The Tragic Final Fate of the World’s Most Famous Cruise Ships

From the golden age of ocean liners to the modern cruise boom, even the most magnificent floating cities cannot outrun progress. What really happened to legendary speed queens like Cunard's Mauretania, White Star Line's Olympic (sistership of the Titanic), and the ultimate TV icons, the famous "Love Boat" (Pacific Princess and Island Princess)? 🛳️ Support the Channel Buy my books: https://www.frameandcross.com/books/ Buy cruise merch: https://chrisframeofficial.teemill.com/ My Maritime History Substack: https://themaritimehistorian.substack... 🛳️ BOOK A CRUISE (AUS/NZ): https://www.travelmasters.com.au/chri... (This is an affiliate link. By using this booking referral page Chris Frame may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.) 🛳️ Production & Image Credits CC BY: Sivil Denizcilik - CC BY SA 3.0 https://tinyurl.com/83j4epb5 Monarch & Sovereign CC BY SA 4.0 ND44 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mo... Carnival Inspiration CC BY SA 4.0 Angelgreat https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Monarch CC BY SA 2.0 Roel van Deursen https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... White Swan Hotel CC BY SA 4.0 'Own Work' https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... SS Norway CC BY SA 3.0 AKS1189 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... SS Norway CC BY SA 3.0 Photography.np https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Seawise University CC BY SA 2.5 Barry Loigman M.D. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Se... Costa Concordia CC BY SA 3.0 Rvongher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Co... Costa Concordia CC BY SA 4.0 G. Jenewein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Co... France Bow CC BY SA 4.0 Neoclash https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... By Angelgreat - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Monarch & Sovereign, 2020. CC BY SA 4.0 ND44 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mo... By Angelgreat - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Island Princess Dashers https://tinyurl.com/3bt9hzen Island Princess Deck Scene CC BY SA 2.0 Glenn https://tinyurl.com/ckduue4y Discovery MKFI https://tinyurl.com/yc7mmrmz Island Princess CC BY SA 2.0 Glenn https://tinyurl.com/bdhj685m Pacific at Fort-de-France CC BY SA 4.0 Boato Giuseppe https://tinyurl.com/235kfk3p Pacific CC BY SA 2.0 Aah-Yeah https://tinyurl.com/5n6492m7 Discovery CC BY SA 4.0 Pjotr Mahhonin https://tinyurl.com/jpvahrrd https://tinyurl.com/pjtorwaj https://tinyurl.com/y66uaut4 https://tinyurl.com/y66uaut4 Acif CC BY SA 3.0 Eustace Bagge https://tinyurl.com/m8ty4prx Scrapping at Aliağa CC BY SA 4.0 FAith Takmakli https://tinyurl.com/r2trewgf5634 Discovery CC BY SA 3.0 --=XEON=-- https://tinyurl.com/4tw6fafd Discovery CC BY SA 4.0 Pjotr Mahhonin https://tinyurl.com/Tallinn28Apri By Edmondramous - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Angelgreat - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By anil c patel, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... QE2 Golf Clubs: be Pine Japanese Antique https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134711590635 By Peter J. Fitzpatrick CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Sivil Denizcilik CC BY SA 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... By Planet Labs, Inc. - https://www.planet.com/gallery/alang/ (direct link), CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Bambhaniya Ravikumar - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Fatih Takmakli - CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Angelgreat - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Stratoswift - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Phillip Capper CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Naqiyah shabbir - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... 🎵 Music Music I use: Bensound.com License code: SYW4VPTC3T4TV5IE Artist: : Lunar Years Music: https://www.bensound.com/free-music-f... License code: SDXUL72MH9FD8XWE Artist: : Benjamin Tissot Music: Elegy Artist: Asher Fulero Source: YouTube Studio Notes: Thumbnails: Made with aid from Canva and Gemini. Note: We've been advised images of SS Norway licensed under CC BY were taken by ‪@midshipcinema‬ Tags: #oceanliner #scrap #theloveboat #qe2 #qm2 #cruisenews