Cruise ship tours: The last of the great ocean liners
They were icons of their era. Grand, elegant vessels built for epic journeys across the Atlantic. And even in retirement, they remain a sight to behold. Our latest Cruise Ship Tour, in the carousel above, offers a look at three of the greatest ocean liners ever built, all now permanently at dock — the Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth 2 and United States.
The tour also includes the one great ocean liner that remains at sea, the 10-year-old Queen Mary 2.
Together, these four ships are among the last of the great trans-Atlantic vessels that have yet to be sent to the scrap heap. And, as can be seen in the tour, which includes a rare collection of historic and contemporary photos of the ships, they remain among the most spectacular creations of man ever to be used for transportation. View the tour in a wider format with larger photos.
Created by veteran cruise writer and ship photographer Peter Knego, the Last of the Great Ocean Liners photo tour is the 105th in our ongoing series of cruise ship galleries. For previous photo tours, click on the links below:
Alaska Marine Highway System (ferries):Kennicott
Alaskan Dream Cruises:Admiralty Dream
American Cruise Lines:Queen of the Mississippi
American Queen Steamboat Company: American Queen; American Empress
Azamara Club Cruises:Azamara Journey; Azamara Quest
Avalon Waterways:Avalon Panorama; Avalon Expression; Avalon Angkor
Celebrity Cruises:Celebrity Eclipse; Celebrity Constellation; Celebrity Century; Celebrity Reflection; Celebrity Solstice; Celebrity Silhouette
Carnival Cruise Lines:Carnival Magic; Carnival Breeze; Carnival Sunshine; Carnival Breeze, Magic compared; Carnival Destiny;Carnival Ecstasy; Carnival Splendor; Carnival Inspiration; Carnival Liberty; Carnival Valor; Carnival Dream
Celebration Cruise Line:Bahamas Celebration
Compagnie du Ponant:Le Boreal; Le Soleal
Costa Cruises:Costa Favolosa; Costa Deliziosa
Cruise & Maritime Voyages:Marco Polo; Discovery
Crystal Cruises:Crystal Symphony
Cunard Line:Queen Mary 2; Queen Elizabeth; Queen Victoria; Queen Mary (retired)
Disney Cruise Line:Disney Wonder; Disney Fantasy and Dream compared; Disney Fantasy; Disney Dream
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines:Braemar
Hapag-Lloyd:Europa; Europa 2
Holland America Line:Nieuw Amsterdam; Westerdam; Eurodam; Oosterdam; Statendam; Veendam
Hurtigruten:Midnatsol
Lindblad Expeditions:National Geographic Sea Lion
Louis Cruises:Louis Majesty; Louis Olympia; Orient Queen
MSC Cruises:MSC Fantasia; MSC Divina; MSC Preziosa
Norwegian Cruise Line:Norwegian Jade; Norwegian Breakaway; Norwegian Sky; Norwegian Epic; Norwegian Gem
Oceania Cruises:Riviera; Marina
Paul Gauguin Cruises:Paul Gauguin
Princess Cruises:Ruby Princess; Crown Princess; Grand Princess; Emerald Princess; last look at the 'Love Boat'; Royal Princess under construction; Royal Princess; Sapphire Princess;
Regent Seven Seas Cruises:Seven Seas Mariner
Royal Caribbean International:Oasis of the Seas; Voyager of the Seas; Grandeur of the Seas; Jewel of the Seas; Allure of the Seas
Seabourn Cruise Line:Seabourn Sojourn and Seabourn Odyssey; Seabourn Quest
SeaDream Yacht Club:SeaDream I
Silversea:Silver Spirit; Silver Shadow
Star Clippers:Star Flyer
Un-Cruise Adventures:Safari Explorer; Safari Endeavour; Wilderness Discoverer; S.S. Legacy
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection:S.S. Catherine
Vantage Deluxe World Travel:River Discovery II; River Splendor
Viking River Cruises:Viking Odin; Viking Bragi; Viking Heimdal
Voyages to Antiquity:Aegean Odyssey
Windstar Cruises:Wind Surf; Wind Star; Wind Spirit
Yachts available by charter:Christina O
Retired ocean liners:United States
Theme galleries:The seven most spectacular suites at sea