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A very early brochure for her, probably from her entry into service.  32 pages with 30 images, many I haven’t seen elsewhere.  Huge amount of information about the rooms and heavy concentration on the decorative… read more ›

Simply fantastic full-color cutaway for Cunard’s RMS Aquitania.  In excellent condition aside from some pin holes.  Does not detract.  All the typical iconic views are shown including the athwartship cutaway and color views of the… read more ›

Crew boxing matches were quite popular with the passengers.  Although one wonders if the punches stopped when the bell rang or if they continued down below decks.  This match on the Aquitania does not break… read more ›

A Cunard White Star Line souvenir mechanical pencil from the on-board gift shop of the famous four stacker RMS Aquitania.  Still works and still has its lead.  Just for fun, I used it to pay… read more ›

Sought-after souvenir compact as sold in Aquitania’s gift shop.  A nice item that dates to the 1930’s or 1940’s.  Still has some powder in it.  In excellent condition.

Iconic baggage tag featuring Cunard’s fantastic four stacker RMS Aquitania.  Unused with some slight brittle paper loss at edges.  Once there were tens of thousands of these, now only a precious few remain.  Measures about… read more ›

One of the best brochures ever done for Berengaria.  With 24 pages with 18 full-page images of her first- and second-class public rooms, it is amazing to compare the interior of her and her sisters… read more ›

Souvenir enamel spoon as sold in the onboard gift shops of the famous Berengaria.  Dates to the 1920’s. Stupendous Cunard logo surmounting the spoon.  Slight manufacturing flaw in the enamel which does not detract and… read more ›

Souvenir sterling silver spoon of the finest type ever made for the Cunard Line.  Sporting a date code of 1891.  Measures about 5″ long.  These were sold in the on-board gift shops of the liners. … read more ›

Silver souvenir spoon dating to the 1920’s and prior to the CWS merger.  In excellent condition with no issues with the enamel.

These silver-plated souvenirs for the liners were made in Birmingham, England, and in this case, for the Cunard Line’s RMS Carinthia of 1925.  In excellent condition with no damage to the enamel.

Superb pre-maiden voyage brochure for Cunard’s Carinthia.  18 page with lots of interior renderings and three photos of her launch.  Also has a full-color rendering of her as a centerfold.  Brochure comes with original mailing… read more ›

Lovely fold-out deck plan for Cunard’s RMS Carinthia of 1956. Contains 6 color photos of her public rooms, including her dining room where the where the ever-frugal Cunard reused chairs from RMS Aquitania’s first-class dining… read more ›

Extremely clear photo of Carinthia probably on her trials.  Stamp on the back reads: Upper Clyde Shipbuilders, Ltd. Clydebank Division.”  This was the name for a consortium of shipbuilders that was created in 1968 from… read more ›

A fine sterling-silver and enamel spoon from the Cunarder Carinthia.  One of the Canadian Quartet from the 1950s, these four ships that serviced Canada were not Cunard’s most popular.  Excellent condition measuring about 4.25″ long.

Impressive and well-made pre-war sterling silver and enamel souvenir spoon.  The “pretty sisters” also had great gift shop items.  Measures about 4” long and in near mint condition.

Impressive hardback brochure for Caronia’s Great African Cruise of 1950.  This stunning voyage was an impressive undertaking.  It was also a one off in the life of a ship designed to carry on Cunard’s mantel… read more ›

Nice full-color brochure produced for Cunard Line’s fantastic Caronia.  Twelve images for her interiors and exteriors.  Measures 16″ x 18″ inches.  Very good condition.  I had 15 of these! You guys cleaned me out and… read more ›

Color-coded cruise plan for the “Green Goddess.”  Not dated, but dates prior to the 1965 refit.  Measures 37″ x 24″.  Excellent condition.

I love these colorful cut-aways.  Whether you frame them or just take them out and look at them, they’re gorgeous and informative.  Cunard must have loved them as well because they produced them for all… read more ›

This 1960s deck plan for RMS Caronia is not as easily found as some of her other Cunard sisters.  The reason is a bit obscure, but I think I know why.  Starting in the late… read more ›

Perhaps one of you out there can tell me why Cunard bothered to make so many temporary plans in the post-war period, even after the ship was in service. Here’s a temporary plan for first… read more ›

My favorite deck plan produced for Cunard’s fabulous RMS Caronia.  Dated December, 1951, and in excellent condition.  Sporting loads of full color images (nearly 20) and happily all from Caronia.  There is no Cunard “filler.” … read more ›

For some reason, this 1960s deck plan for Caronia is not as easily found as some of her other Cunard sisters.  Dated 1965, the plan shows the changes made during the major refit that year. … read more ›

By far the best brochure ever done for Cunard’s superb “Green Goddess.”  Large-format brochure in full color with much gold leaf.  Excellent logos for ss Caronia and Cunard White Star are to be found here,… read more ›

Not-often-seen brochure produced for the launch of the largest ship built anywhere since the end of WWII, Cunard’s incomparable Green Goddess, Caronia.  Because of post-war rationing, promotional materials were not produced on the scale seen… read more ›

A dinner menu from Caronia’s first trip before the maiden voyage.  A cruise from Scotland to Southampton.  Cunard treated over 400 VIP’s and company employees to this voyage.  Of course, the star guest was H.R.H…. read more ›

How do I sum up the event that I consider to be without doubt the biggest in Cunard’s post-war period?  RMS Caronia’s coronation cruise of 1953 is really a high water mark in ocean going… read more ›

Beautiful Staffordshire pin dish with the famous painting by C.E. Turner.  Measuring 5″ across, this dish is made of fine bone china and is in near mint condition. Enhance your collection today with this beautiful… read more ›

A pair of portrait cuff links for Cunard’s Green Goddess.  Purchased in her on-board gift shops, maybe during one of her extremely lengthy and popular world cruises.  What I wouldn’t give to be able to… read more ›

One of my all-time favorite ships (as many of you already know if you’ve read the descriptions on Luxury Liner Row) is Cunard’s Caronia.  To me she is the epitome of Cunard’s British style with… read more ›

The writing room on the RMS Caronia was an excellent example of Cunard Art Deco and British ocean-liner decor.  It also in many ways straddled the line with a softer look that anticipated the 1950s. … read more ›

Following the summer sun with RMS Caronia’s world cruise of 1965 sounds like a plan, doesn’t it?  As usual for Caronia, she goes the “wrong way” in my opinion, losing time throughout the trip as… read more ›

Over the past few years at Luxury Liner Row, I have been fortunate to sell about a dozen beautiful mahogany second-class chests of drawers from the RMS Queen Mary, and they have all sold quickly. … read more ›

After her retirement and an aborted cruise under new ownership, Cunard’s RMS Caronia spent years wandering aimlessly throughout New York Harbor.  In 1974 Caronia’s owner decided to sell the furniture and fittings from this most… read more ›

One of the rarest pieces of Cunard china that I have ever been able to offer.  In 2007, some very limited salvage work was done on the Cunard liner Carpathia of Titanic fame.  A number… read more ›

RMS Carpathia.  The name conjures up a night long ago when the largest ship in the world struck an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage.  As we all know, the Cunard liner Carpathia rescued… read more ›

Embossed menu from Cunard Line’s famous RMS Carpathia.  The ship that rescued RMS Titanic’s passengers needs no introduction.  The menu is also quite nice with embossed grape leaves and vines and an image of the… read more ›

Souvenir doll made by Empire from the gift shop of the RMS Franconia of 1963, formerly Cunard’s Ivernia.  These are similar to the Nora Welling’s dolls, but they aren’t quite as creepy looking in the… read more ›

RMS Franconia spoon.  Clearly dating to the 1963 RMS Franconia, this souvenir spoon is in mint condition.  Purchased on board during her new life sailing to Bermuda.  Chrome plated and in excellent condition with no… read more ›

The Cunard Line was really proud of the remodeled and renamed RMS Franconia, formerly the RMS Ivernia.  This first-class deck plan is more of a brochure for the redesigned liner’s life as a cruise ship. … read more ›

Have you ever had a great night’s sleep on a cruise ship or ocean liner?  I slept particularly well on QE2 and still do onboard QM2 — although I think the new QE has the… read more ›

Lovely full-color deck plan for first class on board the Ivernia.  Shows all of her first-class areas including the furniture placement.  Measures about 44″ x 8.75″ when opened and has four color photos and a… read more ›

Impressive real photo of Cunard’s Ivernia of 1900.  This large photo shows the ship in Liverpool  just before WWI.  Note the distinctive brown painted band just under her white superstructure.  This was a feature of… read more ›

Not often seen spoon as sold in the on board gift shop from Cunard’s ill fated Lancastira.  In excellent condition with no problems with the silver or its high quality enamel.  Measures about 4” long.

I suppose the height of postcard technology and use was in the pre-war period.  Phones not much in use and were very expensive.  Thus we have this cool, 3D-style card where the ship is highly… read more ›

Unusual card of the RMS Lusitania, but the best part is the image is of her sister ship, the RMS Mauretania!  Posted on November 7, 1919, so long after her sinking but definitely a pre-sinking… read more ›

Great colorized image of Lusitania sailing down the Hudson early in her service life.  Posted from Times Square on May 18, 1908, and in very good condition.

Real photo postcard of the RMS Lusitania on her trials.  Posted July, 1908.  The message says, in part: “We have just arrived at New York safe after a most pleasant voyage.”  Dog eared from being… read more ›

Lovely card of Lusitania as she appeared on her trials.  Oddly listed as Mauretania.  Cunard logo and house flag at the top and the ship’s statistics at the bottom.  Part of the Rival Photographic series. … read more ›

Impressive real-photo postcard of the Lusitania at the famous floating Landing Stage in Liverpool.  She cuts quite the figure here with those funnels, does she not?  Unused and in excellent condition.

One of the final rates and sailing schedules ever issued for the famous RMS Lusitania.  Dating from March, 1914, the cover art still shows Lusitania in her pre-maiden voyage paint job.  She cuts a bold… read more ›

When Oceaneering did its salvage work on the Lusitania in 1982, they went into the specie room and found what they thought were silver Cunard spoons.  What they turned out to be were spoons with… read more ›

A fine nautical sea shell souvenir for the RMS Lusitania.  In very good condition with a chip to one shell but does not detract.  One lose shell inside but not an issue when you hang… read more ›

Impressive advertising tin produced by the Cunard Line for the ill-fated RMS Lusitania circa 1907.  Very detailed.  For an advertising piece, it’s incredibly detailed down to the crow’s nest bell and the whistles.  In remarkable… read more ›

Produced by Karl Goetz as a satire on the callousness of the Cunard Line in selling tickets on what was, to Germany, a blockade runner, this medal has become one of the most famous medals in… read more ›

The famous RMS Lusitania.  A first-class passenger list from her July 19, 1911, voyage from New York to Liverpool via Fishguard.  Captain Charles in command.  One small hole inside that has been taped and a… read more ›