mv astoria (formerly stockholm) in 2016 cruise ship. of original form remains, including sheer.
four ocean liners made before world war ii survive today have been preserved museums, , hotels. japanese ocean liner hikawa maru, has been preserved in naka-ku, yokohama, japan, museum ship, since 1961. rms queen mary preserved in 1967 after retirement, , became museum/hotel in long beach, california. in 1970s, great britain preserved, , resides in bristol, england museum. latest ship undergo preservation mv doulos, become dry berthed hotel on bintan island, indonesia.
post-war ocean liners preserved united states (1952), docked in philadelphia since 1996; rotterdam (1958), moored in rotterdam museum , hotel since 2008; , queen elizabeth 2 (1967), laid in port rashid, since 2009; owners stated not scrap her.
two former ocean liners remain in service cruise ships operating under cruise & maritime voyages, these ship are: marco polo (1965) (former ms alexandr pushkin), , mv astoria (1948), stockholm famous colliding andrea doria in 1956.
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