<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Charting 100 years of cruising the ocean waves, in rich colour photographs<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This latest book from William H. Miller presents 150 photographs, all in rich color, and covers a span of almost 100 years: from the 1920s to the start of the current, boom cruising decade. It includes many early, often seasonal, liners; then the more purposeful generation of "floating hotels" that began in the 1960s. There are favorites such as the pre-World War II <i>Franconia</i>, <i>Reliance</i>, <i>Nieuw Amsterdam</i>, and <i>Normandie</i>; then, in greater numbers, a "fleet" starting from the 1950s & 1960s--ships such as the <i>Caronia</i>, <i>Andes</i>, <i>Queen of Bermuda</i>, <i>Nassau</i>, <i>Italia</i>, <i>Bahama Star</i>, <i>Reina Del Mar</i>, <i>Oceanic</i>, <i>Skyward</i>, <i>Song of Norway</i>, <i>Hamburg</i>, <i>Royal Viking Star</i>, and <i>Queen Elizabeth 2</i>. Steaming into the 21st century, we see the likes of the <i>Royal Princess</i>, <i>Statendam</i>, <i>Crystal Symphony</i>, <i>Oriana</i>, <i>Queen Mary 2</i>, <i>Allure of the Seas</i>, and <i>Viking Star</i>.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>William H. Miller</b> has written more than 100 books on passenger ships and is an acknowledged world expert in his field. He has received the National Maritime History Award in the US and the Silver Riband Award, and he created the passenger ships database for the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. He has appeared in numerous documentaries and news broadcasts, and is a frequent guest lecturer aboard cruise ships.