If the SS United States "Conservancy" keeps operating the way it is being operated, the ship will eventually be scrapped.
It has always been marketed as a 'Cruise Ship' rather than the Ocean Liner that it is. The architectural concepts between the two are completely different, and as long as it is marketed incorrectly, it will never be fully 'restored', because the people in charge of the restoration have no clue how to interpret the difference between an Ocean Liner and a Cruise ship.
This is becoming an endless source of frustration as I watch it slowly deteriorate in a Philadelphia shipyard.
Ultimately, the ship's architecture was designed with being a troop carrier in mind. The fact that it was never used that way does not diminish the ship's classification as an Ocean Liner. In fact; it enhances it.
One thing that infuriates me about the 'Conservancy' is that they use the tag line "The most famous ship that never sank". I don't even think I can begin to articulate how offensive that is to me as a Navy Veteran, an Ocean Liner enthusiast, and a history 'nerd'. The fact that the organization itself doesn't realize this is extremely troubling.
It has always been marketed as a 'Cruise Ship' rather than the Ocean Liner that it is. The architectural concepts between the two are completely different, and as long as it is marketed incorrectly, it will never be fully 'restored', because the people in charge of the restoration have no clue how to interpret the difference between an Ocean Liner and a Cruise ship.
This is becoming an endless source of frustration as I watch it slowly deteriorate in a Philadelphia shipyard.
Ultimately, the ship's architecture was designed with being a troop carrier in mind. The fact that it was never used that way does not diminish the ship's classification as an Ocean Liner. In fact; it enhances it.
One thing that infuriates me about the 'Conservancy' is that they use the tag line "The most famous ship that never sank". I don't even think I can begin to articulate how offensive that is to me as a Navy Veteran, an Ocean Liner enthusiast, and a history 'nerd'. The fact that the organization itself doesn't realize this is extremely troubling.