With more than 50 years of service to her name, the REGAL EMPRESS is an unparalleled vessel. She was surely the last of her kind, an amazing survivor of the 1950's era, reflecting ocean liner design that is quickly vanishing from our grasps in this day and age. A virtual time capsule featuring real wood and real brass, the likes of which will never be seen again in our lifetimes. With that said, she is a vessel that should be cherished for managing to maintain service into the 21st century. ClassicLiners.net pays its largest tribute to this floating museum of a bygone era.
 
Explore the majesty of this timeless classic deck by deck, fore and aft. Over 90 photos tell the story that text alone cannot justify.
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The sun has finally set on the career of  the OLYMPIA/REGAL EMPRESS after sailing for five decades. She is currently on the shores of  Alang, India being torn apart piece by piece, history literally undone.
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Good luck to the new replacement vessel,  BAHAMAS CELEBRATION and all those who sail on her.
All photos Rob OBrien copyright 2008/2009  Unless otherwise noted
The REGAL EMPRESS in January 2009 at Nassau. Photos and copyright Rob OBrien 2009
Remembering some of the legends of a bygone era
The S.S. OCEANIC is one of the very last steamships in service today; and certianly extremely lucky for outliving all of her contemparies built before and after her introduction in the mid 1960s. She sails on today as testimony to a strongly built liner for the North Atlantic run and continuing on as a long running cruise ship.
The QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 hardly needs any introduction. World renowned for being the finest example of service and luxury that most all cruise ships are measured by. More importanly she is the last of her kind to make scheduled routes across the Atlantic Ocean like so many liners before her did. This is a small tribute to her legacy. May she live on for all to appreciate.
The QE2 making her way down the North River for one of the last times.
Looking straight into the bow of a legend.
The graceful S.S. OCEANIC at Civitavecchia.
The REGAL lady at Freeport on March 24, being stripped of her artwork before her departure and long journey to Alang.
Photo and copyright Rob OBrien 2009.
Returning to New York Harbor after more than 20 years.
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