Hi everyone! I’m on vacation in the US at the moment :) This is a live stream from a little while ago where we ran theough my pics for the top 10 ocean liners - or rather classes of ocean liner - of all time. I hope you enjoy this blast from the past :) Back to our regular scheduled programming shortly! ~Mike

Titanic: AAAAH! AN ICEBERG! Britannic: AAAH! A MINE! Olympic: U-Boat? *You messed with the wrong ship fool*

Watching Mike simply gush over his favorite ships for twenty minutes has got to be the best part of my day today. He's extremely professional but deep down it's the passion that makes this channel work and it's so openly on display in this one in a wonderful way.

Oh hey look, it's our friend, Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs!

While suits aren't my thing personally, I love the class Mike brings by wearing them. A nod to a bygone era that I appreciate.

Mike's enthusiasm makes me smile 🙂

My Mom is 90 years old and has the onset of memory loss. She and my father loved to be onboard cruise ships and yes, they did a few transatlantic crossings. I was visiting her in the retirement place where she lives and was watching this video with her. As soon as you mentioned the Queen Mary, she sat up and said I remember that ship from when I was a child. Her face lit up and she continued to tell me about a transatlantic crossing she did with my father on a Holland America ship. Proof the Queen Mary impacted various generations!

I'm actually going to go see the Queen Mary this Saturday. My mother is taking me to Long Beach for my birthday, and it will be awesome to see her after her major restorations.

This year I genuinely can’t stop thinking about ocean liners this year , titanic specifically but it’s all fascinating

Nice to see the Aquitania getting remembered. Largest ship to serve in both World Wars.

I would love to see ocean liners make a comeback.

My grand mother sailed on the last revenue cruise of the queen Mary and the last Atlantic crossing of the queen Elisabeth. I have her tickets, pictures, even a note from the captain honoring her birthday on board.

Mike's great. So enthusiastic. And like me loves the Mary, Elizabeth and Normandie. Three of the greatest liners to ever cross the Atlantic.

I stayed on the Queen Mary as a hotel. It is definitely worth the experience.

hey mike! loved this video sm but i just wanted to say that when SS United States got mentioned, i remembered that there’s currently a race against time with her and that she’s getting evicted from her pier on September 12th unless the SS United States Conservancy gets the needed funds. they currently are at 100k donations and i thought that if you made a video talking about the current situation with SS United States, that the conservancy could possibly reach its goal and have her moved to a new home port purely by your reach alone. I think it’d be a great way to bring more awareness to her current state and situation because little to no media outlets are talking about this.

**Love** the tunes in the background… civility and class and so appropriate for the topic. One of the best channels out there… thanks to you, friend of ours Mike Brady. So appreciate you and your excellent team.

My mother (born in 1921) had always wanted to go on a great liner, so for their 50th wedding anniversary, my parents sailed to London on the QEII, and returned on the Concorde.

As a little kid on a family vacation, I got to see the Queen Elizabeth in Ft. Lauderdale. I can still remember my dad saying as we drove alongside her, "Wow, this ship is about 2 tenths of a mile long!" On the same vacation, on the motel TV we watched Neil Armstrong take man's first steps on the moon. Great vacation in the summer of '69! Hey...that sounds kinda familiar.

I live in Long Beach, CA. The Queen Mary is the symbol of the City. I have had many fun Visits and overnight stays on the Ship.

Yes, I saw Queen Mary 2 sauntering through the Solent on her way out of Southampton a few weeks ago - she's instantly recognisable, and unmistakeably elegant.

I nearly died when you announced the number 1 spot. "WHAT THE ....!" Mike you tease! Absolutely awesome video with the correct winner. 👍

The United States captured the Blue Ribband in 1952 and still holds it today.

Yeah, when Mike got to number 1 and showed, at first, the "Johan van Oldenbarnavelt" I thought I was going to have to rewind to see when I missed the Queen Mary/Queen Elizabeth because I knew they had had to have been on the list. Nice switch up, my friend Mike Brady.

Honestly the Normandie interiors looks so inviting

These videos never get old, I absolutely love oceanliners. It never ceases to amaze me they moved these with steam! I live in Ohio and COSI in Columbus is doing a Titanic exhibition until September. I highly recommend a trip there if you aren’t too far away!

I love both Olympic and Majestic.

Love it when Mike drops a new video

Another awesome presentation from our friend Mike Brady . Proud of you Mike 👏

I actually managed to convince my parents during a family vacation to visit the queen mary, and it was wonderful. One of the most fantastic vacations I've had, ever. We walked through the whole ship, took the history tour, had coffee and a pastry at one of the cafes, saw a dance at one of the lobbies. And we were only there for a couple of hours! Definitely one of my best memories of that trip

OLYMPIC DESERVED BETTER

Oh wonderful, I was in need of a friend today. 😊

Glad to see your number 1 pics......the most successful atlantic liners of all times; the most successful troopships of all time, and.....the "Queen Mary".....the most beloved ship of all time. That's not just my opinion. .....the Queen Mary was the household name. I am so lucky to have sailed on both the Mary and the Elizabeth.

I love watching you love ocean liners almost as much as you love ocean liners!

So many people called Titanic overrated, sure because it sank on its maiden voyage, but long operation, RMS Olympic is a testimony how well designed the Olympic Class, mainly its economical and robust engines and more durable compared to Aquitania. Queen Mary/ Qyeen Elizabeth withstand stress of WWII and became favorites, some of the oceanliner buffs may pick the Normandie for groundbreaking hull design, seductive art deco design (floating empire state) exterior design well ahead of its time.

Love your show! Please do more stories on Oceanliners that tragically sunk 🙏

I still have a photo of myself as a child standing in front of the QE2 :)

It’s great that you interject your personal experiences. You jogged my memory about going to the Welland Canal as a child and seeing ships from all over the world navigate the locks.

Normandy was technically advanced for her time too. She was a steam-electric hybrid. She didn't use coal fired engines to push her; she employed oil-fired steam generators to power 4x25k electric motors, giving her a cruising speed of 38+ Knotts. Hybrid Tech in the 1930s!!!

One of my top ten friends, Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs.

I was on the Queen Mary recently. Truly magnificent.

Nice to see my photo of Queen Mary 2 departing Fremantle there! And totally agree - QE2 is a legend!!

Mike Brady making everyone’s Sunday a bit better with another fantastic video

Love!!! You might have actually featured a picture of my dad (aboard the Queen Mary heading for England where he served as a medic during the war.) My husband and I visited the Queen Mary in Long Beach a couple of years ago. We were there around Halloween and we really wanted to take the "Ghosts of Queen Mary" tour, but, unfortunately, we ate so much at the Champagne Brunch (in the most beautiful room I've ever been) that it took us the rest of the day to sleep it off back at the hotel. I want to go back, since, thanks to you, I know so much more about the ship than I did when we were there. What a majestic beauty! I knew she'd be number one, of course!

Your excitement telling us about these beauties is infectious! Thanks for sharing.

It's our friend Mike Brady!!! 🚢

This is a partial copy paste..,but I may have some more photos/details for your wonderful channel. .... I'm a Brit who's Dad grew up between Scotland and Tanzania (nee. Congwa) and who travelled on many of these fantastic liners. In fact, my Grandpops (Mum's side) and Granny (Dad's) both traveled on the Georgic POST FIRE on their way home from Africa together before my parents met. You educated me about these ship's history before I even knew my own...and for that, sir, you have my thanks. I salute you x Edit: I would not even exist without these fantastic vessels, and your channel draws focus on that wonderful part of our past. All the love my man. Thank you one more time Mr. Brady ❤x

I'm glad to see the Iconic Queen Mary at No.1, she truly does deserve the spot! And personally for me, she is literally the first and only Ocean liner ive ever actually stepped foot on, And you can still visit her to this very day! i mean how many ocean liners can say that? More than titanic or any other liner, she was the ship that had the most impact on me, in getting me into Ocean Liners and more broadly the Golden age of Ocean travel and that whole world in general. I mean nothing beats acutally seeing the real thing for the first time!

It’s so nice to hear Mike so happy😁

That was strangely inspiring. It's the enthusiasm. It's infectious. I believe the United States isn't doing too well. I think she was being forced to vacate her berth over unpaid fees and her future was bleak. The situation broke a few weeks ago so it's ongoing. This is really sad. It's like she's the last of her class, notwithstanding caveats. She deserves better but it's going to cost.

Mike: loved the way you put all these ships together in a top 10! As always, very educational and entertaining!

I really enjoyed this! Great list!

I had a feeling you were going to slip in the Johan Von Oldenbarnevelt as a joke at #1 😂

I think Queen Mary is even more special because of her culture status as being haunted and the ability to go stay overnight aboard. My step sister was super into “ghost hunting” and stayed aboard Queen Mary. Beautiful ship

When I was a young teenager living in Cowes on the Isle of White, our secondary school looked over the Solent, all the major ships that came into Southampton had to pass our school, so to speak, needless to say I never learnt a thing, except I knew all the the ocean liners by their funnels. Even though I am English, the 'United States' with her super red white and blue squatted funnel design with those lovely 'wings' just blew my mind, and the beautiful and elegant lines of the 'France' also made a huge impact on me. Yes, 'those were the days my friend'. and I hope they never end. When I was 16 my family emigrated to Australia, with 4 strapping pommy teenagers ( me being the oldest) that evidently sounded just like the Beatles to them, so us brothers could not go wrong in those days. Loved the place, and loved Queensland where we settled (Hervey Bay). P.S. we recently visited the UK for the first time in 60 years, and my school is no longer there, demolished as the site was just too valuable.

I would LOVE a big, in-depth, super-detailed video about Aquitania. Also, WOO WOO WOO QUEEN MARY! My all-time favourite liner!

I stayed on the Queen Mary!!!!!! Yeah, I brag all the time. My husband took me there on Easter Weekend 22 years ago.

The navigator leading the B-17 flight that intercepted the Rex was First Lieutenant Curtis E. LeMay, later the commander of the B-29 strategic bombing of Japan in World War II, initiated the Berlin Airlift, built up the Strategic Air Command (SAC), and retired after serving as USAF Chief of Staff. In 1953, I sailed on the America with my mother to join my father who was stationed in France with the USAF. I and my wife sailed on the Queen Elizabeth 2 when we returned from Germany to these United States in 1983.

I totally agree with your top 10 list Mike. I love the knowledge you share in every video you made. I learn a lot of new things every time. Well done ;)

I've said it before and will probably say it again. I love your videos. I'm a maritime historian and you are teaching me new stuff. Thank you.

I love people with niche intersts that can geek about them for hours on end. And thats not to say that i'm not a sucker for some nice ships, but you just know so much more about them

I agree 1000% !!

tyvm for another top-notch doc

I was hoping you guys would do a video like this. Thanks!

Oh hey it’s our Mike friend Brady from linerocean designs

That #1 pick had me 👀 for a hot minute 😂

Its nice to see a fellow boat nerd like myself. My forte isn't oceanliners but I love the smaller wooden boats from late 1800's to the 1960's. The power yachts, sailing yachts, fishing boats. And theres a shite ton of them nearing the 100 year old range in my part of the world, the PNW and the west coast of British Columbia. The "little" boats that have lived impossibly long lives. One such boat that is an interesting read is the M.V Taconite. commissioned and Owned by a fella named Bill Boeing... Ya know, the plane company. Anyway lots of famous folks have graced her decks, amelia earhart, countless Hollywood stars. I did a presentation in school on her. Lol. Anyway cool stuff, your vids are really fun to watch!

Normandie as #4?????? WHAT???? BLASPHEMY!

Olympic was such a beauty! I wish I could’ve experienced her.

If Titanic had a normal career we would not know what the Titanic even was.

My man cooperated with Brick Immortar and went on to drop this epic video My man be going places

Very competitive list! In terms of looks I definitely would give the Andrea Doria and her sister Christoforo Colombo an honourable mention, just such aesthetically pleasing ships, but rightfully the Rex and Conte Di Savoia get the mention :)

G'day Mike, as much as I am addicted to your carefully researched, scripted, usual videos; I love it when you do one 'off script' and 'off the top of your head'. Your well-known passion for all things Ocean Liners is always there but; in these ad-hoc videos, you let it 'off the leash' to run wild in a sea of superlative adjectives! Talking ocean liners actually brings a huge smile to your face, and voice; now that's passion. You touched upon my area of interest; military aviation of WW2. The B-17 is my undoubted favourite US bomber design; yes, it had its limitations and problems but it almost single handedly, physically destroyed much of Germany's larger cities and factories. My top favourite is the mighty Lancaster and I would have preferred to be in the B-24 in terms of survivability; but one must admit the B-17 was a cleverly conceived, hugely mass-produced leap forward in aircraft technology. Finally, I must mention that many years ago now, I was staying at a friend’s house at Point Londsdale, to get away and work on a book. During a trip down to the village shops I had the, unexpected, thrill of seeing the QE2 pass through the heads, on her way to Melbourne. No cell phones then, of course, so sadly I had nothing to take a photograph. Years later I caught her on film during her last ever visit to Hobart. I went to a lunch that day in honour of the Skipper and officers. During his speech the Captain admitted, with a nervous laugh, that, "...I almost lost her...," he was talking about a massive 'rip'(?) that sometimes makes the seaward entry to the Derwent River a highly dangerous body of water. Oh, I heartily concur with your picks for the Number One liner spots. Cheers, Bill H.

Fantastic video 💯💯💯

Mike Brady, you make education fun, something I can’t completely say for school. You, Mike Brady, are heavily responsible for my interest in ships. Thank you Mike, thank you.

Thanks!

You keep going our friend, Mike Brady. Incredible work with all tings nautical history.

Mike, if you ever get a chance you might have fun at the Grand Hotel on Mackinaw Island in Michigan. I know it’s not a ship but when I went I got a real feel of what it might have been like on the cruise ships during the Titanic era. I ONLY felt like that at the hotel, but the whole island is designed to take you back in time. Cars are not allowed on the island. You can only get around by bike, walking, or horse drawn carriage. What makes the Grand Hotel different than the rest of the island is you must wear formal wear after 6:30 pm. I felt like I was part of the first class when people were grouped into classes. I enjoyed it immensely.

Cool vid Mike! Well done. 👏👏👏

I automatically thought of Hyacinth Bucket when the QEII was mentioned 😂

Whenever the topic of ships came up in my childhood, my grandma used to talk about the Queen Mary, My grandad was more into talking about the Titanic, though. Lol.

And no.1: The motor vessel Johan van Oldenbarnavelt! Made me laugh out loud! :-)

i like how this gentleman dresses

My vote is the Normandie for number 1! Also, it’s fun to think that some of my ancestors came to America on the Vaterland when it was still a German ship.

Beautiful!

Excellent list Mike and a very interesting narrative. You mentioned the Rex and Conte Di Savoia being destroyed by the RAF during WWII. I’ve always suspected that when those two were sunk combined with Normandie’s loss in New York the directors of Cunard did a little happy dance. Behind closed doors of course…

What, Costa Concordia didn't make the list? When I think of extreme lists Costa Concordia sure comes to mind. 🙂

My favourite will always be the Himalaya. I saw her as a young child and it was love at first sight, so beautiful.

I grew up in Bindi Bindi- Dalwallinu was our closest town. My first job after school was at the Dalwallinu wheatbins. Ive also got my first solo cruise on Cunards Queen Elizabeth in Jan 2025. Small world ❤ Hats off to you Mike, your channel is incredible 😊

I am working on a model of one of those early B-17 C/D models right now in 1/72 scale.

Enjoyed this and is a great list, all such beautiful ships

These documents are very interesting to follow. So thank's very much for These all👍🙏

I looked through the crap on Netflix for a few minutes, and then I head over to see our friend Mike Brady at Ocean liner designs.

Mike Brady's done it again!

I remember the QEII sailing up the Hudson River for the first time in 1969. She was getting a lot of publicity, and a lot of people came to the dock at the bottom of 20th Street to watch. Honestly, I was kind of disappointed. She didn't have any big smokestacks, nor do I remember her having a distinctive whistle or horn. But then, I was only ten-years old. The interior shot of the Normandie reminds me of the ballroom set on "The Poseiden Andenture." Love me some Art Deco ship decor! As I've mentioned before, I remember the France's distinctive whistle/horn. It was unmistakable! I always knew when she was on the Hudson. One of the pleasures of growind up near the docks in NYC was seeing both the Queen Mary and the first Queen Elizabeth sailing on the Hudson on a regular basis.

Just some random thoughts I had while watching. - I'm definitely biased when I say Titanic is my favorite, followed by Britannic, Olympic, Lusitania, so on. Simply put, Titanic was the one I first found out about when I was 10 in 2012. Since my birthday was a week after her anniversary, I watched several documentaries about her and fueled my own passion for ships. The others came later as I grew up, but Titanic will forever be my favorite for being the one to start it all. - That particular image of Normandie makes her seem....chubby? - Imagine United States running services across the ocean in the modern day. My god, that would be beautiful. - Queen Mary should also have a chance for a run. - If Britannic lasted past WW2, and maybe into the late 50s, she could've been used as a set for "A Night to Remember". - We need a modern four stacker. I don't care how it's built, we need one to exist.

One of your best videos… ever!

Great video Mike. How nice to see these grand old ladies from days gone by. Love your enthusiasm, so bubbly. Wondered if you had a Peroni or two 😂

In September of 1963, when I was six years old, I and my sisters and mother saw my grandparents off on the RMS Queen Elizabeth, when they left New York for Southampton. This was still a time when guests could visit as passengers settled in. I have the photograph taken (by one of, surely, the platoon of photographers that Cunard employed) of eleven of us in their stateroom (several of my grandparents friends, from northern New Jersey, also made appearances). My memory is hazy, of course, but I recall walking the promenade deck and speaking with an officer (in my mind, the captain). Afterwards we went to the observation deck of the Empire State Building to watch the ship sail off. Quite a day.

When I first moved to Norfolk VA. the United States was moored there. I even went to sale when they auctioned off all the items from the ship. After that she was sent to Turkey to be refitted but seems nothing ever was done. She then was brought back to US and moored where she is now!

The Normandie makes the Queen Mary look like a tug boat.