Great list! For me Olympic will always be tops, something about her just fascinates, but your points are great, particularly Titanic’s being something of a gateway ocean liner.
This guys brave, he has Mauretania higher than Lusitania, he has the QM2 and the Queen Elizabeth on his list instead of the first Queen Mary. Amazing video man, and I can't wait for the next Britannic video.
I've spent most of the last 50 years loving ocean liners. Interestingly, my favorites haven't changed much over the years. I started with a list of more than 50 ships, so narrowing it down to 10 was just impossible. Below are my 20 favorite ships in no particular order until the end, where I was able to name my top 5. (FYI, I have a special place in my heart from 3-stackers.) Belgenland - the first 3S on my list and the largest ship to ever fly the Belgian flag (I'm part Belgian); though her career was short, she was lovely Île de France - she started life as a 3S and had the longest and most honorable career of any French liner; truly the grand dame of the fleet Normandie - I will begrudgingly admit that she was one of the most beautiful ships ever built ... but she was designed for a world that only existed in the courts of royal France and thus was a failure Bremen - she introduced an entirely new look for ships and was, IMHO much prettier than her sister. Cap Arcona - another 3S and one that was certainly lovely inside and out Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - IMHO the first truly "great" liner and one of my first loves Rotterdam - she's the only ocean liner I've ever been aboard (be sure to book a room when you're in Rotterdam as she's a wonderful hotel), and she is wonderful! Gripsholm - the Swedes have always had pretty, if smaller, ocean liners and she's the prettiest Mauretania - what list could leave off the Maury ... the whole world loved this ship Mauretania II - often overlooked, the Maury II was a beautiful ship that always struck a chord with me Olympic - the real heroine of the old White Star Line and one of my first loves Queen Mary - the most famous of all 3S and a truly great lady who also won my heart early on and has never left America (1939) - I find her so much more appealing than the United States ... she was perfectly proportioned, and prettier inside Top 5 Imperator / Berengaria - the Ballin trio of 3S liners are, IMHO, the greatest ships ever built. I could not pick one over the other Leviathan / Vaterland - "" Bismarck / Majestic - "" Aquitania - hands down, my favorite British-built ship Nieuw Amsterdam - the perfect ship ... though a 2S, I don't think a more beautiful ship was ever built Honorable Mentions Vaterland - the 1940 HAPAG ship that was bombed after launching ... this is the "what if" ship that I most wonder about; I think she was beautiful and would have had a very nice appeal if only ... Leonardo da Vinci - It's often been said that a ship should look as good when she leaves as she does when she arrives; well no ship has a nicer "rear" that the Leonardo da Vinci ... she's the Sophia Loren of ocean liners.
i also love the Britannic. I did the same thing you did. You drew her. I did that before watching this. I talked about her in school. I also did that before watching this. The Britannic will stay as my favourite Liner in history forever
What you said about Titanic really reasonated, I remember when I first heard about it, it was when it arrives in NYC in Ghostbusters II. I must have been about 6, at that point I totally lost interest in the film and convinced my parents to tell me everything they knew about the subject, totally fascinated from that moment.
My favourites 1. Titanic 2. Oceanic III 3. Normandie 4. Britannic II 5. Aquitania 6. Queen Elizabeth 2 7. United States 8. Queen Mary 2 9. Lusitania 10. Imperator
@@Loucap_ I respect your opinions. As a WSL fan, I believe if Oceanic could be made it certainly would had been the best ocean liner till now. Maybe all happened for good as it could overshadow the Titanic :)
How is Oceanic ||| better than all the other ships and ones you haven't mentioned, she is beautiful and would have been revolutionary, but that's it, everything else you can just dream of, it's like saying one of your favorite ocean liners is one because you created a story of her beautiful life in your head, she's a nice amazing ship but she is no way better than Olympic, Brittanic, Normandie or any more because she never even existed, no true story
@@PR1NC345 I agree. This was 2 years back when I saw the painting of oceanic III and got too attached to it. Now when I see the renders I feel it was ought to be very similar to the queen mary. You're right, maybe it couldn't have surpassed the likes of Normandie & Queen Mary.
My favorite era of ocean liner design is absolutely the 1930s. I prefer the art deco style and I love the graceful curve of the superstructures. Just the fact that for every year from 1935 and 1938, an iconic liner entered service: SS Normandie, RMS Queen Mary, SS Nieuw Amsterdam, RMS Queen Elizabeth. It was the golden age of the ocean liners, between two world wars and still long before transatlantic air travel precipitated the end of it all.
This is fantastic content. I agree with the previous comments about your editing etc.. Very professional. I also love that you go your own way with your ship ratings! (I'm a Normandie is #1 guy! LOL!) I am 60 years old and I too got started with the Titanic after its discovery. I was in my 20's then. It also helped that I lived near the Queen Mary (still kind of do). So I got to see one of these beauties for real. What finally got me in your video was how you feel about the Maury. I can see why and it's so sweet. Love the hotel vs palace analogy. Keep going sir. You've got some of us hooked!
Indeed. I kind of prefer Maury over Lusi for that exact reason. While Lusi feels like the more stunning of the two, I take one look at Maury's interiors, and it feels like I'm home. I guess that's just the way I feel with dark wooden interiors. 😅
I totally agree about Mauretania. She's a beautiful ship on the outside with a striking image, and I like pretty much all of her changes compared to the Lusitania. The cowl vents being so numerous is slightly unfortunate, but it does make her easy to identify and gives her a very nautical. Her interior might not be as "palatial" as the Lusitania, but tbh I've never been a particular fan of white interiors, while I *adore* wood textures and earth tones. Some of my tops are probably Maury, Olympic, Empress of Britain, Mauretania II (not the best at anything but a solidly good, accessible ship on all counts), and Keiser Wilhelm der Grosse off the top of my head, although I'll need to dive back in to refresh myself on some of the ships I've been learning about.
Finally got around to watching the remake. While it's been a while since I've seen your last video, I can tell that your list has changed in quite a number of ways. And at the same time, not at all. It appears to me you are similar to Big Old Boats, in that just as he has a thing for weird-ass funnels, so you also seem to have a thing for weird-ass designs. Mauretania's giant vents over Lusitania's more streamlined and cleaner look? Aquitania's boxier exterior being the pinnacle of the four-funneled liners (although you're far from the first person I've seen say that, so I guess it's not as important)? I could go on and on, but I'll just leave it at this. You are a very interesting fellow. 🤣 Very much enjoyed your new take on the liners. Honestly it is practically a completely different video, considering the way you rank them now is different from last time. As for my take, I won't say anything I haven't said before, as my top 3 haven't changed. Instead, I'm pleased to say that the France/Norway is now officially my #4. I absolutely love that ship for reasons that I will not detail, lest I write another essay. But I'm pretty sure you can guess them. Happy New Year mate. Hope 2022 is good to you. :) 👍🎆🎇
Fantastic Video !! Written script, Narration, Chosen photos and films all excellent ! Even the choice and presence of background music beautiful. I agree with all your choices and the reasoning behind them!! I’ve always loved the exterior of the original Queen Elizabeth! So powerful and impressive. Yes , Mauritania’s exterior is superior to Lusitania. Although I prefer the look of the First Class Dining Salon on Lusitania ( especially the design and decorations of its dome ) the rest of the interiors of Mauritania are the Better of the two. But , ever since I was a young man, my heart will always belong to the Olympic Class! The exterior styling is so incredibly sleek and elegant. Almost Yacht like in appearance!❤️! I love all three sisters equally. Can hardly wait to see your videos on Brittanic ! I wish more artists would show how she would have looked in her passenger service colors! It would have been AMAZING !!! I’ve got to play devils advocate and ask your opinion on the “ Gigantic “ - “ Brittanic “ debate? I’m personally on “ Team Gigantic “ side of the story ! Anyway thank you for all the great work!! Kudos to you!
The Olympic is my favorite too. I wish the titanic had as good a career as the Olympic did. Sadly that never happened but if it did, they would both be beautiful grand ships.
I don’t know why you have the popularity you do. I see how much effort you put into these videos, and seriously, you need more subscribers. I don’t deserve the views and subscribers nearly as much as you do. Well done.
The Titanic disaster is the foundation for all modern maritime laws seen on all new passenger ships. Without the Titanic disaster, who knows how maritime safety laws would be. The Titanic disaster took lives, but saved many lives as it mandated requirement of passenger ships to have more lifeboats.
Have you ever considered the Andrea Doria? I know she wasn't a huge ship but her hand paintings all over the ship were exquisite as her passengers said. I know she sunk but what about her and her luxurious inside.
I think its really a crime the fact that out of the three vids I'd seen about a creator talking about top 10 ocean liners every single one of them doesn't include ss United States
Here is my Top 12: 1. SS/MS Queen Elizabeth 2 (1969-2008, floating hotel in Dubai since 2018) 2. RMS Olympic (1911-35) 3. RMS Aquitania (1914-49) 4. SS Ile de France (1927-58) 5. RMS Adriatic (1907-34) 6. SS United States (1952-69) 7. MV Britannic (1930-60) 8. SS France/SS Norway (1962-74, 1980-2003) 9. SS Europa/SS Liberte (1930-39, 1950-61) 10. SS Belgenland (1923-36) 11. RMS Majestic (1922-36) 12. RMS Empress of Britain (1931-40)
Yeah honestly I love your list and I completely agree with you on Britannic honestly she just looks better then Titanic and I liked that compared to Titanic she was underrated by far my favorite ocean liner period I’ve drawn her dozens of times and have built her in Minecraft a couple times as well
Thank You for this revised list. Thank You for loving and appreciating Ocean Liners and Battleships. and above all, thank you for being a "Yank" and NOT Including S.S United States on Your list, let alone in the top 3. I was surprised it wasn't placed at No.1 and to hear yet another spiel about her speed, too little too late. I'd personally appreciate the S.S United states if she was a 1930's liner released at the same time as the Queen Mary and the Normandie, however aviation was too far into its accomplishments at this stage to bring about such and Ocean Liner (Like the S.S France, God its a gorgeous ship, of erection casuing proportions, but unfortunately, it was just ''grabbing at straws'' and essentially holding onto the past). I never really saw the appeal, nor truly marvelled at United States, but perhaps that's because Mauritania has my heart and I personally am a Pre 1930's Ocean Liner Enthusiast. Regardless, Good Video. Please Keep content coming. Subscribed! Love from Australia!
My top 10 (not in order) 1. Queen Mary 2. Sunnhordland (1943)(operational!) 3.olympic 4.Nordstjernen (1956) (operational) 5. Rex 6. Queen Elizabeth 2 7. N.S. Savannah 8. Cap san diego (operational) (most luxurious cargo liner ever built and an operational national monument) 9. Maxim Gorky 10. Titanic
My favorite top 5 ships are RMS Olympic RMS Titanic And R m s Britannic RMS Belgian land RMF Justina 1914 Awesome video by the way I would have loved to see the Britannic and it's RMS Form Britannic Of 1914 is my favorite ocean liner I've been trying to find a cut away of the interiors of the Britannic I hope I can find a good copy it's like trying to find the holy Grail I'm also trying to find a copy of the specification book for the Britannic I know Simon Mills owns a copy maybe he can sell me one I know Simon Mills owns a copy maybe he can sell me One Can't wait to see your Britannic video
For my top 5 bc im kinda new in the ocean liner community. (New as in 3 years but i mostly stayed with olympic class) 5. Olympic 4. Lusitania 3. Queen Mary 2. Titanic 1. Brittanic
I disagree with about your entire list but I truly can appreciate why you picked the ones you did for yourself. I love the method and reasoning to it… I myself love the “final” liners more…. I love the Bremen/Europa, France, Rex, United States, but def your QE over QM(1)….
My Favourite Ocean Liners (why am I doing this) 10: RMS Queen Elizabeth 9: RMS Queen Mary 8: RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 7: SS United States 6: SS France (1960) 5: Mauretania 4: Olympic 3: Britannic 2: Titanic 1: Queen Mary 2
MS Queen Elizabeth is a cruise ship, not an ocean liner. So she technically doesn't belong in this list. But I respect the decision either way: I've always had a fondness for her and the Victoria.
My top 10 list 1.Lusitania-i can say nothing,just like you said its indescribable,i cant say a word,She is one the most greatest and most amazing ocean liners.Her first class feels like you are in heaven. She has a different vibe to the Olympic class.Which makes her unique.Shes luxurious even on 3rd class,every wall and chair has details and decoration,Shes fast,and personally i like her exterior its good looking and less boxy than ships coming next in 1910s and 20s,especially if cunard didnt remove the white stripe.Although short career at least she served 200 more voyages than the titanic ever never completed.But i think she should deserve"Ship Beautiful" than Aquitania.Although her staircase is not that luxurious beacuse of cunard officials wanting to ruin the staircase and not follow James Miller's plan,if im the architect of the ship,i would change it. 2.Mauretania-My second Favorite,yes i like her tall appearance and i like her bridge more than Lusitania,the cowl vents looks good on her,shes also luxurious as Lusitania,I also think shes the first Art deco,her lounge has paintings.and she is so cool on her HMT livery along with Olympic fighting on the war.Met a sad and undeserving fate,She is one of the safest and finest 3.Britannic-She looks cute on her hospital livery,People hate the gantry davits,to me it looks cool on her,such a shame she sunk,The interior is stunning but i dont liked when they removed of having a cafe parisien,but still her interior is luxurious,She looks awesome if she became an ocean liner 4.Aquitania-Just like you said i like her boxy shape but the funnels and the bow make her have a shape,Now the interior is a different story,Very grand and very Lavish its beautiful,its also amazing that she survived both wars,People hate her exterior but to me i like it because aquitania prioritized interior and comfort over shape and exterior drama.Shes truly a great ship 5.Olympic-The old reliable,The real unsinkable of her class,Stunning interiors,good exterior. Shes truly great she survived WW1 along with Mauretania.She lost both of her sisters and she met a bad fate.Forget what happened in 1935.Just remember what she is and what she did. 6.Nieuw Amsterdam-I know many dutch ships are unknown and underrated @Big Old Boats already said what im going to say,for those who dont know,ok i will say Shes is The Ship of Peace and she may not be large or speed but she is a good example of a fine and comfortable ship,everything is good on her both exterior and interior,she may not be much luxurious,big,and fast like british french or german ships but she proved that comfort and design is better than Speed Size and Interior Drama on british ships.She would have a great life if airplanes didnt come 7.QM2-Like the Normandie,Interior is too much,But beautiful,She really looks like a cruise ship,but with the cunard funnels and cunard branding as you said she looks a true ocean liner she indeed looks cute and awesome.sadly that she is lonely 8.QM and QE-I pick them both, :) One of the most beautiful ships ive seen,great exterior and interior i like their differences and i like how they are both queens.The QM may have a good condition now but on QE, Lets not talk about that its just sad But they were great ships are shortened the war within a year,Thats awesome! 9.Imperator-She is underrated as well as many german ships.I dont get it why,but maybe overshadowed by British ships.Ok i will explain,She was the first ship to have beaten both size and luxury of Olympic Class (although the community dont believe it) She looks good in 1913 but the funnel refit and the removal of the eagle figure made her look even smaller and less greater,Her 1913 look is perfect with tall funnels making her look inviting and the eagle figure gaves the vibe of a proud german symbol,and makes her look great and a representation of her country,Inside she is stunning And so luxurious and had beaten Olympic Class in my opinion,Truly a palace,I can say she was one of the most greatest ships although became Berengaria she is still great just with different colors.Such a shame she was just scrapped she didnt deserved that 10.Carpathia-Many people unfortunately forgot her as The Hero of Titanic.She deserves a spot.She is only known as Hero of Titanic but the interior of her is a different story she may not have many pictures but she is luxurious. Mention:RMS Titanic-im a titanic fan last 2 years ago just like you her story made a big impact.Im not a fan of her anymore.She is identical to olympic,but her story is the most interesting.The reason i know ocean liners is beacuse of Titanic,I watch the movie when i was 9 years old i already knew the mauretania beacuse "Rose" mentioned her and i searched Mauretania,thats the reason i know ocean liners.The community is toxic but dont mind the community
All three White Star titans in the top 5. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new fandom member. Jokes aside, I would’ve put Carpathia somewhere on the list not only for her humble and reliable service but also for her spotlight hour as Titanic’s heroine. The largest of the Saxonia trio, Carpathia was built as a mixed cargo/passenger ship for the Liverpool-Boston run. While not luxurious by any means, she was one of many workhorses in Cunard’s fleet and served her clients almost as faithfully as Old Reliable Olympic.
Great list, I have my own personal list with SS United States being my favorite overall. She so pretty to me and it's such a shame that she is in such a deprecated condition.
This is a little bit weird. Most people are interested in either the Titanic or the Olympic “mostly it’s the Titanic”, and I can tell you this the Britannic is “or what would’ve been called the Gigantic” is always seen as the other of three ships nobody cares about. Even if Olympic was spared the breakers and preserved as a museum, it most likely would’ve been a museum for its Sister Titanic, as well as a museum for American immigration during the Great Depression as it would have been the only great depression era ocean liner still A round had it been preserved. Thing is no one would’ve cared about its other sister Britannic, because no one knew about Britannic outside of the fact that she was the Second and least popular sister to the Titanic out of the three ships.
Tbh the only thing I disagree with is saying Brittanics wreck is more interesting than titanic I mean like Britannic just kinda sits there on its side and while it's cool that is at a divable depth and is a big corral reef there's just so much more happening in Titanic's wreck with the debris field the ship being in two parts and all the mystery and intrigue of the 1990s over how it ended up in that state
I'm confused. You said you like the boxy designs best but you are really excited about the more streamlined liners. They all have their good and bad points.
I said the that I prefer the boxy designs. That doesn’t mean I don’t like streamline design liners, it just means that I think the boxy liners look better.
Have you heard of the M.s. Sunnhordland which was built in 1943 as a minesweeper and became a passenger ship after being sold to norway, and later became the Kristina brahe for 20 years before being returned badk to the name sunnhordland after becoming a national monument, restaurant and charter vessel? If you like small passenger liners you might like her. Another skandanavian vessel is the M.s Nordstjernen which while still sailing as a passenger ship, is also a national monument, after the original line Hurgurten shipping that ran her sold her off a few years ago. She has that pre 1940 boxy style despite being built in 1956. Her cabins are tiny though.
okay....why does this guy have the same thoughts as me with Britannic.....I have been drawing her since 5th grade as welll....damn. Also into Warships, however, Britannic isn't my MOST favorite anymore. I have mostly loved her original intended design, which I prefer anyways. However, Im mostly into the German Superliners of like 1914 or somethng now. But my most favorite by far is the SS United States.
I don't hate the Britannic movie it's basically just a realitively short and fast paced period action film like U-571 that uses a historical event as a backdrop, although the King's man did this type of action film much better.
Why everytime someone mention titanic they have to give excuse😂😂 since you say your favorite that s different than ( top 10 best ship ) so on this someone can come at you and tell you why it s not the best or not but favorite you can pick anything you want I saw that on a lot video about favorite ship
I totally disagree with your choices. Normandie was the most beautiful liner ever built, and you only mention it number 9. I don't understand why. Maybe because it was a french liner ? It could be an explanation as I see you don't even mention France in your top 10.
There will never be anything built by man more beautiful than the ocean liners from 1890 to 1920. So much love went into building these ships.
Great list! For me Olympic will always be tops, something about her just fascinates, but your points are great, particularly Titanic’s being something of a gateway ocean liner.
This guys brave, he has Mauretania higher than Lusitania, he has the QM2 and the Queen Elizabeth on his list instead of the first Queen Mary. Amazing video man, and I can't wait for the next Britannic video.
He'd be an oddball in the liner community, let's just leave it at that. 🤣
QE2 isn’t included either but then again a lot of lists don’t include her
I've spent most of the last 50 years loving ocean liners. Interestingly, my favorites haven't changed much over the years. I started with a list of more than 50 ships, so narrowing it down to 10 was just impossible. Below are my 20 favorite ships in no particular order until the end, where I was able to name my top 5. (FYI, I have a special place in my heart from 3-stackers.)
Belgenland - the first 3S on my list and the largest ship to ever fly the Belgian flag (I'm part Belgian); though her career was short, she was lovely
Île de France - she started life as a 3S and had the longest and most honorable career of any French liner; truly the grand dame of the fleet
Normandie - I will begrudgingly admit that she was one of the most beautiful ships ever built ... but she was designed for a world that only existed in the courts of royal France and thus was a failure
Bremen - she introduced an entirely new look for ships and was, IMHO much prettier than her sister.
Cap Arcona - another 3S and one that was certainly lovely inside and out
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - IMHO the first truly "great" liner and one of my first loves
Rotterdam - she's the only ocean liner I've ever been aboard (be sure to book a room when you're in Rotterdam as she's a wonderful hotel), and she is wonderful!
Gripsholm - the Swedes have always had pretty, if smaller, ocean liners and she's the prettiest
Mauretania - what list could leave off the Maury ... the whole world loved this ship
Mauretania II - often overlooked, the Maury II was a beautiful ship that always struck a chord with me
Olympic - the real heroine of the old White Star Line and one of my first loves
Queen Mary - the most famous of all 3S and a truly great lady who also won my heart early on and has never left
America (1939) - I find her so much more appealing than the United States ... she was perfectly proportioned, and prettier inside
Top 5
Imperator / Berengaria - the Ballin trio of 3S liners are, IMHO, the greatest ships ever built. I could not pick one over the other
Leviathan / Vaterland - ""
Bismarck / Majestic - ""
Aquitania - hands down, my favorite British-built ship
Nieuw Amsterdam - the perfect ship ... though a 2S, I don't think a more beautiful ship was ever built
Honorable Mentions
Vaterland - the 1940 HAPAG ship that was bombed after launching ... this is the "what if" ship that I most wonder about; I think she was beautiful and would have had a very nice appeal if only ...
Leonardo da Vinci - It's often been said that a ship should look as good when she leaves as she does when she arrives; well no ship has a nicer "rear" that the Leonardo da Vinci ... she's the Sophia Loren of ocean liners.
i also love the Britannic. I did the same thing you did. You drew her. I did that before watching this. I talked about her in school. I also did that before watching this. The Britannic will stay as my favourite Liner in history forever
The How to Train you Dragon music made this video so much better❤
Same here.
Same bro
I love how when you said the Ships names you put there nick names
What you said about Titanic really reasonated, I remember when I first heard about it, it was when it arrives in NYC in Ghostbusters II. I must have been about 6, at that point I totally lost interest in the film and convinced my parents to tell me everything they knew about the subject, totally fascinated from that moment.
my personal favorite is HMHS britannic
At the time she wasn’t an ocean liner and since she never saw ocean liner service sadly there’s no way to judge
The Normandie was in a class of its own styling wise, it was the pinup of ocean liners.
Congrats on 500!! Excited to see you grow even more
My favourites
1. Titanic
2. Oceanic III
3. Normandie
4. Britannic II
5. Aquitania
6. Queen Elizabeth 2
7. United States
8. Queen Mary 2
9. Lusitania
10. Imperator
I dont think Oceanic III is a really good choice as it was cancelled but I like this list
@@Loucap_ I respect your opinions. As a WSL fan, I believe if Oceanic could be made it certainly would had been the best ocean liner till now. Maybe all happened for good as it could overshadow the Titanic :)
How is Oceanic ||| better than all the other ships and ones you haven't mentioned, she is beautiful and would have been revolutionary, but that's it, everything else you can just dream of, it's like saying one of your favorite ocean liners is one because you created a story of her beautiful life in your head, she's a nice amazing ship but she is no way better than Olympic, Brittanic, Normandie or any more because she never even existed, no true story
@@PR1NC345 I agree. This was 2 years back when I saw the painting of oceanic III and got too attached to it. Now when I see the renders I feel it was ought to be very similar to the queen mary. You're right, maybe it couldn't have surpassed the likes of Normandie & Queen Mary.
the footage you use is incredible!! And so is your editing!
My favorite era of ocean liner design is absolutely the 1930s. I prefer the art deco style and I love the graceful curve of the superstructures. Just the fact that for every year from 1935 and 1938, an iconic liner entered service: SS Normandie, RMS Queen Mary, SS Nieuw Amsterdam, RMS Queen Elizabeth. It was the golden age of the ocean liners, between two world wars and still long before transatlantic air travel precipitated the end of it all.
This is fantastic content. I agree with the previous comments about your editing etc.. Very professional. I also love that you go your own way with your ship ratings! (I'm a Normandie is #1 guy! LOL!) I am 60 years old and I too got started with the Titanic after its discovery. I was in my 20's then. It also helped that I lived near the Queen Mary (still kind of do). So I got to see one of these beauties for real. What finally got me in your video was how you feel about the Maury. I can see why and it's so sweet. Love the hotel vs palace analogy. Keep going sir. You've got some of us hooked!
Indeed. I kind of prefer Maury over Lusi for that exact reason. While Lusi feels like the more stunning of the two, I take one look at Maury's interiors, and it feels like I'm home. I guess that's just the way I feel with dark wooden interiors. 😅
I totally agree about Mauretania. She's a beautiful ship on the outside with a striking image, and I like pretty much all of her changes compared to the Lusitania. The cowl vents being so numerous is slightly unfortunate, but it does make her easy to identify and gives her a very nautical. Her interior might not be as "palatial" as the Lusitania, but tbh I've never been a particular fan of white interiors, while I *adore* wood textures and earth tones.
Some of my tops are probably Maury, Olympic, Empress of Britain, Mauretania II (not the best at anything but a solidly good, accessible ship on all counts), and Keiser Wilhelm der Grosse off the top of my head, although I'll need to dive back in to refresh myself on some of the ships I've been learning about.
Finally got around to watching the remake. While it's been a while since I've seen your last video, I can tell that your list has changed in quite a number of ways. And at the same time, not at all. It appears to me you are similar to Big Old Boats, in that just as he has a thing for weird-ass funnels, so you also seem to have a thing for weird-ass designs. Mauretania's giant vents over Lusitania's more streamlined and cleaner look? Aquitania's boxier exterior being the pinnacle of the four-funneled liners (although you're far from the first person I've seen say that, so I guess it's not as important)? I could go on and on, but I'll just leave it at this. You are a very interesting fellow. 🤣
Very much enjoyed your new take on the liners. Honestly it is practically a completely different video, considering the way you rank them now is different from last time. As for my take, I won't say anything I haven't said before, as my top 3 haven't changed. Instead, I'm pleased to say that the France/Norway is now officially my #4. I absolutely love that ship for reasons that I will not detail, lest I write another essay. But I'm pretty sure you can guess them. Happy New Year mate. Hope 2022 is good to you. :) 👍🎆🎇
Your subscriber count should be 800,000
Love the how to train your dragon music brotha
Fantastic Video !! Written script, Narration, Chosen photos and films all excellent ! Even the choice and presence of background music beautiful. I agree with all your choices and the reasoning behind them!! I’ve always loved the exterior of the original Queen Elizabeth! So powerful and impressive. Yes , Mauritania’s exterior is superior to Lusitania. Although I prefer the look of the First Class Dining Salon on Lusitania ( especially the design and decorations of its dome ) the rest of the interiors of Mauritania are the Better of the two. But , ever since I was a young man, my heart will always belong to the Olympic Class! The exterior styling is so incredibly sleek and elegant. Almost Yacht like in appearance!❤️! I love all three sisters equally. Can hardly wait to see your videos on Brittanic ! I wish more artists would show how she would have looked in her passenger service colors! It would have been AMAZING !!! I’ve got to play devils advocate and ask your opinion on the “ Gigantic “ - “ Brittanic “ debate? I’m personally on “ Team Gigantic “ side of the story ! Anyway thank you for all the great work!! Kudos to you!
The Olympic is my favorite too. I wish the titanic had as good a career as the Olympic did. Sadly that never happened but if it did, they would both be beautiful grand ships.
I don’t know why you have the popularity you do. I see how much effort you put into these videos, and seriously, you need more subscribers. I don’t deserve the views and subscribers nearly as much as you do. Well done.
The Titanic disaster is the foundation for all modern maritime laws seen on all new passenger ships. Without the Titanic disaster, who knows how maritime safety laws would be. The Titanic disaster took lives, but saved many lives as it mandated requirement of passenger ships to have more lifeboats.
A lot of “experts” here, if it was’nt for THAT mills & boon movie they would know nothing about them.
Mauritania's cowl vents do remind me of a Sousaphone corp.
RMS Aquitania...Any Atlantic Express Liner the manages to serve through and survive both World Wars, is the undisputed winner in my book.
Have you ever considered the Andrea Doria? I know she wasn't a huge ship but her hand paintings all over the ship were exquisite as her passengers said. I know she sunk but what about her and her luxurious inside.
I recently got a model of QM2, and I see why everyone loves it, it also reminds me of Poseidon,
Because the Poseidon’s (2006) design is based of QM2
I think its really a crime the fact that out of the three vids I'd seen about a creator talking about top 10 ocean liners every single one of them doesn't include ss United States
Titanic is the gateway drug. Welcome to the party!
Happy this is your personal opinion, but interesting in your choices
Here is my Top 12:
1. SS/MS Queen Elizabeth 2 (1969-2008, floating hotel in Dubai since 2018)
2. RMS Olympic (1911-35)
3. RMS Aquitania (1914-49)
4. SS Ile de France (1927-58)
5. RMS Adriatic (1907-34)
6. SS United States (1952-69)
7. MV Britannic (1930-60)
8. SS France/SS Norway (1962-74, 1980-2003)
9. SS Europa/SS Liberte (1930-39, 1950-61)
10. SS Belgenland (1923-36)
11. RMS Majestic (1922-36)
12. RMS Empress of Britain (1931-40)
Yeah honestly I love your list and I completely agree with you on Britannic honestly she just looks better then Titanic and I liked that compared to Titanic she was underrated by far my favorite ocean liner period I’ve drawn her dozens of times and have built her in Minecraft a couple times as well
The Britanic was where white star really perfected the big ocean liner formula, too bad it was lost to the war.
QE is my favourite ocean liner.
Thank You for this revised list.
Thank You for loving and appreciating Ocean Liners and Battleships.
and above all, thank you for being a "Yank" and NOT Including S.S United States on Your list, let alone in the top 3. I was surprised it wasn't placed at No.1 and to hear yet another spiel about her speed, too little too late. I'd personally appreciate the S.S United states if she was a 1930's liner released at the same time as the Queen Mary and the Normandie, however aviation was too far into its accomplishments at this stage to bring about such and Ocean Liner (Like the S.S France, God its a gorgeous ship, of erection casuing proportions, but unfortunately, it was just ''grabbing at straws'' and essentially holding onto the past). I never really saw the appeal, nor truly marvelled at United States, but perhaps that's because Mauritania has my heart and I personally am a Pre 1930's Ocean Liner Enthusiast.
Regardless, Good Video. Please Keep content coming. Subscribed! Love from Australia!
Fantastic video
My top 10 (not in order)
1. Queen Mary
2. Sunnhordland (1943)(operational!)
3.olympic
4.Nordstjernen (1956) (operational)
5. Rex
6. Queen Elizabeth 2
7. N.S. Savannah
8. Cap san diego (operational) (most luxurious cargo liner ever built and an operational national monument)
9. Maxim Gorky
10. Titanic
My favorite is a tie between Olympic and Lusitania
Diving on the Lusitania this year and hope to go to britannic next year fingers crossed and have been on justicia which is a fantastic wreck.
Its honestly nice! My list is simmilar but i have Majestic II and Imperator/Berengaria
My favorite top 5 ships are RMS Olympic RMS Titanic And R m s Britannic RMS Belgian land RMF Justina 1914 Awesome video by the way I would have loved to see the Britannic and it's RMS Form Britannic Of 1914 is my favorite ocean liner I've been trying to find a cut away of the interiors of the Britannic I hope I can find a good copy it's like trying to find the holy Grail I'm also trying to find a copy of the specification book for the Britannic I know Simon Mills owns a copy maybe he can sell me one I know Simon Mills owns a copy maybe he can sell me One Can't wait to see your Britannic video
For my top 5 bc im kinda new in the ocean liner community. (New as in 3 years but i mostly stayed with olympic class)
5. Olympic
4. Lusitania
3. Queen Mary
2. Titanic
1. Brittanic
*Britannic*
Aquitania was indeed the Ship Beautiful.
I like the list, I think if you had an 11, the S.S United States would be in that spot.
I disagree with about your entire list but I truly can appreciate why you picked the ones you did for yourself. I love the method and reasoning to it… I myself love the “final” liners more…. I love the Bremen/Europa, France, Rex, United States, but def your QE over QM(1)….
My Favourite Ocean Liners (why am I doing this)
10: RMS Queen Elizabeth
9: RMS Queen Mary
8: RMS Queen Elizabeth 2
7: SS United States
6: SS France (1960)
5: Mauretania
4: Olympic
3: Britannic
2: Titanic
1: Queen Mary 2
MS Queen Elizabeth is a cruise ship, not an ocean liner. So she technically doesn't belong in this list. But I respect the decision either way: I've always had a fondness for her and the Victoria.
@@Kaidhicksii That was 7 months ago, when I thought she was an ocean liner. I edited it btw.
Wonderful top list. My is quite diferent but is very precius that you include 3 Olympic class on it.👌🏻
My top 10 list
1.Lusitania-i can say nothing,just like you said its indescribable,i cant say a word,She is one the most greatest and most amazing ocean liners.Her first class feels like you are in heaven.
She has a different vibe to the Olympic class.Which makes her unique.Shes luxurious even on 3rd class,every wall and chair has details and decoration,Shes fast,and personally i like her exterior its good looking and less boxy than ships coming next in 1910s and 20s,especially if cunard didnt remove the white stripe.Although short career at least she served 200 more voyages than the titanic ever never completed.But i think she should deserve"Ship Beautiful" than Aquitania.Although her staircase is not that luxurious beacuse of cunard officials wanting to ruin the staircase and not follow James Miller's plan,if im the architect of the ship,i would change it.
2.Mauretania-My second Favorite,yes i like her tall appearance and i like her bridge more than Lusitania,the cowl vents looks good on her,shes also luxurious as Lusitania,I also think shes the first Art deco,her lounge has paintings.and she is so cool on her HMT livery along with Olympic fighting on the war.Met a sad and undeserving fate,She is one of the safest and finest
3.Britannic-She looks cute on her hospital livery,People hate the gantry davits,to me it looks cool on her,such a shame she sunk,The interior is stunning but i dont liked when they removed of having a cafe parisien,but still her interior is luxurious,She looks awesome if she became an ocean liner
4.Aquitania-Just like you said i like her boxy shape but the funnels and the bow make her have a shape,Now the interior is a different story,Very grand and very Lavish its beautiful,its also amazing that she survived both wars,People hate her exterior but to me i like it because aquitania prioritized interior and comfort over shape and exterior drama.Shes truly a great ship
5.Olympic-The old reliable,The real unsinkable of her class,Stunning interiors,good exterior. Shes truly great she survived WW1 along with Mauretania.She lost both of her sisters and she met a bad fate.Forget what happened in 1935.Just remember what she is and what she did.
6.Nieuw Amsterdam-I know many dutch ships are unknown and underrated @Big Old Boats already said what im going to say,for those who dont know,ok i will say
Shes is The Ship of Peace and she may not be large or speed but she is a good example of a fine and comfortable ship,everything is good on her both exterior and interior,she may not be much luxurious,big,and fast like british french or german ships but she proved that comfort and design is better than Speed Size and Interior Drama on british ships.She would have a great life if airplanes didnt come
7.QM2-Like the Normandie,Interior is too much,But beautiful,She really looks like a cruise ship,but with the cunard funnels and cunard branding as you said she looks a true ocean liner she indeed looks cute and awesome.sadly that she is lonely
8.QM and QE-I pick them both, :)
One of the most beautiful ships ive seen,great exterior and interior i like their differences and i like how they are both queens.The QM may have a good condition now but on QE,
Lets not talk about that its just sad
But they were great ships are shortened the war within a year,Thats awesome!
9.Imperator-She is underrated as well as many german ships.I dont get it why,but maybe overshadowed by British ships.Ok i will explain,She was the first ship to have beaten both size and luxury of Olympic Class (although the community dont believe it) She looks good in 1913 but the funnel refit and the removal of the eagle figure made her look even smaller and less greater,Her 1913 look is perfect with tall funnels making her look inviting and the eagle figure gaves the vibe of a proud german symbol,and makes her look great and a representation of her country,Inside she is stunning And so luxurious and had beaten Olympic Class in my opinion,Truly a palace,I can say she was one of the most greatest ships although became Berengaria she is still great just with different colors.Such a shame she was just scrapped she didnt deserved that
10.Carpathia-Many people unfortunately forgot her as The Hero of Titanic.She deserves a spot.She is only known as Hero of Titanic but the interior of her is a different story she may not have many pictures but she is luxurious.
Mention:RMS Titanic-im a titanic fan last 2 years ago just like you her story made a big impact.Im not a fan of her anymore.She is identical to olympic,but her story is the most interesting.The reason i know ocean liners is beacuse of Titanic,I watch the movie when i was 9 years old i already knew the mauretania beacuse "Rose" mentioned her and i searched Mauretania,thats the reason i know ocean liners.The community is toxic but dont mind the community
My list:
10. Lusitania
9. QM
8. QE
7. France 1960
6. SS America
5. Bremen
4. Normandie
3. Titanic
2. Olympic
1. Britannic II
Interesting choice, however it could have been better if you only picked your Favorite liner of the Olympic class to have more Space for other ships
It’s MV Britannic III not II
Bruh HMHS Britannic is Britannic II. I have no interest in the third one
My faves are: Aquitania and Normandie.
All three White Star titans in the top 5.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new fandom member.
Jokes aside, I would’ve put Carpathia somewhere on the list not only for her humble and reliable service but also for her spotlight hour as Titanic’s heroine. The largest of the Saxonia trio, Carpathia was built as a mixed cargo/passenger ship for the Liverpool-Boston run. While not luxurious by any means, she was one of many workhorses in Cunard’s fleet and served her clients almost as faithfully as Old Reliable Olympic.
What is your opinion on the Andrea Doria?
Great list, I have my own personal list with SS United States being my favorite overall. She so pretty to me and it's such a shame that she is in such a deprecated condition.
This is a little bit weird. Most people are interested in either the Titanic or the Olympic “mostly it’s the Titanic”, and I can tell you this the Britannic is “or what would’ve been called the Gigantic” is always seen as the other of three ships nobody cares about. Even if Olympic was spared the breakers and preserved as a museum, it most likely would’ve been a museum for its Sister Titanic, as well as a museum for American immigration during the Great Depression as it would have been the only great depression era ocean liner still A round had it been preserved. Thing is no one would’ve cared about its other sister Britannic, because no one knew about Britannic outside of the fact that she was the Second and least popular sister to the Titanic out of the three ships.
Not to be biased the Old reliably jk the RMS Olympic is one of my favorites
Tbh the only thing I disagree with is saying Brittanics wreck is more interesting than titanic I mean like Britannic just kinda sits there on its side and while it's cool that is at a divable depth and is a big corral reef there's just so much more happening in Titanic's wreck with the debris field the ship being in two parts and all the mystery and intrigue of the 1990s over how it ended up in that state
I don't think loving the Normandie is an upopular opinion at all. I've always thought she was absolutely stunning.
My favorite is SS United States, followed very closely by Imperator
Personal Favorite is the olympic, i just like olympic because titanic is too popular, the titanic movie is too sus
Everything your said about titanic is the exact same for me
I agree with the list but was a fan of the United States and Andrea Dora
I'm confused. You said you like the boxy designs best but you are really excited about the more streamlined liners. They all have their good and bad points.
I said the that I prefer the boxy designs. That doesn’t mean I don’t like streamline design liners, it just means that I think the boxy liners look better.
Have you heard of the M.s. Sunnhordland which was built in 1943 as a minesweeper and became a passenger ship after being sold to norway, and later became the Kristina brahe for 20 years before being returned badk to the name sunnhordland after becoming a national monument, restaurant and charter vessel? If you like small passenger liners you might like her.
Another skandanavian vessel is the M.s Nordstjernen which while still sailing as a passenger ship, is also a national monument, after the original line Hurgurten shipping that ran her sold her off a few years ago. She has that pre 1940 boxy style despite being built in 1956. Her cabins are tiny though.
okay....why does this guy have the same thoughts as me with Britannic.....I have been drawing her since 5th grade as welll....damn. Also into Warships, however, Britannic isn't my MOST favorite anymore. I have mostly loved her original intended design, which I prefer anyways. However, Im mostly into the German Superliners of like 1914 or somethng now. But my most favorite by far is the SS United States.
Queen marry will always be my favorite ❤️
nice
QM is one of the only ships that master 3 funnels
My top 10
10: SS normandie
9: RMS Queen Elizabeth
8: RMS Queen Mary
7: MV Britannic
6: MV Georgic
5: RMS Mauretania
4: HMHS Britannic
3: RMS Titanic
2: RMS Olympic
1: RMS Laurentic idk why i just like middle sized steamers
I don't hate the Britannic movie it's basically just a realitively short and fast paced period action film like U-571 that uses a historical event as a backdrop, although the King's man did this type of action film much better.
i think that number 1 needs to be first onthe list
Edit: I like Britannic in the 4th ship I researched about over Oceanic 2 I like this ship alot
The only thing gmi don't like about the Normandie is her funnel bases
17:00 SAME BOAT I HATE BRITANNIC FILM
Why everytime someone mention titanic they have to give excuse😂😂 since you say your favorite that s different than ( top 10 best ship ) so on this someone can come at you and tell you why it s not the best or not but favorite you can pick anything you want
I saw that on a lot video about favorite ship
Any top 10 list without the SS United States in tier 3 or above is objectively wrong. Change my mind
and britannic
no queen mary!?
👍👌👏😊❤️
One person’s view, not mine. Ex seaman.
you know that is titanic for 3
Lol no. It’s Mauretania
I totally disagree with your choices. Normandie was the most beautiful liner ever built, and you only mention it number 9. I don't understand why. Maybe because it was a french liner ? It could be an explanation as I see you don't even mention France in your top 10.
It’s my opinion. I prefer boxy liners of the 1900-1910s more. If it was the other way around normandie would be higher.
spell normandie right smh
why britanic
Watch the video and you’ll see that I explain my reasoning
Shut up Britannic is also my favoriete ship
it has nothing