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In 1947, Cunard acquired White Star’s 38% share in the company and on 31 December 1949 the company had dropped the White Star name and was renamed Cunard Line. [3] Both the Cunard and White Star house flags were flown on the company's liners at the time of the merger and thereafter. However, the Cunard flag was flown over the White Star flag ...
- 31 December 1949; 73 years ago
- Transportation
- 10 May 1934; 89 years ago
- Liverpool, United Kingdom
Learn how Cunard's White Star Service exceeds guests' expectations with refined, thoughtful, and non-compromising standards of service. Discover the history, values, and stories behind this legendary service that dates back to the Golden Age of ocean travel.
All Cunard ships flew both the Cunard and White Star Line house flags until 4 November 1968, when the last White Star ship, Nomadic was withdrawn from service. After this, the White Star flag was no longer flown and all remnants of both White Star Line and Cunard-White Star Line were retired. Trafalgar House years: 1971–1998
- 1840; 183 years ago (as the British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company)
- Carnival House, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Shipping, transportation
- Transatlantic crossings, world voyages, leisure cruises
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It’s this attentive, but imperceptible, service that has set Cunard cruises apart for more than 100 years. We call it White Star Service because of our historic partnership with the White Star Line, and its origins are very much rooted in the values that made sailing during the Golden Age of ocean travel such a luxurious experience.
White Star merged in 1934 with its chief rival, Cunard Line, operating as Cunard-White Star Line until Cunard purchased White Star's share in the joint company in 1950. Cunard then operated as a single company until 2005 and is now part of Carnival Corporation & plc.
- 1934; 89 years ago
- Ismay, Imrie and Co.
- Shipping, transport
- 1845; 178 years ago in Liverpool, England
Cunard-White Star Line launched Queen Mary in 1935 and Queen Elizabeth in 1939. Cunard Cruise Line History: The Golden Age of Transatlantic Travel. After the war, Cunard resumed transatlantic ...
Cunard White Star Archival Collection. The Cunard White Star Line (1934-1949) was formed as a merger of the two once giant steamship lines - The Cunard Steam Ship Company and the White Star Line. The depression years had taken their toll on a number of transatlantic steamship lines. After World War II, traffic, especially tourist traffic had ...
