The french line was home to many famous ships and was a way to cross the transatlantic passage in style. In the 1950's ships and blimps were the only means of transportation. If you wanted to get across fast, you would take a blimp. If you wanted to get across slower wrapped in luxury then cruise liners were the way to go. One of the most famous ships in the fleet had to be the Normandie which had a sad and early ending to her life in 1942. The ship had sailed a normal passage and had docked with nobody but the crew abroad when suddenly it went ablaze. Eyewitnesses say that the kitchen was left unattended and caught fire. Another famous ship that was in the fleet was the S.S. France, this ship she was the longest length wise until the Queen Mary 1 came afloat and gave it a run for it's money. In 1979 the S.S. France was renamed to S.S. Norway and sailed around until it was do to be scrapped in 2006 and was finished being scrapped in 2008. The french line was one of the most luxurious cruise lines in the world with a fleet of sheets and a lot of famous people on board all of the time.

This is the S.S. Normandie on fire in New York Harbor.

This is the S.S. France before it was sold to Norwegian Cruise Lines in 1979.