The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10028

John Maxtone-Graham, maritime historian.

For 12 years the S.S. France ruled the Atlantic. Withdrawn in 1974, she was laid up and scrapping seemed inevitable. But five years later, Norwegian Caribbean Lines needed a fifth vessel, so founder/owner Knut Kloster bought the moribund ocean liner and transformed her into the cruise ship Norway.

This Week's Topic:

December 10
Norway's First Caribbean Megaship

Official Website: http://www.metmuseum.org/tickets/calendar/view.asp?id=3245

Added by wintlemeister on August 3, 2010

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