An old friend always refers to De Grasse as CGT’s “spunky” ship. What he means is that she was built as an intermediate liner in the 1920’s, but after the war, she alone carried the… read more ›
You know CGT went for broke when they gold washed their bronze medallions. The ss France was France’s last transatlantic liner and one of the last ships of state to be built. She was amazing. … read more ›
After Normandie, the most beloved ship of the French Line fleet is a toss up in my opinion between the France of 1962 and the Ile. Like De Grasse, Ile received a post-war medallion of… read more ›
French medal designed by Rene Baudichon to commemorate the sinking. One side shows a sinking Lusitania, and the opposite side shows the Statue of Liberty rising from the water holding a sword aloft. These are… read more ›
I am pleased to offer for the first time here on Luxury Liner Row an exceptionally rare sterling silver VIP medal for Normandie’s maiden voyage. Unlike the more commonly seen bronze medal, these were only… read more ›
