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SUMMARY:SS UNITED STATES:  SHIP OF POWER\, MIGHT AND INDECISIONPresented by Bill Miller
DESCRIPTION:Since her inception and construction just after World War II\, and then her commissioning exactly seventy years ago\, in June 1952\, the SS UNITED STATES has been a ship of great and often extraordinary interest.  She was an exceptional example of marine design and engineering\, one of the most successful of all trans-Atlantic liners\, the last Blue Riband champion for speed and\, of course\, the pride of not only the American merchant marine\, but of the nation itself.  She was the greatest ambassador and flag waver of the red\, white and blue ever to go to sea. \nAt our first meeting of 2022 on Friday\, January 21st\, Bill Miller — author of three books on the “Big U” (her affectionate nickname)\, and with a fourth book due out shortly — reviewed the triumphant career of this greatest of superliners\, and then her long lay-up spiced with seemingly endless plans and rumors for a revival. \n(Photo: Bill Miller collection)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/ss-united-states-ship-of-power-might-and-indecisionpresented-by-bill-miller/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211218T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211218T143000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
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SUMMARY:LINERS TO THE ST. LAWRENCE AND THE CANADA TRADE***ENCORE SHOWING***Presented by Clive Harvey
DESCRIPTION:Before airliners and containers\, all freight and passengers were carried by ship.  The links between the old and new worlds included those between former colonial powers and their overseas interests.  While the New York passenger service won the attention and glamour\, the British liner trades spanned the World’s oceans\, focused on the Commonwealth.  At our November membership meeting\, noted historian and author Clive Harvey presented a program looking into the St. Lawrence and Canada trades. This encore presentation was a recording of the live program presented by Clive in November. \n(Photo: Clive Harvey collection)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/liners-to-the-st-lawrence-and-the-canada-tradeencore-showingpresented-by-clive-harvey/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211211T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211211T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
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SUMMARY:PONY BRANCH HOLIDAY PARTY
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, December 11\, 2021\, 30 members and guests enjoyed food\, drinks and the camaraderie of fellow ship enthusiasts at the annual PONY Branch Holiday Party\, this year celebrated at the Churchill Tavern in Manhattan’s NoMad neighborhood. \n(Photo: @thechurchillnyc)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/pony-branch-holiday-party-2/
LOCATION:The Churchill Tavern\, 45 East 28th Street\, New York\, NY\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211119T193000
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SUMMARY:LINERS TO THE ST. LAWRENCE AND THE CANADA TRADEPresented by Clive Harvey
DESCRIPTION:Before airliners and containers\, all freight and passengers were carried by ship.  The links between the old and new worlds included those between former colonial powers and their overseas interests.  While the New York passenger service won the attention and glamour\, the British liner trades spanned the World’s oceans\, focused on the Commonwealth.  At our November 2021 membership meeting\, noted historian and author Clive Harvey presented a program looking into the St. Lawrence and Canada trades. \n(Photo: Clive Harvey collection)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/liners-to-the-st-lawrence-and-the-canada-tradepresented-by-clive-harvey/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211113T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211113T143000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20211109T024257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211109T024426Z
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SUMMARY:THE FIVE DEEPS EXPEDITION***ENCORE SHOWING***Presented by Ben Lyons
DESCRIPTION:At our October virtual membership meeting\, PONY Branch member Ben Lyons presented (via Zoom) a program on the Five Deeps Expedition. The expedition was the first to reach the deepest point in each of Earth’s five oceans: the Puerto Rico Trench (Atlantic Ocean)\, the South Sandwich Trench (Southern Ocean)\, the Java Trench (Indian Ocean)\, the Challenger Deep (Pacific Ocean) and Molloy Deep (Artic Ocean). \nThe expedition took place over a ten-month period between 2018 and 2019 and covered 47\,000 nautical miles with 39 dives completed. \nIf you missed Ben’s informative presentation in October\, or would like to see it again\, we encourage you to join us for an encore showing on Saturday\, November 13th. \n(This encore presentation will be a recording of the live program presented on October 29th.) \n(Photo: fivedeeps.com)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/the-five-deeps-expeditionencore-showingpresented-by-ben-lyons/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211029T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211029T193000
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SUMMARY:THE FIVE DEEPS EXPEDITIONPresented by Ben Lyons
DESCRIPTION:At our October virtual membership meeting\, PONY Branch member Ben Lyons will present (via Zoom) a program on the Five Deeps Expedition. The expedition was the first to reach the deepest point in each of Earth’s five oceans: the Puerto Rico Trench (Atlantic Ocean)\, the South Sandwich Trench (Southern Ocean)\, the Java Trench (Indian Ocean)\, the Challenger Deep (Pacific Ocean) and Molloy Deep (Artic Ocean). \nThe expedition took place over a ten-month period between 2018 and 2019 and covered 47\,000 nautical miles with 39 dives completed. \n(Photo: fivedeeps.com)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/the-five-deeps-expeditionpresented-by-ben-lyons/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211023T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211023T143000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20211006T210254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211006T210304Z
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SUMMARY:SEVEN CONTINENTS & SEVEN SHIPS***ENCORE SHOWING***Presented by Ted Scull
DESCRIPTION:At our September meeting\, Ted Scull\, former PONY Branch Chairman and worldwide sea traveler\, entertained PONY Branch members and guests with his recollections of visiting the seven continents aboard seven different ships\, ranging from cruise ships\, expedition vessels and scheduled liners\, spanning the years 1962 to 2008. \nIn 1997 and 2000\, Ted cruised the Hawaiian Islands board the SS INDEPENDENCE and was delighted to see how well she took to the last chapter of a very long career. These two sailings filled in a gap for Ted\, who had never experienced a major U.S. flag liner. \nWhen Antarctica beckoned in January 1995\, he chose Hapag-Lloyd’s HANSEATIC\, chartered by Radisson Seven Seas. The expedition embarked in Ushuaia\, Argentina (see above photo) and first visited the Falkland Islands\, then turned south to the Antarctic Peninsula with a week of numerous landings. The Drake Passage lived up to its reputation for tempestuous seas. \nIn March 1993\, Ted fulfilled a long-time desire to sail the remote Upper Amazon\, embarking at Iquitos\, Peru\, the largest city in the world that is not accessible by road. It’s by air or river.  The ship\, COLUMBUS CARAVELE\, had been built in Finland in 1990 for Ukrainian owners\, and she carried up to 330 passengers\, mostly Germans\, for this 1\,000-mile passage down river to Manaus. \nIn 1968 Ted boarded British India Line’s KARANJA at Mombasa for a 10-day coastal trip to Durban. On board were Asians and Europeans forced to leave East Africa just then entering the post-colonial period. They were headed to new lives in Southern Africa\, Australia and Europe. They all had stories to tell. \nPerhaps the most remote cruise itinerary on the planet took place in 2008 along Australia’s Kimberley Coast from Darwin\, Northern Territory to Broome\, Western Australia. During the 10-day coastal voyage aboard the German-built ORION\, with nearly an all-Australian passenger list\, they never encountered another soul ashore and saw just two other vessels. \nLastly\, in the fall of 1995\, Ted and his brother boarded the MARCO POLO in Singapore for a 12-day voyage with calls on the Malaysian and Thai coasts\, then crossed the Bay of Bengal to Colombo\, and on up India’s west coast to Cochin\, Goa and Bombay. The ship that began as the Soviet ALEXANDR PUSHKIN in 1965 is now being broken up 56 years later. \nIf you missed Ted’s engaging presentation in September\, or would like to see it again\, we encourage you to join us for an encore showing on Saturday\, October 23rd. \n(This encore presentation will be a recording of the live program presented on September 17th.) \n(Photo: Ted Scull)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/seven-continents-seven-shipsencore-showingpresented-by-ted-scull/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210925T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210925T183000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20210911T171024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210928T130900Z
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SUMMARY:NY HARBOR & WATERWAYS TOUR AND VISIT TO THE MARITIME INDUSTRY MUSEUM AT SUNY MARITIME COLLEGE
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, Sept. 25th\, 14 PONY Branch members and guests embarked on our first in-person event since February 2020 — a cruise around NY Harbor aboard Sea Scout Ship 228’s SEA DART II\, a 1953 ex-U.S. Army Higgins T-Boat. Departing from the National Lighthouse Museum on Staten Island under sunny skies\, we sailed past the Staten Island Ferry maintenance facility where much of the iconic orange fleet was on display\, and continued up the Hudson River. Past PONY Branch Chairman Ted Scull provided narration as we viewed the ever-changing New York skyline\, waterfront landmarks including several historic railroad terminals\, and NCL’s NORWEGIAN BREAKAWAY preparing for her first post-pandemic cruise from the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. Entering the Harlem River at Spuyten Duyvil and then proceeding up the East River through the Hell Gate\, the SEA DART II passed under many of New York City’s historic bridges en route to the State University of New York Maritime College at Fort Schuyler in the Bronx. After tying up adjacent to the training ship EMPIRE STATE VI (built in 1962 as States Lines’ SS OREGON)\, the group was treated to an exclusive tour of the extensive maritime history exhibits and model ship collection at the college’s Maritime Industry Museum led by the museum’s chairman\, Captain James McNamara. With the day drawing to a close\, we set sail down the East River\, encountering a wide variety of harbor craft and ocean-going vessels as we returned to our starting point on Staten Island. \n(Photo: Stuart Gewirtzman)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/ny-harbor-waterways-tour-and-visit-to-the-u-s-merchant-marine-museum/
LOCATION:Pier 1\, St. George\, Staten Island
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210917T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210917T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20210728T131419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210923T012238Z
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SUMMARY:SEVEN CONTINENTS & SEVEN SHIPSPresented by Ted Scull
DESCRIPTION:Ted Scull\, former PONY Branch Chairman and worldwide sea traveler\, entertained PONY Branch members and guests with his recollections of visiting the seven continents aboard seven different ships\, ranging from cruise ships\, expedition vessels and scheduled liners\, spanning the years 1962 to 2008. \nIn 1997 and 2000\, Ted cruised the Hawaiian Islands board the SS INDEPENDENCE and was delighted to see how well she took to the last chapter of a very long career. These two sailings filled in a gap for Ted\, who had never experienced a major U.S. flag liner. \nWhen Antarctica beckoned in January 1995\, he chose Hapag-Lloyd’s HANSEATIC\, chartered by Radisson Seven Seas. The expedition embarked in Ushuaia\, Argentina (see above photo) and first visited the Falkland Islands\, then turned south to the Antarctic Peninsula with a week of numerous landings. The Drake Passage lived up to its reputation for tempestuous seas. \nIn March 1993\, Ted fulfilled a long-time desire to sail the remote Upper Amazon\, embarking at Iquitos\, Peru\, the largest city in the world that is not accessible by road. It’s by air or river.  The ship\, COLUMBUS CARAVELE\, had been built in Finland in 1990 for Ukrainian owners\, and she carried up to 330 passengers\, mostly Germans\, for this 1\,000-mile passage down river to Manaus. \nIn 1968 Ted boarded British India Line’s KARANJA at Mombasa for a 10-day coastal trip to Durban. On board were Asians and Europeans forced to leave East Africa just then entering the post-colonial period. They were headed to new lives in Southern Africa\, Australia and Europe. They all had stories to tell. \nPerhaps the most remote cruise itinerary on the planet took place in 2008 along Australia’s Kimberley Coast from Darwin\, Northern Territory to Broome\, Western Australia. During the 10-day coastal voyage aboard the German-built ORION\, with nearly an all-Australian passenger list\, they never encountered another soul ashore and saw just two other vessels. \nLastly\, in the fall of 1995\, Ted and his brother boarded the MARCO POLO in Singapore for a 12-day voyage with calls on the Malaysian and Thai coasts\, then crossed the Bay of Bengal to Colombo\, and on up India’s west coast to Cochin\, Goa and Bombay. The ship that began as the Soviet ALEXANDR PUSHKIN in 1965 is now being broken up 56 years later. \n(Photo: Ted Scull)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/seven-continents-seven-shipspresented-by-ted-scull/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210827T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210827T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20210620T160713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210620T164749Z
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SUMMARY:ITALIAN LINE GLAMOURPresented by Silvia Barisione
DESCRIPTION:Zooming in from Miami Beach\, Wolfsonian chief curator Silvia Barisione will discuss the Italian Line collections from both The Wolfsonian–Florida International University in Miami Beach\, Florida\, and The Wolfsoniana–Palazzo Ducale Fondazione per la Cultura in Genoa\, Italy. Posters\, brochures\, design drawings\, and furnishings will illustrate the history of the Italian Line which began in 1932 when Benito Mussolini merged the Genoa-based Navigazione Generale Italiana with Turin’s Lloyd Sabaudo and Trieste’s Cosulich line\, founded in 1903 under the Austrian-Hungarian empire. \nFeaturing its two largest pre-war liners\, the Rex and Conte di Savoia\, the Italian Line carried out an extensive advertising campaign\, drawing attention to technological innovation and luxurious interior décor\, characterized by exuberant historicist furnishings. Notably\, the Rex won the blue ribbon for a record westbound crossing of the Atlantic in 1933. The Conte di Savoia\, aside from its neo-baroque Grand Hall modeled after Colonna Palace\, was known for modern interiors by Trieste architect Gustavo Pulitzer Finali that harmonized with\, rather than disavowed\, the structure of the ship. Pulitzer Finali paved the way for the innovative and stylish design of the post-war passenger ships which became ambassadors for Italian creativity throughout the world. \n(Image: Wolfsonian – FIU collection)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/italian-line-glamourepresented-by-silvia-barisione/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210724T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210724T143000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20210714T014322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210714T014639Z
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SUMMARY:UNION-CASTLE LINE PURSERETTE***ENCORE SHOWING***Presented by Ann Haynes
DESCRIPTION:At our June meeting\, the PONY Branch welcomed Ann Haynes who shared how she came to join the famous Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company as a Purserette at sea. According to Ann\, “The lavender-hulled mail ships sailed from the English port of Southampton on a regular weekly liner service to South Africa\, carrying passengers and cargo\, and the first mail ship I joined was TRANSVAAL CASTLE.  It was hard work during the six week voyage\, but never dull.  Over the years I served on other Union-Castle Line mail ships such as the CAPETOWN CASTLE and the EDINBURGH CASTLE\, and went to unexpected ports\, including Ascension Island and St. Helena in the South Atlantic\, as well as Cape Town and other ports in South Africa.” \nAnn shared many pictures of the life she led and the uniforms she wore\, and talked about her duties on board. These included typing numerous passenger lists at every port\, taking part in the Crossing the Line ceremony as the ship crossed the Equator\, and helping to run passenger entertainment on board\, as she sailed to and from South Africa. \nAnn wrote home regularly to her parents and took numerous photos\, and her letters and images became the basis for her book “Union-Castle Line Purserette.” It was such an interesting and enjoyable life\, that Ann is always happy to share her memories and pictures with others. \nIf you missed Ann’s engaging presentation in June\, or would like to see it again\, we encourage you to join us for an encore showing on Saturday\, July 24th. \n(This encore presentation will be a recording of the live program presented on June 25th.) \n(Image: Ann Haynes)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/union-castle-line-purseretteencore-showingpresented-by-ann-haynes/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210625T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210625T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20210509T184625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210714T014847Z
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SUMMARY:UNION-CASTLE LINE PURSERETTEPresented by Ann Haynes
DESCRIPTION:At our June meeting\, the PONY Branch welcomed Ann Haynes who shared how she came to join the famous Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company as a Purserette at sea. According to Ann\, “The lavender-hulled mail ships sailed from the English port of Southampton on a regular weekly liner service to South Africa\, carrying passengers and cargo\, and the first mail ship I joined was TRANSVAAL CASTLE.  It was hard work during the six week voyage\, but never dull.  Over the years I served on other Union-Castle Line mail ships such as the CAPETOWN CASTLE and the EDINBURGH CASTLE\, and went to unexpected ports\, including Ascension Island and St. Helena in the South Atlantic\, as well as Cape Town and other ports in South Africa.” \nAnn shared many pictures of the life she led and the uniforms she wore\, and talked about her duties on board. These included typing numerous passenger lists at every port\, taking part in the Crossing the Line ceremony as the ship crossed the Equator\, and helping to run passenger entertainment on board\, as she sailed to and from South Africa. \nAnn wrote home regularly to her parents and took numerous photos\, and her letters and images became the basis for her book “Union-Castle Line Purserette.” It was such an interesting and enjoyable life\, that Ann is always happy to share her memories and pictures with others. \n(Image: Ann Haynes)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/union-castle-line-purseretteann-haynes/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210612T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210612T143000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20210606T022647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210606T022658Z
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SUMMARY:TORN CASTLE - THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE UNION-CASTLE LINE FLAGSHIP RMS WINDSOR CASTLE ***ENCORE SHOWING*** Presented by Peter Knego
DESCRIPTION:At our May meeting\, the PONY Branch welcomed Peter Knego via Zoom from California. Peter presented “Torn Castle\,” the title feature on his latest DVD that documents the life and times of the Union-Castle Line flagship\, the 1960-built RMS WINDSOR CASTLE. The hour-long documentary includes vintage footage of her building\, launch\, maiden voyage and final departure from Cape Town\, South Africa\, interwoven with Peter’s rare footage of the laid-up ship in Greece as the MARGARITA L. It concludes with a visit to her on the beach in India\, where the viewer literally walks through the ship with Peter during the demolition process. \n“Torn Castle” is the third in Peter Knego’s acclaimed “On The Road To Alang” video series and is available for purchase at:  www.midshipcentury.com/torn-castle. In a special exclusive offer\, U.S.-based PONY Branch members will be rebated with a $5.00 discount plus complimentary media rate postage\, while overseas PONY Branch members will be rebated with a $5.00 discount on their purchase for a limited time. Please identify yourself as a PONY Branch member when purchasing to take advantage of this limited offer. \n(Image: Peter Knego collection)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/torn-castle-the-life-and-times-of-the-union-castle-line-flagship-rms-windsor-castle-encore-showing-presented-by-peter-knego/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210521T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210521T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20210406T010638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210606T023005Z
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SUMMARY:TORN CASTLE - THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE UNION-CASTLE LINE FLAGSHIP RMS WINDSOR CASTLEPresented by Peter Knego
DESCRIPTION:At our May meeting\, the PONY Branch welcomed Peter Knego via Zoom from California. Peter presented “Torn Castle\,” the title feature on his latest DVD that documents the life and times of the Union-Castle Line flagship\, the 1960-built RMS WINDSOR CASTLE. The hour-long documentary includes vintage footage of her building\, launch\, maiden voyage and final departure from Cape Town\, South Africa\, interwoven with Peter’s rare footage of the laid-up ship in Greece as the MARGARITA L. Finally\, we visited her on the beach in India\, where the viewer literally walked through the ship with Peter during the demolition process. \n(Image: Peter Knego collection)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/torn-castle-the-life-and-times-of-the-union-castle-line-flagship-rms-windsor-castlepresented-by-stephen-lash/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://worldshipny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WC-Farewell-Painting-2.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210515T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210515T143000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20210509T181529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210512T171655Z
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SUMMARY:OCEAN LINERS: GLAMOUR\, SPEED AND STYLE -- THE V & A AND PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM EXHIBIT ***ENCORE SHOWING*** Presented by Stephen Lash
DESCRIPTION:At our April meeting\, PONY Branch members and guests were treated to the observations of a noted collector of ocean liner memorabilia — Stephen Lash\, Chairman Emeritus of the venerable auction house Christie’s. Stephen originated the idea for an international exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London\, and the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem\, Massachusetts\, where portions of the Lash collection remain on view documenting that today’s interest  in ocean liners goes beyond nostalgia and extends to art\, architecture and social history. \nIf you missed Stephen’s entertaining presentation in April\, or would like to see it again\, we encourage you to join us for an encore showing on Saturday May 15th. \n(This encore presentation will be a recording of the live program presented on April 30th.) \n(Image: Stephen Lash collection)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/ocean-liners-glamour-speed-and-style-the-victoria-albert-and-peabody-essex-museum-exhibit-encore-showing-presented-by-stephen-lash/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210430T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210430T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20210312T014708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210606T023217Z
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SUMMARY:OCEAN LINERS: GLAMOUR\, SPEED AND STYLE -- THE VICTORIA & ALBERT AND PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM EXHIBITPresented by Stephen Lash
DESCRIPTION:At our April meeting\, PONY Branch members and guests were treated to the observations of a noted collector of ocean liner memorabilia — Stephen Lash\, Chairman Emeritus of the venerable auction house Christie’s. Stephen originated the idea for an international exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London\, and the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem\, Massachusetts\, where portions of the Lash collection remain on view documenting that today’s interest  in ocean liners goes beyond nostalgia and extends to art\, architecture and social history. \n(Image: Stephen Lash collection)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/ocean-liners-glamour-speed-and-style-the-victoria-albert-and-peabody-essex-museum-exhibitpresented-by-stephen-lash/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210417T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210417T143000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20210406T002949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210406T012056Z
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SUMMARY:FRED & GINGER AT SEA:  ART DECO OCEAN LINERS ***ENCORE SHOWING***Presented by Bill Miller
DESCRIPTION:On March 26th\, the WSS – PONY Branch welcomed our own Bill Miller who presented “Fred & Ginger at Sea: Art Deco Ocean Liners.” The 1930s was a glamorous age\, a progressive age and a busy age. New ocean liners were continuously created for routes around the world:  North Atlantic\, South America\, Africa\, even to far-off colonies. It was also the age of glamour\, of Art Deco on the high seas. Some called it “Hollywood gone to sea”! And it was also the era of some of the biggest\, fastest and most luxurious liners – such as the REX\, NORMANDIE and QUEEN MARY.  \nBill Miller\, “Mr. Ocean Liner\,” has written numerous maritime books\, including one about passenger ships of the Thirties. At our March membership meeting\, Bill took us on a voyage\, a virtual visual voyage spanning the decade from 1930 to 1940\, featuring some of the world’s greatest and most distinctive and luxurious liners of all time. \nIf you missed Bill’s entertaining presentation in March\, or would like to see it again\, we encourage you to join us for an encore showing on Saturday April 17th. \n(This encore presentation will be a recording of the live program presented on March 26th.) \n(Image: Bill Miller collection)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/fred-ginger-at-sea-art-deco-ocean-liners-encore-showingpresented-by-bill-miller/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20210111T011440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210313T221404Z
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SUMMARY:FRED & GINGER AT SEA:  ART DECO OCEAN LINERSPresented by Bill Miller
DESCRIPTION:It was a glamorous age\, a progressive age and a busy age. New ocean liners were continuously created for routes around the world:  North Atlantic\, South America\, Africa\, even to far-off colonies. It was also the age of glamour\, of Art Deco on the high seas. Some called it “Hollywood gone to sea”! And it was also the era of some of the biggest\, fastest and most luxurious liners – such as the REX\, NORMANDIE and QUEEN MARY.  \nBill Miller\, “Mr. Ocean Liner\,” has written numerous maritime books\, including one about passenger ships of the Thirties. At our March membership meeting\, Bill will take us on a voyage\, a virtual visual voyage spanning the decade from 1930 to 1940\, featuring some of the world’s greatest and most distinctive and luxurious liners of all time. \n(Image: Bill Miller collection)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/fred-ginger-at-sea-art-deco-ocean-linerspresented-by-bill-miller/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210320T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210320T143000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20210312T121644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210312T124704Z
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SUMMARY:IN THE EYE OF THE STORM ***ENCORE SHOWING*** Presented by Captain Albert Schoonderbeek\, Holland America Line
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, February 26th\, the WSS – PONY Branch welcomed Captain Albert Schoonderbeek\, current Fleet Master for Holland America Line. Captain Schoonderbeek presented “In the Eye of the Storm\,” a firsthand account of his time at sea while the Covid-19 pandemic was initially spreading throughout the world causing havoc\, especially to cruise ships at sea. In addition to his personal account\, he spoke about how Holland America Line responded to the crisis\, including the repatriation of ship’s crews\, the fleet reduction resulting from the pandemic\, and more. \nIf you missed Captain Schoonderbeek’s engrossing presentation in February\, or would like to see it again\, we encourage you to join us for an encore showing on Saturday March 20th. \n(This encore presentation will be a recording of the live program presented on February 26th.) \n(Photo: Captain Albert Schoonderbeek)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/in-the-eye-of-the-storm-encore-showing-presented-by-captain-albert-schoonderbeek-holland-america-line/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210226T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210226T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20210121T024451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T024929Z
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SUMMARY:IN THE EYE OF THE STORMPresented by Captain Albert Schoonderbeek\, Holland America Line
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, February 26th\, the WSS PONY Branch will welcome Captain Albert Schoonderbeek\, current Fleet Master for Holland America Line. Captain Schoonderbeek will present “In the Eye of the Storm\,” a firsthand account of his time at sea while the Covid-19 pandemic was initially spreading throughout the world causing havoc\, especially to cruise ships at sea. In addition to his personal account\, he will talk about how Holland America Line responded to the crisis\, including the repatriation of ship’s crews\, the fleet reduction resulting from the pandemic\, and more. \n(Photo: Captain Albert Schoonderbeek)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/in-the-eye-of-the-stormpresented-by-captain-albert-schoonderbeek/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210129T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210129T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20200404T181435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210130T203826Z
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SUMMARY:PASSAGE TO PAPUA:  10 DAYS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ASIA BY SEAPresented by Tom Rinaldi
DESCRIPTION:The Indonesian State Shipping system — Pelni\, as it is known to its passengers — is one of the world’s very last operators of passenger liners in the traditional sense. In terms of distance covered and passengers carried\, it has no equal among providers of point-to-point waterborne transport today\, with a formidable fleet of nearly 30 vessels sailing scheduled routes that last a week or more from end to end. In late 2019\, former PONY Branch board member Tom Rinaldi set out to book passage by Pelni from Singapore to Papua\, a trip that would cover some 3\,000 miles in ten days aboard two vessels. But with the company’s services declining in recent years as low-cost airlines capture an ever-greater share of its traffic\, the challenge was to get there before it was too late. In our first program of 2021\, Tom offered an introduction to this living vestige of the world’s vanished liner services\, and related how he fared getting from there to here. \n(Tom Rinaldi photos)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/passage-to-papua-10-days-across-southeast-asia-by-seapresented-by-tom-rinaldi/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201218T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201218T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20201031T194606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201220T033746Z
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SUMMARY:WINTER HOLIDAYS AT SEAPresented by Marjorieann Matuszek and Pat Dacey
DESCRIPTION:In lieu of our usual holiday gathering\, PONY Branch members and guests were invited to a wintry Zoom presentation hosted by former chairman and current board member Marjorieann Matuszek and current chairman Pat Dacey. The evening’s entertainment featured some of our members’ most memorable photographs of winter holidays at sea and holiday ship visits\, along with favorite winter ship scenes. This was followed by a selection of historical photos of ships in New York Harbor during winter from the collection of the Steamship Historical Society.\n \n(Photos: Bill Miller Collection/Pat Dacey)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/winter-holidays-at-sea/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201120T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201120T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20201003T141348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201122T163056Z
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SUMMARY:SHIPS OF STATE\, PACIFIC STYLE: The PRESIDENT JACKSON-CLASS OF 1940Presented by Wayne Yanda
DESCRIPTION:Eighty years ago\, November 1940 marked the debut of the PRESIDENT JACKSON\, the first of seven round-the-world passenger-cargo liners designed to help American President Lines rise from the ashes of the Dollar Line. The JACKSON-class was also tasked with stemming the insurgence of the Japanese Merchant Marine\, represented by the NYK Line and OSK Line. \nWayne Yanda described the trans-Pacific rivalry of the United States and Japan during the interwar years\, and how it led to the creation of the PRESIDENT JACKSON-class of 1940. He described the nationwide mural competition\, fraught with conflict\, held to decorate these little liners\, and shared rarely seen images of ships from both sides of the Pacific. And Wayne made the case for why the PRESIDENT JACKSON-class\, weighing in at just 9\,500 gross tons\, can claim the moniker “ship of state.” \nA few years ago\, Wayne Yanda took his interest in ocean liners and the arts and launched the website muralsonthehighseas.com\, dedicated to the artworks created for American-built passenger ships. Every other Monday\, on the website’s Facebook page\, he publishes a Mural Monday\, a brief look at an artist’s life and their work for an American liner. He currently works at the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa\, Iowa. \n(Image: Wayne Yanda Collection/National Archives)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/ships-of-state-pacific-style-the-president-jackson-class-of-1940presented-by-wayne-yandaesenter/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201030T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201030T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20191223T002422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201031T204738Z
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SUMMARY:ICON OF IDENTITY:THE 'ILE DE FRANCE' ON THE WORLD STAGEPresented by Christian Roden
DESCRIPTION:The ILE DE FRANCE was recognized around the world as an extension of French society. Conceived as a way of proclaiming the nation’s political influence and cultural achievement through her groundbreaking Art Deco interiors\, over the course of her thirty-two year career the vessel found herself playing the role of trendsetter\, cinema muse\, troopship\, and rescue vessel. Historian Christian Roden shared long-forgotten stories of the ILE DE FRANCE uncovered at the Association French Line archives. \nChristian is an independent maritime historian\, curator\, and author\, specializing in the French\, Swedish\, and American merchant marine. He has published in the Winterthur Portfolio and Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust\, and has guest curated exhibitions at the American Swedish Historical Museum in Philadelphia and the Winterthur Museum\, Garden & Library in Wilmington\, Delaware. He holds an MA from the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture\, and a BA in Art History and English from Washington and Lee University\, and was a 2011-2012 Fulbright Research Fellow at L’Association French Lines in Le Havre\, France. Christian currently works as the Assistant Director of Prospect Research for the University of Pennsylvania Libraries\, and has previously held positions at the Decorative Arts Trust\, SS United States Conservancy\, and the Delaware County District Library in Ohio. (Image: Ted Scull collection)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/ile-de-france/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200925T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200925T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20200908T013510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201003T131236Z
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SUMMARY:ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE LINE: 50 YEARS OF INNOVATIONPresented by Allan Jordan
DESCRIPTION:In November 2020\, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line\, one of the most iconic names in the cruise industry\, will mark the 50th anniversary of the inaugural voyage of SONG OF NORWAY. At roughly 18\,400 gross tons and 552 feet\, this ship would now be considered diminutive compared to the Freedom-Class\, Oasis-Class and Quantum-Class successors in the Royal Caribbean fleet.  With an eye-catching lounge cantilevered from its funnel\, Royal Caribbean’s first ship was a harbinger of innovations to come in both design and passenger amenities. \nThroughout its first fifty years\, Royal Caribbean has built some of the largest passenger ships afloat. It has introduced rock walls\, aqua theaters\, boxing rings\, bungee trampolines\, surfing simulators\, skating rinks\, and zip lines into the cruise experience.  Not into rock-climbing or sky diving? How about an observatory platform rising more than 300 feet above the sea?  Conceived by an entrepreneur who envisioned a new style of passenger experience at sea\, Royal Caribbean has continued to push the design envelope with large atriums\, multi-deck interior promenades and neighborhoods. \nCruise historian and maritime journalist Allan Jordan described the evolution of Royal Caribbean’s cruise ships from SONG OF NORWAY to its first mega ship\, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS\, and finally to today’s largest cruise ship SYMPHONY OF THE SEAS.  He entertained us along the way with stories about the company and its history. \n(Royal Caribbean photos)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/royal-caribbean-cruise-line-50-years-of-innovationpresented-by-allan-jordan/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200731T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200731T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20200713T020158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200818T004642Z
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SUMMARY:GETTING THERE - A TRAVEL ADVENTURE:FROM NEW YORK'S PIER 86 TO YALTA'S MARITIME STATION AND INTO THE SOVIET UNIONPresented by Ted Scull
DESCRIPTION:The PONY Branch hosted a summertime membership meeting via Zoom featuring a program by Past Chairman Ted Scull. We joined Ted in August 1963 as he set out on an elaborate five-week itinerary\, traveling by ship\, train\, and riverboat from New York to Yalta on the Black Sea\, and then onto the Volga and Don rivers and visits to Sochi\, Moscow and several other Russian cities. \nTed’s journey began with a transatlantic crossing on Hamburg-Atlantic Line’s HANSEATIC\, built in 1930 for Canadian Pacific as the EMPRESS OF JAPAN. After briefly visiting England\, he boarded The Night Ferry\, a once famous London to Paris sleeper train\, and continued eastward on the Orient Express to Prague\, then onto Vienna. Here he joined two friends for a Danube River journey aboard a Russian riverboat built by the Austrians as war reparations and bound for a Russian port near the mouth of the Danube. We saw images of Soviet-era shipping and Ted’s port calls in Czechoslovakia\, Hungary\, Yugoslavia\, Romania and Bulgaria. Transferring to a connecting Russian coastal ship for Yalta\, Ted then began three weeks in the USSR traveling with friends\, a small Intourist group\, and on his own. This portion of the program focused on the maritime scenes encountered on the Black Sea and the Volga and Don rivers. \nAll attending enjoyed a truly adventurous journey by land and water\, and a dose of intrigue\, during the early days of Soviet tourism. \n(Photos: Ted Scull)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/getting-there-a-travel-adventurefrom-new-yorks-pier-86-to-yaltas-maritime-station-and-into-the-soviet-unionpresented-by-ted-scull/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200626T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200626T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20200606T212407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200818T005202Z
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SUMMARY:SEARCHING FOR ADVENTURE ON LAND & SEAPresented by Tom Rinaldi and Ted Scull
DESCRIPTION:For our June program (our first virtual meeting via Zoom)\, long-time members Tom Rinaldi and Ted Scull each presented trips that illustrate their passion for travel—with a dose of adventure—by sea\, river and rail to interesting destinations around the globe. The meeting included some discussion between Tom and Ted about creating unusual itineraries. \nFirst\, we joined Ted on his travels around East Africa by “The Lunatic Express” and other trains\, and aboard a WWI-era coal-burning steamer on a partial four-day circumnavigation of Lake Victoria. Tom then revisited two subjects that reflect his own evolving ideas about travel: first\, a series of Mediterranean ferry crossings made while living in Italy in 2004\, and second\, a three-week trip across East Asia by sea and rail in the spring of 2011. This latter trip featured visits to preserved passenger ships along the way\, several of which—including the Italian Line’s motorship Augustus—have since vanished. Tom discussed how these two journeys figure into a sequence of travels over a span of 15 years\, and how the success of each trip set the stage for progressively more ambitious itineraries in succession. \n(Photos: Ted Scull & Tom Rinaldi)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/searching-for-adventure-on-land-seapresented-by-tom-rinaldi-and-ted-scull/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200221T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200221T183000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20191223T002236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200522T172857Z
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SUMMARY:MARITIME PHOTOGRAPHYPresented by Capt. Jonathan Atkin
DESCRIPTION:The PONY Branch welcomed Captain Jonathan Atkin who specializes in meticulously choreographed aerial photography for the maritime industry. Early in his career he had numerous photos published in the Washington Post\, and later produced over 850 assignments for the Arts/Leisure and Travel sections of The New York Times. His first aerial assignment for The Times was photographing Royal Caribbean’s abrupt departure from the Manhattan Cruise Terminal for Bayonne\, NJ. He soon became the “go-to photographer” for the Travel section anytime a new cruise ship had its debut. \nJonathan later turned to corporate aerial maritime photography for Cunard\, Carnival\, Royal Caribbean\, numerous cargo companies and the workboat community. His aerial photography relies on robust helicopters supplemented by a fleet of professional drones to create immersive images for maritime clients. \nJonathan has been photographing Carnival Corporation ships for decades\, beginning with a Bermuda sailing aboard the QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 for The New York Times\, creating his first aerial photos of that vessel with an industrial kite. Flying from the helo deck on Friday the 13th while in the Bermuda Triangle\, he managed to fracture his wrist in the effort. In NY Harbor\, his first “real” aerial of the QE2 was achieved on a foggy morning by hanging from a parasail backwards\, a technique he perfected for Holland America Line at Half Moon Cay. In 2003\, traveling to St. Nazaire\, he photographed the QUEEN MARY 2 under construction\, beginning a love affair with that beautiful ship. In Florida\, at the debut of CARNIVAL GLORY\, former Carnival President\, Bob Dickenson quipped\, “It isn’t an inaugural if Jonathan isn’t here.”
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/maritime-photography/
LOCATION:The Rehearsal Hall at the National Opera Center & Via Zoom\, 330 Seventh Ave (at West 29th Street)\, 7th Floor\, Manhattan\, NY\, 10001\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200124T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200124T183000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20191209T205813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200127T144712Z
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SUMMARY:FLOATING RIVIERAS: THE GREAT ITALIAN LINEPresented by Bill Miller
DESCRIPTION:The great Italian Line with its fine fleet of passenger liners will sail once more. Created in 1932\, but gone from the seas since the mid-1970s\, the Italian liners were known for their glorious warm-weather\, mid-Atlantic crossings — to Genoa and Naples\, to Venice and Trieste\, and of course to many other Mediterranean ports. And even if Sophia Loren won’t be joining us\, Bill’s program will make it seem like yesteryear’s crossings on those fine ships. The cast will include the likes of the CONTE BIANCAMANO\, VULCANIA\, ROMA\, REX\, CONTE DI SAVOIA\, ANDREA DORIA\, LEONARDO DA VINCI and MICHELANGELO. \nLong-time member Bill Miller will play the part of guest speaker/commandante–recalling those grand Italian Liners.
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/floating-rivieras-the-great-italian-line/
LOCATION:The Rehearsal Hall at the National Opera Center & Via Zoom\, 330 Seventh Ave (at West 29th Street)\, 7th Floor\, Manhattan\, NY\, 10001\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191208T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191208T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055952
CREATED:20191118T201535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200127T144621Z
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SUMMARY:PONY BRANCH HOLIDAY PARTY
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, December 8\, 2019\, 40 members and guests enjoyed food\, drinks and the camaraderie of fellow ship enthusiasts at the annual PONY Branch Holiday Party\, this year celebrated once again at the historic Paris Cafe in Lower Manhattan’s South Street Seaport.
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/pony-branch-holiday-party/
LOCATION:The Paris Cafe\, 119 South Street\, Manhattan\, NY\, 10083\, United States
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