R.M.S. "CARINTHIA", Cunard Line. Postcard

R.M.S. CARINTHIA
Cunard Line

Postcard [no mention of publisher], Nº B. 1469.

RMS Carinthia was an ocean liner built in 1956. She started on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Montreal on 27 June 1956 with 890 passengers and crew on board. She sailed for Cunard Line from her completion until 1968 when she was sold to Sitmar Line, rebuilt into a full-time cruise ship and renamed SS Fairsea. She sailed with Sitmar until 1988, when Sitmar was sold to P&O. She was renamed SS Fair Princess and sailed for Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises until 2000. She was then sold to China Sea Cruises and renamed SS China Sea Discovery. In 2006 she was scrapped at Alang, India.

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The "QUEEN ELIZABETH 2" in the port of Hamburg, Germany. Postcard

The QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
in the port of Hamburg, Germany

Postcard published by Bild-Druck & Verlag, Lübeck, 20 A 7532.

Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) is a retired British ocean liner converted into a floating hotel. Originally built for the Cunard Line, the second ship named Queen Elizabeth, build by John Brown and Company at their shipyard in Clydebank (Scotland), was launched on 20 September 1967 and completed on 26 November 1968. She operated as transatlantic liner and a cruise ship from 1969 to 2008, and laid up until converted and has been operating as a floating hotel in Dubai since 18 April 2018. The interior and superstructure for the QE2 was designed by James Gardner.

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R.M.S. "MAURETANIA", Cunard Line, United Kingdom. Postcard

R.M.S. MAURETANIA
Cunard Line

Postcard.

RMS Mauretania was an ocean liner designed by Leonard Peskett and built by Wigham Richardson and Swan Hunter for the British Cunard Line, launched on the afternoon of 20 September 1906. She was the world's largest ship until the launch of RMS Olympic in 1910. Mauretania departed Liverpool on her maiden voyage to New York on 16 November 1907, and on the return voyage (30 November – 5 December 1907) captured the record for the fastest eastbound crossing of the Atlantic. During the First World War, Mauretania was ordered by the British government to serve as a troop ship to carry British soldiers during the Gallipoli campaign. She returned to civilian service on 21 September 1919. The ship being scrapped in Rosyth, Scotland, in 1935.

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CUNARD. MS "Cunard Princess" cruise ship

CUNARD
MS Cunard Princess, registered in the Bahamas.

Postcard Q700 (Printed in U.S.A.)

The Cunard Princess cruise ship, whose hull was built by Burmeister & Wain in Copenhagen, Denmark, and launched on December 12, 1974 under the name Cunard Conquest. The ship was delivered to Cunard on October 30, 1975, and was transferred to La Spezia, Italy, where it was outfitted by Industrie Navali Meccaniche Affini. Work ended in March 1977 and the ship, registered in Southampton (United Kingdom) already under the name Cunard Princess, made its maiden voyage from New York to Bermuda in April 1977, and she cruised the Caribbean. In 1980 she had been registered in Nassau, Bahamas, and in the summer of 1981 she was posted to cruises in Alaska. During the Gulf War, the Cunard Princess was leased to the United States Armed Forces Recreation Center as a recreational facility for troops involved in the conflict; arrived in Bahrain on December 24, 1990. After her service in the Persian Gulf, she docked at Valletta, Malta, on September 23, 1991 and re-entered normal service with Cunard on October 19, 1991. In 1995 it was chartered to StarLauro Cruises, which needed a replacement for its MS Achille Lauro that had sunk in a fire in 1994; StarLauro acquired the ship, which she changed his name to Rhapsody and was registered in Panama (on October 1, 1995 StarLauro was renamed Mediterranean Shipping Cruises and later adopted the name MSC Cruises). After passing her down to other companies and changing her name several times, it was sold to Turkey for her demolition, which took place in Aliağa on July 11, 2022.

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CUNARD LINE. Vintage poster

CUNARD LINE

Royal Mail Steamers

Liverpool - New York - Boston via Queenstown

Vintage poster. Anonyme postcard.
Cartel antiguo. Tarjeta postal anónima.
Cartell antic. Targeta postal anònima.
Affiche ancien. Carte postale anonyme.
Poster d'epoca. Cartolina anonima.

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CUNARD LINE. MS "Caronia" cruise ship

CUNARD LINE. MS "Caronia" cruise ship. Official postcard posted 12.10.2001 at Québec (Canada) to Fairlie (Ayrshire, Scotland).
[MS "Caronia"  was built as the combined ocean liner/cruise ship MS "Vistafjord" in 1973 by Swan Hunter Shipbuilders in the United Kingdom for the Norwegian America Line, and set on her maiden voyage, a transatlantic crossing from Oslo to New York, on 22 May 1973. In 1983 she was sold to Cunard Line, retaining her original name until 1999 when she was renamed MS "Caronia". From 2004 is operated by Saga Shipping Company as "Saga Ruby".]

CUNARD LINE. Buque de cruceros MS "Caronia". Tarjeta postal oficial circulada el 12.10.2001 de Québec (Canadá) a Fairlie (Ayrshire, Escocia).

CUNARD LINE. Vaixell de creuers MS "Caronia". Targeta postal oficial circulada el 12.10.2001 de Québec (Canadà) a Fairlie (Ayrshire, Escòcia).

CUNARD LINE. Bateau de croisières MS "Caronia". Carte postale officielle circulée le 12.10.2001 de Québec (Canada) à Fairlie (Ayrshire, Écosse).

CUNARD LINE. Nave di crociere MS "Caronia". Cartolina ufficiale viaggiata il 12.10.2001 da Québec (Canada) a Fairlie (Ayrshire, Scozia).

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CUNARD LINE. S.S. "Franconia" at Bermuda in the late 1960's

CUNARD LINE. S.S. "Franconia" at Bermuda in the late 1960's. Postcard by C.T. Publishing, No. 010, 1993 (from the Collection of Richard I. Weiss).
[This ship, named initially "Ivernia", was built in 1954 by John Brown & Co, Clydebank. She was the second four ships primarily intended for the Canadian service, and their dimensions were determined by the St Lawrence Seaway. During the summer they would sail to Quebec and Montreal, and in the winter (when the St Lawrence Seaway is iced over) to Halifax and New York. Construction of Ivernia started in 1954, and she commenced her maiden voyage from Greenock to Quebec and Montreal on 1st July 1955. She carried 110 first class passengers and 833 tourist class. Her decor was contemporary for the time, and most unlike the traditional interiors of earlier Cunarders. From April 1957, "Ivernia" sailed from Southampton to Montreal, rather than from Liverpool. The late 1950s were boom years for Cunard, and "Ivernia" was initially very successful on her designed routes. However, air was becoming increasingly the dominant mode of trans-Atlantic travel, and Cunard announced a significant financial loss in June 1962. It was announced that "Saxonia" and "Ivernia" would be rebuilt at John Browns to make them more suitable for cruising. "Ivernia" had completed 109 round voyages across the Atlantic when she was sent back to her builders in October 1962, reappearing as the "Franconia" in Cunard's cruising green livery. The interiors had been refitted, and a new lido had been built on the aft decks, replacing the aft cargo hatches. Passenger capacity had been reduced to 119 first and 728 tourist class, and air conditioning had been installed throughout. Despite the cruising modifications, "Franconia" re-entered service on the North Atlantic run in July 1963. She ran successfully through the summer and switched to her planned cruising itinerary from New York in the winter, returning to the trans-Atlantic routes in April 1964. In 1970, Cunard took a 50% interest in Overseas National Airways, which had two cruise ships on order to operate on fly-cruises, forming the company Cunard-ONA. Shortly after this, ONA were forced to withdraw from the arrangement, leaving Cunard to continue alone. "Franconia" left on her last Bermuda cruise on 2nd October 1971, remained at Southampton for seven months, when they were moved to the River Fal, where they joined the Southern Cross which had been withdrawn shortly after them. At one point is was hoped to sell them to Ted Arison for his fledgling Carnival Cruises, but agreement could not be reached. "Franconia" eventually began new careers under the Soviet Unions's hammer and sickle as "Fedor Shalyapin", and received very little interior changes before beginning a varied career as Soviet cruise ship, travelling all over the world. Following the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1989, became owned by the Ukraine, although nominally belonging to Maltese holding companies. Their condition deteriorated over the next few years and they were both laid up in the Black Sea in 1995.]

CUNARD LINE. El S.S. "Franconia" en Bermuda a finales de la década de 1960. Tarjeta postal de C.T. Publishing, Nº 010, 1993 (de la colección de Richard I. Weiss).

CUNARD LINE. L'S.S. "Franconia" a Bermuda al final de la dècada de 1960. Targeta postal de C.T. Publishing, Nº 010, 1993 (de la col·lecció de Richard I. Weiss).

CUNARD LINE. Le S.S. "Franconia" à Bermuda vers la fin des années 1960. Carte postale de C.T. Publishing, Nº 010, 1993 (de la collection de Richard I. Weiss).

CUNARD LINE. Il S.S. "Franconia" a Bermuda alla fine degli anni 1960. Cartolina di C.T. Publishing, Nº 010, 1993 (della collezione di Richard I. Weiss).

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CUNARD. "Queen Elizabeth 2" at Ringaskiddy (County Cork, Ireland)

CUNARD. "Queen Elizabeth 2" entering the deepwater harbour at Ringaskiddy (County Cork, Ireland). Photo: Noel Ray. Postcard by Harry Potterton, 'Ireland', Series No. 3.

CUNARD. El "Queen Elizabeth 2" en las proximidades del puerto de Ringaskiddy (Co. Cork, Irlanda). Foto: Noel Ray. Tarjeta postal de Harry Potterton, 'Ireland', serie N.º 3.

CUNARD. El "Queen Elizabeth 2" prop del port de Ringaskiddy (Co. Cork, Irlanda). Foto: Noel Ray. Targeta postal de Harry Potterton, 'Ireland', serie núm. 3.

CUNARD. Le "Queen Elizabeth 2" près du port de Ringaskiddy (Co. Cork, Irlande). Photo: Noel Ray. Carte postale de Harry Potterton, 'Ireland', série Nº 3.

CUNARD. Il "Queen Elizabeth 2" nei pressi del porto di Ringaskiddy (Co. Cork, Irlanda). Foto: Noel Ray. Cartolina di Harry Potterton, 'Ireland', serie Nº 3.

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CUNARD LINE. The "Queen Mary" arrival at Long Beach (California), December 9, 1967

CUNARD LINE. The "Queen Mary" arrival at Long Beach (California), December 9, 1967. Postcard by Queen Mary Souvenir / The Continental Card, B2773.
[Launched on 26 September 1934. Sailed on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, on 27 May 1936, to New York. In late August 1939, was on a return run from New York to Southampton. The international situation led to her being escorted by the battlecruiser HMS "Hood". She arrived safely, and set out again for New York on 1 September. By the time she arrived, the Second World War had started and she was ordered to remain in port until further notice alongside "Normandie". In 1940 "Queen Mary" and "Normandie" were joined in New York by new running mate "Queen Elizabeth". The three largest liners in the world sat idle for some time until the Allied commanders decided that all three ships could be used as troopships. "Queen Mary" left New York for Sydney, where she, along with several other liners, was converted into a troopship to carry Australian and New Zealand soldiers to the United Kingdom. During the war, "Queen Mary" carried British Prime Minister Winston Churchill across the Atlantic for meetings with fellow Allied forces officials on several occasions. After World War II, from September 1946 to July 1947, "Queen Mary" was refitted for passenger service, adding air conditioning and upgrading her berth configuration to 711 first class, 707 cabin class and 577 tourist class passengers. Following refit, "Queen Mary" and "Queen Elizabeth" dominated the transatlantic passenger trade as Cunard White Star's two ship weekly express service through the latter half of the 1940s and well into the 1950s. By 1965, the entire Cunard fleet was operating at a loss. Hoping to continue financing their still under construction "Queen Elizabeth 2", Cunard mortgaged the majority of the fleet. Finally, under a combination of age, lack of public interest, inefficiency in a new market, and the damaging after effects of the national seamen's strike, Cunard announced that both "Queen Mary" and "Queen Elizabeth" would be retired from service and were to be sold off. Many offers were submitted, but it was Long Beach, California who beat the Japanese scrap merchants. "Queen Mary" was retired from service in 1967. After her retirement in 1967, she steamed to Long Beach, California, where she is permanently moored as a tourist attraction, hotel, museum, and event facility.]

CUNARD LINE. El "Queen Mary" a su llegada a Long Beach (California, EUA) el 09.12.1967. Tarjeta postal de Queen Mary Souvenir / The Continental Card, B2773.

CUNARD LINE. El "Queen Mary" a l'arribada a a Long Beach (California, EUA) el 09.12.1967. Targeta postal de Queen Mary Souvenir / The Continental Card, B2773.

CUNARD LINE. Le "Queen Mary" à l'arrivée à Long Beach (Californie, EUA) le 09.12.1967. Carte postale de Queen Mary Souvenir / The Continental Card, B2773.

CUNARD LINE. Il "Queen Mary" arrivando a Long Beach (California, SUA) il 09.12.1967. Cartolina di Queen Mary Souvenir / The Continental Card, B2773.

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CUNARD. "Queen Elizabeth 2" (in service between 1969 and 2008)

CUNARD. "Queen Elizabeth 2" [in service between 1969 and 2008]. Publicitary postcard printed by J. Arthur Dixon.

CUNARD. "Queen Elizabeth 2" [en servicio entre 1969 y 2008]. Tarjeta postal publicitaria impresa por J. Arthur Dixon.

CUNARD. "Queen Elizabeth 2" [en servei entre el 1969 i el 2008]. Targeta postal publicitària impresa per J. Arthur Dixon.

CUNARD. "Queen Elizabeth 2" [en service de 1969 à 2008].Carte postale publicitaire imprimée par J. Arthur Dixon.

CUNARD. "Queen Elizabeth 2" [in servizio dal 1969 al 2008]. Cartolina pubblicitaria stampata da J. Arthur Dixon.

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CUNARD. "Cunard Countess" of British Registry (Postcard posted at Grenada, 1986)

CUNARD (UK). "Cunard Countess" of British Registry. Postcard Q699 posted at Grenada
to North Yorkshire, England, the 28.09.1986.

CUNARD (UK). Buque "Cunard Countess". Tarjeta postal Q699 circulada de la isla de Grenada
a North Yorkshire, Inglaterra, el 28.09.1986.

CUNARD (UK). Vaixell "Cunard Countess". Targeta postal Q699 circulada de l'illa de Grenada
a North Yorkshire, Anglaterra, el 28.09.1986.

CUNARD (UK). Navire "Cunard Countess". Carte postale Q699 voyagée de l'île de Grenada
à North Yorkshire, Angleterre, le 28.09.1986.

CUNARD (UK). Nave "Cunard Countess". Cartolina Q699 viaggiata dall'isola di Grenada a North Yorkshire, Inghilterra, ll 28.09.1986.

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