The humble Transatlantic ocean liner may seem like a rather mundane and boring thing; after all, aren't they basically just ferries? Wrong! Ocean liners were so much more than utilitarian vehicles to shuttle people around. The ocean liner is an experience. One that every passenger who ever traveled on one of the great liners of the day, from immigrant to wealthy socialite, would remember for the rest of their lives. It was a beautiful thing. And now it is gone. Aircraft stole the business away from the ocean liners, and over the decades they slowly fell into obscurity as companies went bankrupt and the ships were laid up. But that's just kind of depressing, and you didn't come here for depressing information, you came here to talk ships! So let's keep the memory of the great liner's alive, and dive into some interesting history, shall we?