A brief illustrated history of the great Atlantic liners from
Lusitania and Titanic to Queen Mary 2. Since the end of the
nineteenth century there has been a stunning succession of
transatlantic liners, from the White Star Line's Oceanic of 1899 to
the Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 of 2004. These floating palaces
often contained luxurious staterooms, ballrooms and lounges for the
rich, and noticeably more modest and basic accommodation for poorer
travellers. Their designs and powerplants were often cutting-edge
as each competed to be the largest, most luxurious and fastest ship
on the Atlantic. As the tides of passenger demand rose and fell
through the years and the world plunged twice into global conflict,
these ships had to adapt to survive. Many of these vessels -
including Mauretania, Olympic, the first Queen Mary and France -
had long and glorious careers; others - Titanic, Lusitania and
Normandie among them - suffered tragic endings. J. Kent Layton
describes the heyday of the superliners and explains what life was
like for passengers, both rich and poor.
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