The period from the end of the Second World War to the late 1960s
marked a golden era for the traditional port-to-port class-divided
passenger ship business. It was an age of re-awakening, with the
wealthy and adventurous seeking new experiences abroad and
countless migrants wanting to leave war-shattered Europe for new
lives and opportunities overseas. On the liners, everyone was
catered for: from passengers such as the Duke and Duchess of
Windsor, who required suites of luxurious rooms with space to
unpack over a hundred pieces of luggage, to penniless migrants
carrying nothing more than an overnight bag, for whom a berth in a
fifty-bed dormitory was all that was needed. Atlantic crossings
were popular throughout the period, but there were also three- and
four-class ships to South America, combination passenger-cargo
services carrying only 100 or so travelers, fast mail ships to
South Africa, colonial passenger vessels to East Africa, crowded
migrant sailings to Sydney and Auckland, and trans-Suez and
trans-Pacific passages. This was an era when long-distance travel
was entirely dependent on the ocean liners. Post-War on the Liners
examines, through fascinating anecdotes and detailed research, the
many passenger ship services of this bygone era, recapturing the
charm, practicality, and importance of post-war sea travel. From
the magnificent-Cunarders Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, Italian
Line's Augustus, Union-Castle's Bloemfontein Castle, P&O's
Oronsay, and Shaw Savill's Southern Cross-to the lesser
known-Fyffes Line's Golfito, Royal Mail's Amazon, Sitmar Line's
Fairsea, and NYK Line's Hikawa Maru-this book reveals the unique
qualities of individual ships and why they were so often regarded
with affection by the men and women who travelled and served on
them.
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