Sailing to the Sun

Known as `Mr Ocean Liner', Bill Miller has written over 80 books about passenger ships. He has covered the liners large and small, in war and peace, and as collectibles and in post card form. Miller has also penned over 1000 articles about ships and sea travel. He has been a popular guest lecturer aboard such liners as the `QE2', `Queen Mary 2', `Rotterdam' & `Crystal Serenity' for over 30 years. Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, just across from the great liner piers of New York City, Miller has appeared in numerous TV documentaries, & news programs and himself has been the subject of a 60-min documentary called `Mr Ocean Liner'. Miller has been the recipient of numerous maritime awards. A biography of Ian Wright will follow.

• Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Early Cruising; For Select Travelers; 2 Luxury Gone to Sea: The First Cruise Ships; 3 World Cruising: The Beginning; 4 Floating Country Clubs: Yacht-Like Cruising; 5 Short Escapes: "Booze Cruises"; 6 The Honeymoon Ship: `Queen of Bermuda'; 7 British Cruising: `Arandora Star' and `Atlantis'; 8 Cruising German Style: "Strength Through Joy"; 9 High Luxury: Cunard's `Caronia'; 10 Evolution: Cruising in the Fifties and Sixties; 11 Sleek Italian Decor: The Innovative `Oceanic'; 12 Runaway to Sea: Long Voyages on P&O-Orient Lines; 13 Innovative Newcomers: Norwegian Caribbean and Royal Caribbean; 14 Cruising Empire: Mighty Carnival; 15 Sea-Going Luxury: The Three Royal Viking Line Sisters; 16 `The Pacific Princess': The Love Boat; 17 Mediterranean Favorite: The `Stella Solaris'; 18 On the Rocks: Cruising Mishaps; 19 Holidays at Sea: Santa on the Lido Deck; 20 Growth and Evolution: Princess Cruises Turns Fifty!; 21 Special Occasions: Rendezvous of the Cunard Queens; 22 "Living" on the Liners; 23 Aging Gracefully: Some Older Cruise Ships; 24 From Hamburg to Venice: European Cruising; 25 Bigger and Bigger: `Oasis of the Seas' and `Allure of the Seas'; 26 Six-Star Branding: Gold-Plated Cruising; 27 A New Brand: Cruising with the Vikings; 28 Cruising Evolution and Progress: 2013-2017; Bibliography.