Fun Stuff

Sunday, April 14, 2013. A faithfully recreated, multi-course dinner as served on board Titanic on Sunday, April 14, 1912, has been something I have wanted to make for more than 15 years.  In fact, I… read more ›

© Russ Upholster, Jr., November, 2019, Rev. 5 Preface For readers that have been following this article since the first posting in 2002, revision 5 includes updated information for manufacturing dates for the “small” Crown… read more ›

Welcome to Luxury Liner Row’s YouTube channel.  Over time I will be uploading a selection of never-before-seen films on YouTube of historic ocean liners. You can visit the channel directly here. The first video I… read more ›

Author’s Note:  Among the Queen Mary’s claims to fame are the spectacular veneers used on board. The rarest woods from the vast British Empire were used to make the interiors of the Queen Mary like… read more ›

by Eric Sauder and Brian Hawley. In the early morning of April 15, 1912, a young man died from exposure in the middle of the Atlantic after the ill-fated White Star liner Titanic struck an… read more ›

Sunday, April 14, 2013. A faithfully recreated, multi-course dinner as served on board Titanic on Sunday, April 14, 1912, has been something I have wanted to make for more than 15 years.  In fact, I… read more ›

For those following my Facebook adventures, you know I have just completed another great transatlantic crossing on Cunard’s splendid Queen Mary 2.  Not only was it my 10th crossing, it also happily coincided with the… read more ›

February 8-10, 2008 My first cruise was on the amazing Regal Empress back in 2006.  I was fortunate enough to do 3 cruises on this grand liner one each year in 2006, 2007, and 2008. … read more ›

January, 2010 One of the best parts of this business is being able to go on buying trips to search out rare and unusual ocean-liner memorabilia.  I often go on successful buying trips in California,… read more ›

Here are a few photos of my tour of the ns Savannah in March, 2009.  Thanks to Mr. Kohler for making this tour possible. “Savannah” was the name suggested by the famous ocean-liner historian Frank… read more ›

On August 8, 2009, I went to Philadelphia to join some other ocean-liner enthusiasts on a 1902 tugboat “cruise” to see the ss United States.  I tried to get close to her in 2007 from… read more ›