Today, I’m excited to delve into the most frequently asked question that comes my way—What exactly is an Ocean Liner? Cruise ships are frequently labelled ‘ocean liners’ in newspapers today but they couldn’t be more different. Intended for completely opposite purposes, ocean liners and cruise ships are actually built to achieve their specific goals. Today we’ll explore those differences and learn just what an ocean liner actually is.
Oceanliner Designs explores the design, construction, engineering and operation of history’s greatest vessels– from Titanic to Queen Mary and from the Empress of Ireland to the Lusitania. Join maritime researcher and illustrator Michael Brady as he tells the stories behind some of history’s most famous ocean liners and machines!
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Hope you guys enjoyed the video, more specifically my analogies for what an Ocean liner and Cruise ship are! 😂
How would the design of an ocean liner have evolved today? A good question for you Mike! 🚢
The day Queen Mary 2 retires will be a sad day. I hope to travel on her before it happens.
Thanks for clearing up the difference between An Oceanliner and a CruiseShip.
But, early I know, but to all at the Channel and viewers… Have a Happy Xmas and New Year. Cheers.
7:22 What ship?
I travelled on QM 2 ten years ago into New York. I was made to feel like a VIP. Sailed through a force 10 and they didn’t even close the outside pool. Great fun. Wonderful experience.
gotta say, even though liners were meant for speed and efficiency, they sure look a lot prettier than the behemoth cruse ships of today. The liners even look safer in a way? Modern cruse ships look like they'd just tip over for being too damn tall!
Great video as always sir
Mike, 6:02, Cunard still offers transatlantic sailings for the 2024 year on the Queen Mary 2. That is correct, Cunard still operates the only ocean liner. A small correction, my friend. There truly is a modern day ocean "liner". However rhe video does go on to mention her.
Id say it's more like a party bus versus a high-speed train.
I want Mike Brady as the GPS voice in my car.
I think Cunard have designed Queen Elizabeth and Victoria to be effectively dual purpose, from what I can understand these are in theory Panamax vessels but been given reinforced hulls and weight to suite their use. The QM2 is as mentioned purposefully designed to be an ocean liner, it’s quite impressive when you take your first steps aboard this iconic ship. I wonder if you will do a feature on Queen Anne when she finally enters service. Cunard have made a name for themselves and for good reason. Their chairman made a bold move in declaring there was going be an another ocean liner, QE2 was tired and a modern version was produced. Compared to one of the other Cunard ships it had a different design but that was for a good reason. I hope the existing fleet get well utilised and continue to make their presence known across the globe. Being small ships in comparison to some of the other ones around does mean they can be fairly confident they can slip into places without too many problems, a bigger ship has the advantage of more people but getting into some places requires anchoring at sea and then having a shuttle service to the dock or quay and takes a while to do properly. I was surprised that Cunard would manage to get to Amsterdam but wanted a short break and thought it would be fun, I like engineering and the Dutch have been known to do the thing right. I had been to Amsterdam before but only seen the large river cruisers that seem low in the water. You certainly don’t feel any movement while on the ship and there’s a slight vibration but nothing obvious. The logistics of these ships is awesome and making it all possible is a feat in itself. I don’t think many folk realise the effort put in by the staff. It’s crazy to think you can go on a cruise and eat almost anything from the buffet and it’s decent quality stuff. The restaurants are good too, you can do well out of a cruise. Find out what you have to pay extra for and avoid that if possible. There’s a cruise out there for everyone it’s just a case of taking the time to do a bit of research and enjoy the experience. For me it’s Cunard but for others it might be Fred Olsen or NCL to name but a few.
OK; so what happened to the glasses?🚢
QM2 was built in France and has some design elements from the Normandie in my humble opinion, I dare say so does QE2, I guess there's no getting away from the aesthetically perfect hull form.
Thanks!
You have truly covered all the bases or should I say ports on this video presentation. You're exemplary for putting on a good show. Always learning something new and interesting on your YouTube channel. Thank you, you're a great teacher 🍎
Having never been on a boat larger than 19 feet in length, I feel as if I’d prefer a proper ocean liner, over a cruise ship. I’d want to know I was on a boat at sea the entire time, and not a floating food court.
Video starts at 1:25
I love your channel!
Man every time the video is about to come to a close I wish there were 30 more minutes I could watch/listen too.
Ocean liners are still the undisputed heavy weight champ of the sea
Nearly every Australian that went on a cruise in the 80's and 90's went on the P&O Fairstar, which I believe was used mainly for 10 Pound Poms as a liner in her early years.
What would you call the Spirit of Tasmania?
No ones on that ship for the fun of it haha.