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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180603
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180604
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SUMMARY:LUNCHEON ABOARD PRINCESS CRUISES' PACIFIC PRINCESSBrooklyn Cruise Terminal
DESCRIPTION:A total of 82 PONY Branch members and guests enjoyed an afternoon visit on board Princess Cruises’ PACIFIC PRINCESS during her port call at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. The 30\,277 GT\, 688-passenger small cruise ship originally entered service for Renaissance Cruises in 1999 as their R THREE before moving to Princess in 2002. After a guided ship tour\, those attending enjoyed a 3-course lunch with wine in the Club Restaurant. After lunch there was time to further explore the ship before she set sail for Dover\, UK; via Halifax\, Canada; Iceland; and the Faroe and Shetland islands. \n(Photo credit: Stuart Gewirtzman)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/luncheon-aboard-princess-cruises-pacific-princess/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Cruise Terminal\, NY\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180518T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180518T180000
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SUMMARY:THE MOST INTERESTING SHIP IN THE WORLD? A FOUR NIGHT PASSAGE ON THE HARSHA VARDHANAPresented by Tom Rinaldi
DESCRIPTION:This January\, WSS PONY Branch member Tom Rinaldi sailed out of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) aboard what in his view might well have been the most interesting ship in the world: the Shipping Corporation of India’s 9\,700-gross-ton MV HARSHA VARDHANA\, which entered service in 1974. If the HARSHA VARDHANA isn’t quite everyone’s idea of the world’s most interesting ship\, at the time of Tom’s voyage she was indisputably one of the world’s very last true ocean liners\, making line voyages carrying passengers and cargo across the Bay of Bengal. During his very entertaining and humorous program\, Tom described his four-night passage from Kolkata to the Andaman Islands on an unusual voyage aboard this very unusual ship\, which\, as Tom noted in an epilogue\, recently made her last voyage to the ship breakers. \n(Photo credit: Tom Rinaldi)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/the-most-interesting-ship-in-the-world-a-four-night-passage-on-the-harsha-vardhanapresented-by-tom-rinaldi/
LOCATION:Community Church Assembly Room\, 40 East 35th Street\, Manhattan\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180427T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180427T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200116T010547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T192504Z
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SUMMARY:CRUISING NEW YORK STYLE THE BIRTH\, DECLINE\, AND REBIRTH OF CRUISING FROM THE PORT OF NEW YORKPresented by Allan E. Jordan
DESCRIPTION:The Port of New York played a pivotal role in the birth of modern cruising as the center of the burgeoning industry in the post-World War II era. Eclipsed by the Miami and Port Everglades in the 1970s\, New York began a long decline as a cruise homeport. Eventually cruises no longer departed year-round from the port as South Florida became cruising’s epicenter. In recent years\, however\, New York has been reborn as a popular year-round cruise port once again\, with terminals in Manhattan\, Brooklyn\, and New Jersey hosting a wide range of cruise ships. \nWriter and historian Allan Jordan traced the evolution of cruising from the Port of New York\, from its role in the birth of the modern cruise industry through its decline and rebirth as a cruise homeport. Along the way\, he recalled many of the ships that became well-known cruising from New York\, from dual-purpose ocean liners such as the CARONIA\, GRIPSHOLM\, and BREMEN and early full-time cruise ships such as the NASSAU\, OCEANIC\, and AMERIKANIS\, to the ships of today’s resurgence. \nAllan is a frequent contributor on the history and future of the cruise industry to Cruise Travel magazine\, Maritime Executive\, and Cruise Business Review. He is also the author of two books—a history of Norwegian Cruise Line and Saluting the Aloha Spirit\, a history of American Hawaii Cruises—and has lectured aboard many cruise ships. \n(Photo Credit: Stuart Gewirtzman)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/cruising-new-york-style-the-birth-decline-and-rebirth-of-cruising-from-the-port-of-new-york/
LOCATION:Community Church Assembly Room\, 40 East 35th Street\, Manhattan\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180322T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180322T180000
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SUMMARY:PRINSENDAM and VIKING STAR ELEGANCE\, COMFORT AND STYLE AT SEAPresented by David G. Hume
DESCRIPTION:Few modern-day passenger ships have earned as loyal a clientele as Holland America Line’s 30‑year old PRINSENDAM. Following in her wake in the small ship market is Viking Ocean Cruises’ three-year-old VIKING STAR. Both ships were conceived as upscale\, premium cruise ships with modern Scandinavian décor. Due to their relatively small size\, 37\,983 gross tons and 47\,800 gross tons\, respectively\, they are able to visit ports that are inaccessible to large cruise ships. \nThe PRINSENDAM entered service in 1988 as the ROYAL VIKING SUN\, the last ship built by the Royal Viking Line. The ROYAL VIKING SUN was sold to Cunard Line in 1994 and initially kept its original name. However\, in 1999 it was transferred to another Carnival Corporation subsidiary\, Seabourn Cruise Line as the SEABOURN SUN. In 2002\, it was further transferred to Holland America Line\, at which time it was renamed PRINSENDAM. \nThe VIKING STAR entered service in 2015\, the first cruise ship built for Viking Ocean Cruises. This company was established in 2013 by Torstein Hagen\, following the success of Viking River Cruises and based upon his prior experience as Chief Executive Officer of Royal Viking Line from 1980 to 1984. In fact\, the first four ships of Viking Ocean Cruises\, VIKING STAR\, VIKING SEA\, VIKING SKY and VIKING SUN\, have names similar to the names borne by the ships of the Royal Viking Line. Another six sister ships will soon be entering service. Just this month\, Viking Ocean Cruises announced that it has secured options for yet another six cruise ships\, which would create a fleet of sixteen cruise ships. \nPONY Branch Vice Chairman David Hume presented an entertaining and informative program comparing the stylistic differences and amenities of PRINSENDAM and VIKING STAR. \n(Photos: David G. Hume)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/prinsendam-and-viking-star-elegance-comfort-and-style-at-sea/
LOCATION:Community Church Assembly Room\, 40 East 35th Street\, Manhattan\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180223T180000
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SUMMARY:TRANS-ATLANTIC 1958Presented by Bill Miller
DESCRIPTION:Trans-Atlantic liner travel was still booming in 1958. More passengers were sailing to and from Europe than ever. Alone\, Cunard had over a dozen liners on their trans-ocean runs – and carried almost a quarter of all passengers. But then there was a bang\, a big bang – that October\, the first jet airliners began crossing the Atlantic. Historic Cunard was dismissive and quick to announce: “Flying is a fad – it will pass!” \nBut within six months\, by mid-1959\, the airlines grabbed as much as two-thirds of all trans-Atlantic traffic. By 1963\, they had 98 percent. The Atlantic liner was all but doomed. After one crossing from Southampton in 1962\, for example\, the mighty QUEEN ELIZABETH steamed into New York harbor with only 125 passengers onboard being looked after by 1\,200 crew. It wasn’t economic anymore! \nBill Miller\, who is writing a new book on the Atlantic liners in the Fifties and Sixties\, took us on a grand “fleet review” of passenger ships in and around 1958.
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/trans-atlantic-1958/
LOCATION:Community Church Assembly Room\, 40 East 35th Street\, Manhattan\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180126T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180126T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200116T011833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T192704Z
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SUMMARY:SAILING IN TWO DIRECTIONS IN THE AGE OF THE TITANICPresented by William Roka\, Historian/Public Programs Manager at the South Street Seaport Museum
DESCRIPTION:By the start of the 20th century\, travel was big business. Millions of passengers were on the move\, corporations spanned the globe\, and ship lines competed to build the world’s largest moving objects\, North Atlantic superliners. William Roka\, the South Street Seaport Museum’s historian and public programs manager\, and curator of the Seaport’s most recent exhibition Millions: Migrants and Millionaires Aboard the Great Liners\, 1900-1914\, led us on a tour of this extraordinary period in the history of travel. \nThe largest number of passengers were westbound travelers\, the immigrants in third class\, who sought economic opportunity and a new life in the United States. Immigrants formed the largest source of revenue for shipping companies. In order to efficiently move millions across multiple borders and to ensure their entry into the United States in the face of increasingly stricter immigration laws\, shipping companies created a sophisticated transit system that reached deep into Europe and across the US. \nWhile travel conditions for immigrants improved each passing year\, construction of superliners such as Lusitania\, Mauretania\, Aquitania\, Olympic\, Titanic\, Imperator\, and Vaterland was not entirely for their benefit. Beyond national pride in building the biggest and best\, shipping companies were motivated by a more common interest: profit. After immigrants in third class\, it was first-class passengers who provided the greatest source of revenue. For only a hundred thousand annual passengers shipping companies would create floating palaces that rivaled the best hotels in comfort and amenities. \nFirst class and third class\, millionaires and immigrants\, lives that were worlds apart on land\, but would\, for a brief time\, almost touch aboard the North Atlantic liners. \n(Artwork by Odin Rosensweig)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/sailing-in-two-directions-in-the-age-of-the-titanic/
LOCATION:Community Church Assembly Room\, 40 East 35th Street\, Manhattan\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171209T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171209T150000
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
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SUMMARY:2017 PONY BRANCH HOLIDAY PARTY
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday December 9\, 2017\, members and guests braved a cold and snowy day to enjoy food\, drinks and the camaraderie of fellow ship enthusiasts at the annual PONY Branch Holiday Party\, held once again this year at the Arte Cafe on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. In honor of the 50th Anniversary of her final voyage\, the entertainment included a documentary video on the history of the RMS QUEEN MARY. \n(Photo credits: Stuart Gewirtzman and Bob Allen)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/2017-pony-branch-holiday-party/
LOCATION:Arte Cafe\, 106 West 73rd Street\, Manhattan\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171118T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171118T140000
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200120T231953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T192823Z
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SUMMARY:OCEAN LINER BAZAAR
DESCRIPTION:This year’s Ocean Liner Bazaar featured ten enthusiastic dealers of ocean liner memorabilia who exhibited ship models\, paintings\, prints\, posters\, brochures\, deck plans\, china\, silverware\, ashtrays\, pins\, medallions and other items both popular and rare from passenger shipping lines past and present. \n(Photo credit: Marjorieann Matuszek)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/ocean-liner-bazaar-2/
LOCATION:417 East 61st St\, between First and York Avenue\, Manhattan
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171117T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171117T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200120T232549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T192906Z
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SUMMARY:OCEAN LINER SUNSET Presented by Ted Scull
DESCRIPTION:For our November program\, we joined former PONY Branch chairman Ted Scull on a half-dozen voyages aboard ships that represent the end of their type: passenger-container ship\, Royal Mail Ship\, colonial liner\, liner converted to cruising\, and a pair of Atlantic liners. During Ted’s program we ventured from Buenos Aires on a 26-day\, northbound voyage to Brooklyn aboard Ivaran Lines’ super-comfy\, 86-passenger-container ship\, AMERICANA. Intended to be the first of a new breed of combi-ship\, and officially classified as a scheduled passenger vessel\, she attained priority access to congested Brazilian ports. We also went aboard the Royal Mail Ship ST. HELENA\, living on borrowed time as her namesake island’s brand-new airport located deep in the South Atlantic finally opened to regular air service from South Africa after a long delay due to severe wind shear. The RMS ST. HELENA represented the very last of the long-distance mail ships and served the island with everything it required\, except fuel. \nShips built to serve colonial empires slowly disappeared as one possession after another declared independence. Using the British India liner SS KARANJA as an example\, Ted introduced us to people who had to pull up stakes in East Africa and find another home. \nRegency Cruises was a major operator of second-hand ships until it declared bankruptcy. On this journey\, we followed the REGENT SEA\, converted from Swedish Americas Line’s GRIPSHOLM of 1957\, on a cruise to the Mayan ruins of Belize\, Honduras\, and Belize. Following the program\, Ted’s new book “Ocean Liner Sunset” was available for sale along with the first two of the trilogy: “Ocean Liner Odyssey” and “Ocean Liner Twilight.”
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/ocean-liner-sunset-presented-by-ted-scull/
LOCATION:Community Church Assembly Room\, 40 East 35th Street\, Manhattan\, NY
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171105
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200120T232809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T192953Z
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SUMMARY:PONY Branch Luncheon on the CROWN PRINCESS
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, November 4\, 2017\, 73 PONY Branch members and guests enjoyed a visit on board Princess Cruises’ 2006-built CROWN PRINCESS. The 113\,000 GT\, 3\,080-passenger Grand-class cruise ship was docked at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal for a port call during a repositioning cruise from Quebec to Florida. Following a ship tour\, those attending enjoyed a 3-course luncheon with wine in the Da Vinci Dining Room and then had further time to explore the ship. \n(Photo credit: Mario De Stefano)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/pony-branch-luncheon-on-the-crown-princess/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Cruise Terminal\, NY\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171027T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171027T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200120T233135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T193020Z
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SUMMARY:"FABULOUS AT FIFTY" QUEEN MARY IN LONG BEACHPresented by Pat Dacey
DESCRIPTION:On October 31\, 1967\, the QUEEN MARY left Southampton for the final time on her “Last Great Cruise” arriving in Long Beach on December 9\, 1967. Almost 50 years to the day of her final departure\, PONY Branch members and guests enjoyed learning about her “encore” career in Long Beach\, California as member Pat Dacey took us on a photographic journey of her 50 years as a tourist attraction\, a movie and television plot and prop and a beloved icon for ocean liner enthusiasts. \nOver her fifty-year career in Long Beach\, QUEEN MARY has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places\, accepted by The National Trust for Historic Preservation as part of their Historic Hotels of America\, and has welcomed RMS QUEEN MARY 2\, QUEEN VICTORIA and QUEEN ELIZABETH to her new home. \nAlthough owned by the City of Long Beach\, QUEEN MARY has had many operators\, including\, but not limited to\, Jack Wrather\, Disney and Delaware North\, and at times\, has struggled with success. In his program\, Pat Dacey looked at many of these operators and their various plans to upgrade\, renovate and restore the great ship. \nIn 2016\, Urban Commons\, a real estate company assumed the lease of QUEEN MARY and announced plans to extensively renovate the QUEEN at a cost of $250 million dollars while at the same time taking action to stabilize her in response to a 2017 report on the ship’s structurally deteriorating condition. Significant repairs are needed at an additional estimated cost of $300 million dollars. \nCurrently\, many of the repairs are underway and the great renovation has started. It appears that the QUEEN is on her way to once again regain her title as “The Stateliest Ship”. \nPat Dacey is a long-time PONY Branch member whose interest in ships\, especially in Cunard Line\, goes back 40 years. Pat first visited the QUEEN MARY in Long Beach in the early 70’s and has been a frequent visitor ever since. \n(Photo Credit: Pat Dacey)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/fabulous-at-fifty-queen-mary-in-long-beach/
LOCATION:Community Church Assembly Room\, 40 East 35th Street\, Manhattan\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170928T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170928T180000
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SUMMARY:CHRISTENING OF THE M.S. EURODAMPresented by J. Fred Rodriguez
DESCRIPTION:On the same day in 2008 that J. Fred Rodriguez notified some of his friends that he’d just gone digital\, he received a call from the head office of the Holland America Line in Seattle. They asked him if he would like to be one of four American HAL photographers to cover the EURODAM’s upcoming christening. Say no more\, he was packed in a heartbeat\, thanks to his ‘Sailing Check List\,’ and ready to go. \nThe event was certainly exciting and well covered with some rather interesting stories to note. Today the M.S. EURODAM continues to be quite a ship and maintains an excellent CDC inspection record of 100\, year after year. Holland America is a great company that has always prided itself in operating some of the greatest passenger ships ever to sail the oceans. And let’s not forget that back a bit in their well laid out brochures\, they happily proclaimed ‘It’s Good to be on A Well-Run Ship.’ \nIn his program\, J. Fred brought us back some 9 minutes ago\, or was that 9 years ago\, to the awesome christening ceremonies of Holland America Line’s then newest ship\, the M.S. EURODAM. \n(Photo credit: Stuart Gewirtzman)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/christening-of-the-m-s-eurodam/
LOCATION:Community Church Assembly Room\, 40 East 35th Street\, Manhattan\, NY
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170820
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170821
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200122T230709Z
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SUMMARY:PONY Branch Luncheon on the CELEBRITY SUMMIT
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, August 20\, 2017\, 62 PONY Branch members and guests enjoyed a tour and luncheon on board Celebrity Cruises’ 2001-built CELEBRITY SUMMIT. The 91\,000 GT\, 2\,158-passenger Millennium-class cruise ship was docked at the Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne\, New Jersey. After a ship tour that included a stop at the penthouse\, those attending enjoyed a 3-course lunch with wine in the Cosmopolitan Dining Room which features a statue originally commissioned for the legendary French ocean liner S.S. Normandie. After lunch there was time to further explore the ship before she set sail on a 7-night cruise to Bermuda. \n(Photos: Bob Allen and Stuart Gewirtzman)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/pony-branch-luncheon-on-the-celebrity-summit/
LOCATION:Cape Liberty Cruise Port\, Bayonne\, NJ
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170701T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170708T000000
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200122T231443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T193221Z
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SUMMARY:PONY BRANCH MEMBERS' CRUISE ROME TO VENICE ON THE QUEEN VICTORIA
DESCRIPTION:PONY Branch members and friends sailed on a 7-night cruise on Cunard Line’s QUEEN VICTORIA out of Rome’s port of Civitavecchia with calls at ports in Malta\, Montenegro and Croatia\, and an overnight in Venice. \n(Photos by David Hume)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/pony-branch-members-cruise-rome-to-venice-on-the-queen-victoria/
LOCATION:Rome\, Italy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170623T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170623T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200122T232345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T193317Z
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SUMMARY:MS STOCKHOLM: FROM DORIA TO ASTORIAPresented by Doug Newman and Tom Rinaldi
DESCRIPTION:More than 60 years since the sinking of the ANDREA DORIA\, mementos associated with the ship’s disastrous demise are still prized by collectors. Remarkably\, one of the most noteworthy relics of the tragedy is the ship that rammed and sank the famed Italian liner in 1956: the former motor liner STOCKHOLM is still sailing today as the cruise ship ASTORIA. At age 69\, the ASTORIA is not only one of the oldest large passenger ships in history\, she is just about the last ex-liner still in cruise service. PONY Branch members Doug Newman and Tom Rinaldi had the opportunity to sail on this fascinating vessel in 2017. Doug and Tom presented an illustrated history of the former STOCKHOLM’s colorful past and provided a photographic tour of what is without a doubt one of the most interesting ships in the cruise business today.
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/ms-stockholm-from-doria-to-astoria/
LOCATION:Community Church Assembly Room\, 40 East 35th Street\, Manhattan\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170519T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170519T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200122T232706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T193357Z
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SUMMARY:NYC FERRY AND THE PAST\, PRESENT\, AND POTENTIAL OF OUR WATERWAYS Presented by Capt. Maggie Flanagan and Louis Kleinmann of the Waterfront Alliance
DESCRIPTION:The May 2017 inauguration of the first NYC Ferry service between Rockaway and Lower Manhattan marked the beginning of a new era in the centuries-long history of passenger transportation on the waterways of New York and New Jersey. Capt. Maggie Flanagan and Louis Kleinmann of the Waterfront Alliance\, early advocates for five-borough ferry service\, introduced us to NYC Ferry and put this ambitious new plan to connect our archipelago city into perspective by linking it to the history\, present use\, and future potential of our waterways. \nCapt. Maggie Flanagan\, director of education and outreach for the Waterfront Alliance\, is a licensed captain and a classroom teacher specializing in marine education\, and most recently served as the South Street Seaport Museum’s director of marine education. Louis Kleinman is the Waterfront Alliance’s community liaison\, managing a portfolio of more than 800 Alliance Partners\, including the World Ship Society–Port of New York Branch. The Waterfront Alliance (www.waterfrontalliance.org) works to protect\, transform\, and revitalize our harbor and waterfront. \n(Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office photo)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/nyc-ferry-and-the-past-present-and-potential-of-our-waterways/
LOCATION:Community Church Assembly Room\, 40 East 35th Street\, Manhattan\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170428T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170428T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200122T233130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T193457Z
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SUMMARY:1980's CRUISING\, 1950's STYLE Cruise Line Videos of Former Transatlantic LinersPresented by Bob Allen
DESCRIPTION:The 1980’s and 1990’s were the heyday of cruising on former transatlantic liners. “Ships of State\,” built in the 1950’s and 1960’s\, were converted to cruise ships which plied the world’s most exotic cruise routes. Our April program\, hosted by Bob Allen\, spotlighted three of these vessels which had long\, successful cruising careers following more than a decade of transatlantic service — the American Export Lines’ sister ships INDEPENDENCE and CONSTITUTION\, and Holland America Line’s ROTTERDAM. All were highly successful liners that became even more popular as full-time cruise ships. Bob’s program featured two vintage promotional cruise line videos. America Hawaii Cruises’ “Don’t Miss a Thing” encouraged prospective mid-1980’s passengers to seek the islands’ lush tropical beauty from the decks of the freshly renovated American sister ships. Holland America Line produced a fascinating video in 1989\, celebrating their flagship ROTTERDAM’s 30th Anniversary and recent refurbishment. In addition to historical footage of the ROTTERDAM’s construction and fitting out\, the video featured Bill Miller describing the glories of sailing the “Grand Dame” of the world’s cruise fleet. All present enjoyed a unique look back at the glamorous days of cruising on great ocean liners. \n(Images Bob Allen collection)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/1980s-cruising-1950s-style-cruise-line-videos-of-former-transatlantic-liners/
LOCATION:Community Church Assembly Room\, 40 East 35th Street\, Manhattan\, NY
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170408
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170409
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200122T233333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200123T223730Z
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SUMMARY:PONY Branch Luncheon on the NORWEGIAN GEM
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday April 8\, 2017\, 50 members and guests participated in the second of two Spring visits to NCL’s NORWEGIAN GEM organized by the PONY Branch. All attending enjoyed a three course luncheon in the Grand Pacific Dining Room and time to explore the ship during its layover at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal.
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/pony-branch-luncheon-on-the-norwegian-gem/
LOCATION:Manhattan Cruise Terminal\, NY\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170331T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170331T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200122T233630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T193543Z
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SUMMARY:FIRST CLASS CARGO: COMBINATION PASSENGER-CARGO SHIPSPresented by Bill Miller
DESCRIPTION:They were a unique and once very popular type of ship: the passenger-cargo liners. More than 12-berth passenger-carrying freighters\, some of these combo ships\, as they were often dubbed\, carried as few as 30 passengers; others\, as many as 400. They offered comfortable quarters\, many amenities\, and one-class accommodation; but they still were not classified as actual passenger liners. Belonging to well-known shipowners such as American Export\, Blue Funnel\, Farrell\, Grace\, and Zim Lines\, their heyday began just after the Second World War\, in the late 1940s\, and continued until the 1960s. But in the end\, as air travel and containerization took hold\, they were no longer practical or profitable. One of Bill Miller’s latest books is “First Class Cargo\,” which covers many of these passenger-cargo ships. At our March meeting\, PONY Branch members and guests were entertained and enlightened as Bill led them on a journey to the likes of Marseilles and Melbourne\, Hong Kong and Durban aboard these fascinating vessels.
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/first-class-cargo-combination-passenger-cargo-ships/
LOCATION:Community Church Assembly Room\, 40 East 35th Street\, Manhattan\, NY
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170319
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170320
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200122T233839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T193617Z
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SUMMARY:PONY Branch Luncheon on the NORWEGIAN GEM
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday March 19\, 2017\, 45 PONY Branch members and guests toured NCL’s NORWEGIAN GEM during the ship’s layover at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal\, and enjoyed a three course luncheon in the Grand Pacific Dining Room. \n(Photo Credit: Stuart A. Gewirtzman)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/pony-branch-luncheon-on-the-norwegian-gem-2/
LOCATION:Manhattan Cruise Terminal\, NY\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170224T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170224T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200122T234213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T193734Z
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SUMMARY:NAVIGATING THROUGH ICEPresented by Ben Lyons
DESCRIPTION:When WSS-PONY Branch member Ben Lyons left his chief officer position onboard QUEEN MARY 2 in 2008\, he set a different course—often\, deliberately sailing his ships into ice! Since then\, he has become an ice pilot and has worked onboard a variety of vessels navigating in the Polar Regions. Ice navigation is still primarily a visual skill\, and during his informative and entertaining program\, Ben explained the differences in types of ice\, the tools that are available to modern navigators\, what the different ice classifications mean and why accurate weather forecasts are so important to those on the bridge. Ben also walked us through navigating in ice on three different types of vessels: a private superyacht\, the ice-strengthened expedition ship NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER\, and Crystal Cruises’ CRYSTAL SERENITY on its record-setting Northwest Passage transit in 2016. On the last named\, he was an expedition team member. \nOn and often off terra firma\, Ben is CEO of EYOS Expeditions\, an outfit that plans expeditions for superyachts and provides the crews to carry out programs that span the world from Antarctica to the Russian Far East and Svalbard to Madagascar. In a recent development\, on January 28\, 2017\, the 43\,188-ton private yacht THE WORLD claimed the record for sailing the farthest south any vessel has ever sailed while cruising the Bay of Whales in Antarctica’s Ross Sea. THE WORLD was assisted in this feat by EYOS Expeditions.
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/navigating-through-ice/
LOCATION:Community Church Assembly Room\, 40 East 35th Street\, Manhattan\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170127T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170127T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200122T234353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T193825Z
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SUMMARY:NCL's FIRST 50 YEARSPresented by Allan Jordan
DESCRIPTION:In December\, 2016\, Norwegian Cruise Line marked the 50th anniversary of the arrival in Miami of the MS SUNWARD\, originally built as a vehicle ferry with comfortable overnight accommodations. Writer and historian Allan Jordan started our year off by recalling the events leading up to the SUNWARD’s arrival and discussing how its success provided an impetus for building the modern port of Miami. He profiled the famous “White Ships” of NCL—the STARWARD\, SKYWARD and SOUTHWARD—and covered NCL’s daring purchase of the liner SS FRANCE for its conversion into the cruise ship SS NORWAY. \nThe story of NCL is one of triumph and tragedy. Many of the “firsts” introduced by NCL reshaped the cruising experience and later became industry standards. Allan regaled us with tales about the numerous challenges NCL faced that nearly lead to the death of the company before its rebirth in the new millennium under the moniker “Freestyle Cruising.” \nAllan Jordan is the author of numerous articles on the history and the future of the cruise industry. He is a frequent contributor to Cruise Travel magazine and Cruise Business Review. He is also the author of the history of NCL and of Saluting the Aloha Spirit\, which recalls the history of American Hawaii Cruises and the sister ships INDEPENDENCE and CONSTITUTION. He has lectured aboard the ships of Royal Viking Line\, Crystal Cruises\, Princess Cruise Lines and Oceania Cruises.
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/ncls-first-50-years/
LOCATION:Community Church Assembly Room\, 40 East 35th Street\, Manhattan\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161210T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161210T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200124T001454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T193904Z
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SUMMARY:2016 PONY BRANCH HOLIDAY PARTY
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday December 10\, 2016\, 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 Arte Cafe on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Entertainment included two vintage 1965 videos of the building and operation of the Italian Line’s MICHELANGELO and RAFFAELLO.
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/2016-pony-branch-holiday-party/
LOCATION:Arte Cafe\, 106 West 73rd Street\, Manhattan\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161118T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161118T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200124T001835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T193934Z
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SUMMARY:ONE MAN'S HOLLAND AMERICA LINE: A PERSONAL RETROSPECTIVE  FROM NIEUW AMSTERDAM TO KONIGSDAMPresented by Karl Zimmermann
DESCRIPTION:On December 7\, 1949\, Karl Zimmermann boarded the S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam in Rotterdam with his parents\, homeward bound to New York after three months in Germany while his father worked for the Economic Cooperation Administration. This began a relationship with the Holland America Line that has stretched over seven decades. Its most recent expression culminated on November 9\, 2016 when he and his wife Laurel disembarked at Ft. Lauderdale after a 16-day crossing on Holland America’s newest ship\, the M.S. Konigsdam. Between those events\, Karl has sailed in ten Holland America Line ships\, including both Rotterdam V and Rotterdam VI\, and more recently the Prinsendam\, plus five HAL vessels in subsequent cruising careers. \nThough he’d crossed aboard the 1952 Maasdam as a Holland America ship\, it was four transatlantic crossings in the 1980s with his family on that vessel as the Polish Ocean Lines’ Stefan Batory that rekindled Karl’s love of ships. As the only current cruise line other that Cunard that fully embraces its deep history\, Holland America remains a favorite. Karl’s talk showcased the last century of the line’s history\, with a personal slant. Karl Zimmermann is a travel writer and author of numerous books\, including Ocean Liners: Crossing and Cruising the Seven Seas\, intended for young readers. \n(Photo credit: Karl Zimmermann)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/one-mans-holland-america-line-a-personal-retrospective-from-nieuw-amsterdam-to-konigsdam/
LOCATION:Community Church Assembly Room\, 40 East 35th Street\, Manhattan\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161028T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161028T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200124T002344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T194025Z
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SUMMARY:DIFFERING VIEWS ABOUT THE REMASTERED QUEEN MARY 2 PONY MEMBERS HAVE THEIR SAYPresented by a Panel of PONY Members
DESCRIPTION:Following a late spring refit at Blohm + Voss\, Hamburg\, the QUEEN MARY 2 re-entered service with enough changes to call the extensive shipyard work “Remastering.” Given the interest our Branch has in the ship\, this month’s program was a PowerPoint presentation by panel of PONY Branch members who have recently sailed on her. The discussion was moderated by Ted Scull\, and panelists included Pat and Denise Dacey\, David Hume\, Marjorieann Matuszek and Alan Zamchick. Following presentation of a CUNARD promotional video showing the work undertaken during the refit\, each of the panelists chose areas of the ship to discuss\, providing fairly complete coverage of the changes. Varying views of the results were shared during the discussion\, which covered the transformation of the Winter Garden into the Carinthia Lounge; the complete redesign of the often maligned Kings Court (buffet dining and evening specialty restaurants); the replacement of the Todd English restaurant with The Verandah (recalling the Verandah Grill restaurants aboard the original QUEEN MARY and QUEEN ELIZABETH); the addition of new passenger cabins including the ship’s first dedicated cabins for singles; and a doubling of the number of kennels and the addition of a private lounge for cat and dog owners. Also discussed were changes to the cabins\, suites and public spaces – lounges\, corridors\, stairs\, atrium and foyers – which received new curtains\, upholstery and carpeting. Opinions were divided about color and design. However\, the changes to the ship’s bookshop\, which once sold a wide selection of maritime books\, posters and souvenirs\, but now offers relatively few such items for sale\, were negatively reviewed by all.
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/differing-views-about-the-remastered-queen-mary-2-pony-members-have-their-say/
LOCATION:Community Church Assembly Room\, 40 East 35th Street\, Manhattan\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161001T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161001T140000
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200124T002639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T194212Z
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SUMMARY:OCEAN LINER BAZAAR
DESCRIPTION:This year’s Ocean Liner Bazaar featured 14 enthusiastic dealers of ocean liner memorabilia who exhibited ship models\, paintings\, prints\, posters\, brochures\, deck plans\, china\, silverware\, ashtrays\, pins\, medallions and other items both popular and rare from passenger shipping lines past and present.
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/ocean-liner-bazaar-3/
LOCATION:417 East 61st St\, between First and York Avenue\, Manhattan
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160930T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160930T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200124T002904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T194248Z
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SUMMARY:JOURNEY TO MONKEY BAY: 2\,000 MILES ACROSS EAST AFRICA BY LAND AND LAKEPresented by Tom Rinaldi
DESCRIPTION:n March 2016\, PONY Branch member Tom Rinaldi traveled to Tanzania and Malawi to seek out two of the world’s most interesting passenger ships: the MV ILALA II\, built 1949-51\, and the MV LIEMBA\, built 1913-1915. Both relics of European colonialism in East and Central Africa\, these junior-sized liners have served isolated communities on the lakes of the Great Rift Valley for a combined total of more than 150 years and counting. ILALA II has operated for almost her entire life along the western shore of Lake Malawi\, while the LIEMBA first served German East Africa (now Tanzania). Scuttled in 1916 by the Germans during WWI\, Winston Churchill had it raised in 1924\, rebuilt and put back into Lake Tanganyika service in 1927. The ship inspired the book and film The African Queen. Tom\, one of our most adventurous travelers\, shared photos and stories of what he found\, as well as presented a historical overview of East Africa’s inland lakes steamer services.
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/journey-to-monkey-bay-2000-miles-across-east-africa-by-land-and-lake/
LOCATION:Community Church Assembly Room\, 40 East 35th Street\, Manhattan\, NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160701T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160706T000000
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200124T003108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T194325Z
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SUMMARY:2016 PONY BRANCH MEMBERS' CRUISE ON THE QUEEN MARY 2
DESCRIPTION:Twenty-four PONY Branch members and friends set sail from the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal on Cunard’s newly renovated QUEEN MARY 2 for a five-night weekend cruise to Halifax and Boston. A cocktail party for the PONY Branch contingent was held in the Commodore Club on the first sea day of the cruise\, and the QM2 was in port for Boston’s July 4th fireworks display. \n(Photo Credit: Stuart A. Gewirtzman\, July 24\, 2016)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/2016-pony-branch-members-cruise-on-the-queen-mary-2/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160625
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160626
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200124T004033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T194402Z
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SUMMARY:PONY Branch Luncheon on the CARNIVAL SUNSHINE
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday June 25\, 2016\, 81 PONY Branch members and guests toured Carnival Cruise Line’s CARNIVAL SUNSHINE during the ship’s layover at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal\, and enjoyed a five course luncheon in the Sunrise Restaurant. At the conclusion of the luncheon\, Niksa Pelic\, CARNIVAL SUNSHINE’s Hotel Director\, presented PONY Branch Chairman Marjorieann Matuszek with a plaque commemorating the occasion. \n(Photo Credits: Stuart A. Gewirtzman and Marjorieann Matuszek)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/pony-branch-luncheon-on-the-carnival-sunshine/
LOCATION:Manhattan Cruise Terminal\, NY\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160624T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160624T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T084421
CREATED:20200124T004514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T194457Z
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SUMMARY:THE WACKY\, WACKY WORLD OF A MERCHANT MARINERPresented by J. Fred Rodriguez
DESCRIPTION:Our June guest speaker\, maritime historian J. Fred Rodriguez\, was immediately inflicted with a condition when he first saw a well-painted Revell model of the S.S. UNITED STATES in 1954. The condition is understood by only a select few\, and to this day no one really knows how it starts within us – only how to keep it under control. The visiting family doctor eventually hung a name on it: he called it “Shipitus\,” and the rest is history. PONY Branch members and guests heard the real-life stories of a U.S. Merchant Mariner and the sometimes wacky\, wacky stories of lives at sea that covered the good\, the bad and the sometimes ugly of the vast “Maritime Industry” that affects all of us one way or another. \nJ. Fred Rodriguez has been a Merchant Mariner of both brown and blue water for 31 years\, and holds the title of Able Bodied Seaman–Unlimited. J. Fred has also guest lectured on 76 different passenger and cruise ships on well over two hundred voyages\, using 51 slide presentations that he’s researched and produced. June’s program evolved from the many great people within the maritime industry who have crossed his headings both on deck and at the Port of New York Branch of the World Ship Society\, where he is a “Plankowner” of the branch. \n(Image: USL/Bob Allen collection)
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/the-wacky-wacky-world-of-a-merchant-mariner/
LOCATION:Community Church Assembly Room\, 40 East 35th Street\, Manhattan\, NY
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