WORLD SHIP SOCIETY

Ocean liners - they were floating palaces, castles of the sea, ocean-going resorts. Noted maritime author and lecturer Bill Miller

At our May membership meeting the PONY Branch welcomed Astrid Drew who presented a visual program on the Vincent M.

    During the fall of 2022, “Titanic, The Exhibition” arrived in NYC after a run

At our March 2023 membership meeting at the National Opera Center in Manhattan, PONY Branch Vice-Chairman Pat Dacey presented a

Join us for an encore showing of “DESIGNING CARNIVAL” presented by Joe Farcus, noted architect and cruise ship design legend.

Ocean liners - they were floating palaces, castles of the sea, ocean-going resorts. Noted maritime author and lecturer Bill Miller

At our May membership meeting the PONY Branch welcomed Astrid Drew who presented a visual program on the Vincent M.

As the momentum of immigration to the United States shifted from Western and Northern Europe to Eastern Europe at the

As the momentum of immigration to the United States shifted from Western and Northern Europe to Eastern Europe at the

After the famous burning of the Quarantine Hospital at Tompkinsville, Staten Island on September 1 and 2, 1858, something had

After the famous burning of the Quarantine Hospital at Tompkinsville, Staten Island on September 1 and 2, 1858, something had

At our October meeting, the PONY Branch welcomed Brian E. O'Connor, author of Death by Fire and Ice: The Steamboat

With increasingly large numbers of Europeans desiring passage to Canada and the United States in the 19th century, many shipping

At our October meeting, the PONY Branch welcomed Brian E. O'Connor, author of Death by Fire and Ice: The Steamboat

With increasingly large numbers of Europeans desiring passage to Canada and the United States in the 19th century, many shipping

On Sunday, January 7, 2024, 22 PONY Branch members and friends enjoyed food, drinks and the camaraderie

Dr. Stephen Payne, O.B.E., designer of the Cunard transatlantic liner QUEEN MARY 2, presented an illustrated lecture celebrating the 20th

Growing up in an American mining town in northern Chile was quite an adventure. One of the most exciting times

They are the most famous ocean liners of all time -- the original QUEEN MARY and QUEEN ELIZABETH. Luxury in

At our January virtual membership meeting, Dr. Stephen Payne, O.B.E., designer of the Cunard transatlantic liner QUEEN MARY 2, presented

Growing up in an American mining town in northern Chile was quite an adventure. One of the most exciting times

On Sunday, April 14, 2024, 26 PONY Branch members and guests were welcomed by the State University of New York

Fearing that the end might be near for one of the most interesting veteran passenger ships on the planet, WSS-PONY

They are the most famous ocean liners of all time -- the original QUEEN MARY and QUEEN ELIZABETH. Luxury in

Swedes have been sailing to America since 1638, bringing their language, cultural traditions, and handicrafts. By the 1920s, the new

Fearing that the end might be near for one of the most interesting veteran passenger ships on the planet, WSS-PONY

In 2017, Cunard announced the order of its fourth ship with delivery originally planned for 2022. However, due to the

Swedes have been sailing to America since 1638, bringing their language, cultural traditions, and handicrafts. By the 1920s, the new

In 2017, Cunard announced the order of its fourth ship with delivery originally planned for 2022. However, due to the

On Saturday, September 14, 2024, thirty PONY Branch members and friends traveled to the Manhattan Cruise Terminal to visit the

Aloha!  During the postwar era, the iconic white ships of Matson Lines were the way to travel to Hawaii and

Aloha!  During the postwar era, the iconic white ships of Matson Lines were the way to travel to Hawaii and

While the origins of Royal Viking Line can be traced back to 1967, its true origins go back much further.

    During the weekend of November 8-10, 2024, 17 PONY Branch members joined the Steamship

The Kingdom of the Netherlands included colonies in the Far East from the 17th century onwards until 1948 when they

While the origins of Royal Viking Line can be traced back to 1967, its true origins go back much further.

The year 2025 marks 60 years since the founding of the WSS-PONY Branch, and 36 members and

ALONG THE BURMA ROAD looks behind the scenes and the logistics of a modern ship, Cunard’s QUEEN ELIZABETH.  With more

The Kingdom of the Netherlands included colonies in the Far East from the 17th century onwards until 1948 when they

On its 185th anniversary, former PONY Branch chairman Bill Miller will take us on a grand review of the Cunard