The Tragic Final Fate of the World’s Most Famous Ships

From the golden age of ocean liners to the modern cruise boom, even the most magnificent floating cities cannot outrun progress. What really happened to legendary speed queens like Cunard's Mauretania, White Star Line's Olympic (sistership of the Titanic), and the ultimate TV icons, the famous "Love Boat" (Pacific Princess and Island Princess)? 🛳️ Support the Channel Buy my books: https://www.frameandcross.com/books/ Buy cruise merch: https://chrisframeofficial.teemill.com/ My Maritime History Substack: https://themaritimehistorian.substack.com/ 🛳️ BOOK A CRUISE (AUS/NZ): https://www.travelmasters.com.au/chris-frame (This is an affiliate link. By using this booking referral page Chris Frame may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.) 🛳️ Production & Image Credits CC BY: Sivil Denizcilik - CC BY SA 3.0 https://tinyurl.com/83j4epb5 Monarch & Sovereign CC BY SA 4.0 ND44 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Monarch_et_Sovereign_en_Turquie_pour_%C3%AAtre_d%C3%A9mantel%C3%A9s.jpg Carnival Inspiration CC BY SA 4.0 Angelgreat https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AliagaPanoramaMay2021.jpg Monarch CC BY SA 2.0 Roel van Deursen https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monarch_Cartagena_2014.jpg White Swan Hotel CC BY SA 4.0 'Own Work' https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White_Swan_Hotel_Olympic_Suite.jpg SS Norway CC BY SA 3.0 AKS1189 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SS_France_in_its_avatar_of_Blue_Lady_awaits_the_ship_breakers_at_Alang,_August,_2007.jpg SS Norway CC BY SA 3.0 Photography.np https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ship_Norway_ex_France_VIII.jpg Seawise University CC BY SA 2.5 Barry Loigman M.D. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seawise_University_wreck.jpg Costa Concordia CC BY SA 3.0 Rvongher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Collision_of_Costa_Concordia_11.jpg Costa Concordia CC BY SA 4.0 G. Jenewein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Costa_Concordia_Abwracken.jpg France Bow CC BY SA 4.0 Neoclash https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nez_du_paquebot_France_(Le_Havre_2018).jpg By Angelgreat - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=107026704 Monarch & Sovereign, 2020. CC BY SA 4.0 ND44 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Monarch_et_Sovereign_en_Turquie_pour_%C3%AAtre_d%C3%A9mantel%C3%A9s.jpg By Angelgreat - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=107026704 Island Princess Dashers https://tinyurl.com/3bt9hzen Island Princess Deck Scene CC BY SA 2.0 Glenn https://tinyurl.com/ckduue4y Discovery MKFI https://tinyurl.com/yc7mmrmz Island Princess CC BY SA 2.0 Glenn https://tinyurl.com/bdhj685m Pacific at Fort-de-France CC BY SA 4.0 Boato Giuseppe https://tinyurl.com/235kfk3p Pacific CC BY SA 2.0 Aah-Yeah https://tinyurl.com/5n6492m7 Discovery CC BY SA 4.0 Pjotr Mahhonin https://tinyurl.com/jpvahrrd https://tinyurl.com/pjtorwaj https://tinyurl.com/y66uaut4 https://tinyurl.com/y66uaut4 Acif CC BY SA 3.0 Eustace Bagge https://tinyurl.com/m8ty4prx Scrapping at Aliağa CC BY SA 4.0 FAith Takmakli https://tinyurl.com/r2trewgf5634 Discovery CC BY SA 3.0 ---=XEON=--- https://tinyurl.com/4tw6fafd Discovery CC BY SA 4.0 Pjotr Mahhonin https://tinyurl.com/Tallinn28Apri By Edmondramous - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=140005757 By Angelgreat - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=108021519 By anil c patel, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52545718 QE2 Golf Clubs: be Pine Japanese Antique https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134711590635 By Peter J. Fitzpatrick CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41123417 Sivil Denizcilik CC BY SA 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M-F_SAMSUN_%C4%B0stanbul_-Alia%C4%9Fa(Son_yolculuk).webm By Planet Labs, Inc. - https://www.planet.com/gallery/alang/ (direct link), CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57690954 By Bambhaniya Ravikumar - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=109631900 By Fatih Takmakli - CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53631642 By Angelgreat - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=128291715 By Stratoswift - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=170826447 By Phillip Capper CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18430098 By Naqiyah shabbir - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=58636236 🎵 Music Music I use: Bensound.com License code: SYW4VPTC3T4TV5IE Artist: : Lunar Years Music: https://www.bensound.com/free-music-for-videos License code: SDXUL72MH9FD8XWE Artist: : Benjamin Tissot Music: Elegy Artist: Asher Fulero Source: YouTube Studio Notes: Thumbnails: Made with aid from Canva and Gemini. Note: We've been advised images of SS Norway licensed under CC BY were taken by @midshipcinema Tags: #oceanliner #scrap #theloveboat #qe2 #qm2 #cruisenews

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