be a building, not a ship.