Videos

This brand new document covers the construction of Regent’s Seven Seas Explorer.It aired on National Geographic Channel this year.  

This is a documentary that aired on the Travel Channel in the early 2000’s. Probably the crusie documentary I watched the most when I was a teenager. Just a quick note on quality. This was recorded onto a VHS and…

This is a British documentary from the late 2000’s when Independence of the Seas was the largest cruise ship.Quality is a bit poor since the resolution is awful.

This week we continue our theme of liner documentaries with this one from Discovery UK. Building the Queen Elizabeth (2010).

Here’s a video that aired shorty after the QM2 was launched in the mid 2000’s. I’m trying to track down one more documentary about the QM2 from the Travel Channel.

This week it an episode also off of National Geographic’s Megastructures. This episode is of the building of Hawaii Superferries newest ship. Fun note, this venture completely failed as no one used these ferries opting instead to continue to fly…

This weeks video is from National Geographic. Off of their British series called Megastructures, this episode features the Queen Mary 2.  

After a bit of a hiatus we’re back with a 4 part documentary from 1997 about Ocean Liners just in time to keep you busy during the holidays. The video is a bit rough since it pre-dates HD. It features…

The QE2 was a one of a kind liner in her days. In this weeks documentary, Night and Day Productions explores the QE2 from a 1998 crossing. Enjoy! The captions are in French but the audio is English.

It’s a pretty bad title, I know, but this series explores the MSC Lirica which is a fairly unknown vessel for the North American market. I’ll see if I can track down the other videos in the series.

This Travel Channel special from 2002 gives views the first every behind the scenes look at the exclusive The World. This is the condo ship that people pay at minimum $5 million to live on. Part 1 Part 2 Part…

Here’s a great documentary about the drydocking of Royal Caribbean’s former vessel Sovereign of the Seas. She’s currently sailing for Pullmantur as the Sovereign. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

Here’s a documentary about Disney Magic’s recent drydocking in Spain.

A local Boston news station sails with Lindblad Expeditions on the Sea Bird. The ship now sails as the National Geographic Sea Bird. This aired in the early 2000’s on WCVB Channel 5 Boston. This program is very dated, and…

A local Boston news station previews the Carnival Destiny. Aired in 2000 on WCVB Channel 5 Boston. Yes this program is very dated, but it’s always interesting looking back to the origins of the megaship. Remember, the Destiny was the…

This week we have the final episode of Mayday. Our 4 part series on maritime accidents. Mayday premiered on Britain’s Channel 4 and the US’s TLC in 1999. The series focuses on maritime stories if survival and the investigation behind…

This week continues our 4 part series on maritime accidents. This week is part 3. Mayday premiered on Britain’s Channel 4 and the US’s TLC in 1999. The series focuses on maritime stories if survival and the investigation behind several…

This week will start a 4 part series called Mayday. It premiered on Britain’s Channel 4 and the US’s TLC in 1999. The series focuses on maritime stories if survival and the investigation behind several disasters. When I was growing…