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The Ocean Liner Society
is a non-profit organisation whose members celebrate the passenger
ship in its many forms.
Whether your interest is
the liners of yesteryear, the cruise ships of today or ferries, the
society has something for all.
Members include employees
of major shipping companies, authors and ship buffs, inveterate
travellers and armchair sailors.
Members receive the superb
quarterly magazine
Sea Lines - 48 colour pages of
detailed articles by noted maritime authors on ocean liners and
cruises ships, plus all the latest passenger ship news.
Repeat Afternoon Cruise on the Steam Yacht
ALASKA Marlow - Saturday 29th September 2012
Following the success of the
2011 Ocean Liner Society trip on the magnificent steam launch Alaska,
we will charter her again for a 4 hour
afternoon cruise from Marlow at 1pm on 29th September 2012. Marlow is
rail connected and we will explore a different section of the River
Thames.
Alaska operates few public sailings and so this is a rare
opportunity to travel on this historic vessel, which is powered by her
original steam engine and has been restored to museum condition. She was
chosen to carry HM The Queen when she attended the swan upping ceremony
on the Thames in 2010 (see image below).
Alaska will appear in the Queen's Jubilee Pageant on June 2nd.
Ticket numbers are limited to provide plenty of
space to move around and will be sold on a first-come first-served
basis. They are available to OLS members and their friends at £50 per
person by sending a cheque payable to the Ocean Liner Society to:-
Peter Godliman, 41 Burnham Lane, Slough SL1 6LH (NOT to Mayes House).
Please provide an email address.
 
Photos: ©2005 Ian Boyle
The 20 additional places available on the Ocean Liner Society charter of
the Princess Caroline for the P&O Grand Event on the 3rd
July 2012 have now all been sold. All those who have booked will receive
a special souvenir ticket as shown below.
More
details

P&O Grand Event souvenir
ticket (8x5in - 215x135mm) Each image links to a larger copy
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Photos: ©2011 Ian Boyle except
Princess Caroline ©2011 Andrew Cook
For 2012 our nominated ship is triply significant in passenger
ship history. The Horizon was the first ship ever built
for Chandris cruise line and their then new Celebrity Cruise line.
Celebrity went on to build a very successful, upscale cruise line
and now operates the
Celebrity Eclipse from Southampton.
More details...
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2012 Society Special Events
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