Indoor skydiving is one of the shinier new cruising activities, but passengers have long entertained themselves at sea with fitness and recreation. These cruisers ride exercise bikes while wearing day clothes aboard a Cunard cruise liner in 1911.
Cruising nostalgia —
Indoor skydiving is one of the shinier new cruising activities, but passengers have long entertained themselves at sea with fitness and recreation. These cruisers ride exercise bikes while wearing day clothes aboard a Cunard cruise liner in 1911.
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In this April 1926 photo, dancers rest by the swimming pool aboard the Majestic at Southampton. An All Night Ball was held aboard the ship in aid of the Southampton Hospital Fund.
Fashion afloat —
In this April 1926 photo, dancers rest by the swimming pool aboard the Majestic at Southampton. An All Night Ball was held aboard the ship in aid of the Southampton Hospital Fund.
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A 1930 game of table tennis unfolds aboard MS Giulio Cesare.
Gaming at sea —
A 1930 game of table tennis unfolds aboard MS Giulio Cesare.
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Four members of the LNER (London and North Eastern Railway) staff giving an athletic display in July 1933 on board the company's cruise liner, the SS Vienna.
Stretching to the sky —
Four members of the LNER (London and North Eastern Railway) staff giving an athletic display in July 1933 on board the company's cruise liner, the SS Vienna.
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Watched by a crowd of fellow cruise passengers, Judy Topping uses a cue to "shoot" a disc along a shuffleboard court during a cruise on the SS Lurline in 1954.
Shuffleboard memories —
Watched by a crowd of fellow cruise passengers, Judy Topping uses a cue to "shoot" a disc along a shuffleboard court during a cruise on the SS Lurline in 1954.
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Women learn dance moves at a hula class in the main saloon on the SS Lurline during a 1954 voyage. The SS Lurline typically operated between San Francisco and Honolulu for the Matson cruise lines company.
Hula lessons —
Women learn dance moves at a hula class in the main saloon on the SS Lurline during a 1954 voyage. The SS Lurline typically operated between San Francisco and Honolulu for the Matson cruise lines company.
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