WORLD SHIP SOCIETY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For most of its history Holland America Line has had a ship with the name Rotterdam in its fleet. As

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

Join us as we welcome Joe Farcus, noted architect and cruise ship design legend as he presents a program about

For most of its history Holland America Line has had a ship with the name Rotterdam in its fleet. As

On Saturday, January 14, 2023, at 10:00 AM, join us for an encore showing of “ANDREA DORIA - Rescue at

    On Sunday, January 8, 2023, 25 PONY Branch members and guests enjoyed food, drinks

Join PONY Branch Chairman Pat Dacey on a photographic journey north from Longyearbyen, Norway to Moffen Island, crossing 80 degrees

On Saturday, November 19, 2022, at 1:00 PM, join us for a very special November afternoon membership meeting at The

Most people do not realize that ferries to and from Staten Island have existed since the time the indigenous Lenape

On Thursday, October 27, 2022, 17 members of the PONY Branch and the Steamship Historical Society of America embarked on

Join PONY Branch Chairman Pat Dacey on a photographic journey north from Longyearbyen, Norway to Moffen Island, crossing 80 degrees

Most people do not realize that ferries to and from Staten Island have existed since the time the indigenous Lenape

Although they are among the better-known passenger-cargo liners, American Export Lines’ postwar “Four Aces”—EXCALIBUR, EXOCHORDA, EXETER, and EXCAMBION—are nevertheless often

Although they are among the better-known passenger-cargo liners, American Export Lines’ postwar “Four Aces”—EXCALIBUR, EXOCHORDA, EXETER, and EXCAMBION—are nevertheless often

On Saturday, June 4th, twenty PONY Branch members and friends embarked under sunny skies onboard the SEA DART II (an

In Senegal, West Africa, one of the world's most interesting cruise vessels lies hidden in plain sight: built in 1950

Scandinavian Liners are the ships that sailed from Norway, Sweden and Denmark. These small countries were traditionally seafaring nations, and

Scandinavian Liners are the ships that sailed from Norway, Sweden and Denmark. These small countries were traditionally seafaring nations, and

From Brunel's GREAT BRITAIN to Cunard's QE2, the English Royal Family has embraced ocean liners as a political tool that

From Brunel's GREAT BRITAIN to Cunard's QE2, the English Royal Family has embraced ocean liners as a political tool that

Since her inception and construction just after World War II, and then her commissioning exactly seventy years ago, in June

Since her inception and construction just after World War II, and then her commissioning exactly seventy years ago, in June

Before airliners and containers, all freight and passengers were carried by ship.  The links between the old and new worlds

On Saturday, December 11, 2021, 30 members and guests enjoyed food, drinks and the camaraderie of fellow ship enthusiasts at

Before airliners and containers, all freight and passengers were carried by ship.  The links between the old and new worlds

At our October virtual membership meeting, PONY Branch member Ben Lyons presented (via Zoom) a program on the Five Deeps

At our October virtual membership meeting, PONY Branch member Ben Lyons will present (via Zoom) a program on the Five

At our September meeting, Ted Scull, former PONY Branch Chairman and worldwide sea traveler, entertained PONY Branch members and guests

On Saturday, Sept. 25th, 14 PONY Branch members and guests embarked on our first in-person event since February 2020 --

Ted Scull, former PONY Branch Chairman and worldwide sea traveler, entertained PONY Branch members and guests with his recollections of

Zooming in from Miami Beach, Wolfsonian chief curator Silvia Barisione will discuss the Italian Line collections from both The Wolfsonian–Florida

At our June meeting, the PONY Branch welcomed Ann Haynes who shared how she came to join the famous Union-Castle

At our June meeting, the PONY Branch welcomed Ann Haynes who shared how she came to join the famous Union-Castle

At our May meeting, the PONY Branch welcomed Peter Knego via Zoom from California. Peter presented “Torn Castle,” the title

At our May meeting, the PONY Branch welcomed Peter Knego via Zoom from California. Peter presented “Torn Castle,” the title

At our April meeting, PONY Branch members and guests were treated to the observations of a noted collector of ocean

At our April meeting, PONY Branch members and guests were treated to the observations of a noted collector of ocean

On March 26th, the WSS - PONY Branch welcomed our own Bill Miller who presented "Fred & Ginger at Sea:

It was a glamorous age, a progressive age and a busy age. New ocean liners were continuously created for routes

On Friday, February 26th, the WSS - PONY Branch welcomed Captain Albert Schoonderbeek, current Fleet Master for Holland America Line.

On Friday, February 26th, the WSS PONY Branch will welcome Captain Albert Schoonderbeek, current Fleet Master for Holland America Line.

The Indonesian State Shipping system -- Pelni, as it is known to its passengers -- is one of the

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.

Wayne Yanda's program focused on the transpacific rivalry between the United States and Japan during the interwar years and how it led to the development of the PRESIDENT JACKSON-class of 1940. He shared rarely seen images of the Jackson's interiors, and mural studies generated through a nationwide competition to decorate the Jackson and her sisters.

The ILE DE FRANCE was recognized around the world as an extension of French society. Conceived as a way of proclaiming

In November 2020, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, one of the most iconic names in the cruise industry, will mark

The PONY Branch hosted a summertime membership meeting via Zoom featuring a program by Past Chairman Ted Scull. We

For our June program (our first virtual meeting via Zoom), long-time members Tom Rinaldi and Ted Scull each presented

The PONY Branch welcomed Captain Jonathan Atkin who specializes in meticulously choreographed aerial photography for the maritime industry. Early in his

The great Italian Line with its fine fleet of passenger liners will sail once more. Created in 1932, but

On Sunday, December 8, 2019, 40 members and guests enjoyed food, drinks and the camaraderie of fellow ship enthusiasts at

Ocean liner travel became fashionable at end of the 19th century, and the steamship lines went all out promoting their services,

On Saturday, November 2, 2019, 35 PONY Branch members and friends enjoyed a three-hour luncheon cruise around New

Renaissance Cruises was founded in 1989, and shortly thereafter had eight small 100-passenger ships in their fleet. Quickly

On Friday, October 4, 2019, 78 PONY Branch members and guests visited Cunard's famed QUEEN MARY 2 while

At our September membership meeting, Captain Speiser gave a presentation on the career of a Maritime Pilot, the role

On Sunday, September 22, 2019, 62 PONY Branch members and guests visited Carnival Cruise Lines' 101,509 GT, 2,984-passenger CARNIVAL

On Saturday, August 18th, 38 World Ship Society – PONY Branch members and friends set sail from the Manhattan

Around a dozen PONY Branch members and friends convened for a “No Host” Social on board North River

Although significantly involved in passenger shipping for less than four decades, the family-owned Chandris Group operated a wider variety of

In the summer of 2018, PONY Branch member Tom Rinaldi plotted a course across Northern Europe involving as many

December 1968 was a watershed moment in the history of cruising. The modern port of Miami was launched with

On Sunday, March 24, 2019, 72 PONY Branch members and guests visited NCL's 165,300 GT, 4,266-passenger NORWEGIAN ESCAPE,

Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, today among the premier operators of heritage passenger ships, has deep roots that stretch all

The year 2019 is the 50th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the beloved, iconic QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 --

When American Export Lines began making plans to resume transatlantic service after World War II, vice president John Slater

On Sunday, December 9, 2018, 45 members and guests enjoyed food, drinks and the camaraderie of fellow ship enthusiasts

PONY Branch members and guests gathered for a presentation by Pat Dacey on the HEBRIDEAN PRINCESS. This very small

This year's Ocean Liner Bazaar featured eight enthusiastic dealers of ocean liner memorabilia who exhibited  ship models, brochures,

Everyone loves ships and shipping in one way or another. That’s what formed us as a branch of the

On Saturday, October 13, 2018, 30 PONY Branch members and friends set sail on Empire Cruises' excursion boat

This year's World Ship Society Maritime Enthusiasts Cruise set sail on September 23rd with a total of 16 PONY

At the beginning of a lifetime of travel, putting together complex itineraries that stayed on the surface of the

On Thursday, August 16, 2018, 81 PONY Branch members and guests enjoyed a luncheon on board Carnival Cruise

At our last membership meeting before the summer break, PONY Branch members and friends were treated to a screening

A total of 82 PONY Branch members and guests enjoyed an afternoon visit on board Princess Cruises' PACIFIC

This January, WSS PONY Branch member Tom Rinaldi sailed out of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) aboard what in his view