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Come aboard the Art Deco floating palace!

Glamour and speed: travel to New York aboard the French Ocean Liner Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, "S.S Normandie", the biggest, largest and fastest passenger ship afloat, even still holds the record as the most powerful steam turbo-electric-propelled passenger ship ever built.

The ship held the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing at several points during her service career. The gilded first class dining hall was longer than the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles and guests included Ernest Hemingway, Colette, Marlene Dietrich, Fred Astaire, Salvador Dali, Walt Disney and even the von Trapp family singers, who all sailed aboard the Normandie during her career of 139 westbound transatlantic crossings from Le Havre, France to New York City.

Life without airplanes back then. From Le Havre to New York in 3 days and 12 hours. Before mass air travel took off in the 1960s, people crossed the globe in majestic passenger ships. Old Vintage New York reintroduce you a nostalgic way to travel to our favorite city.

Video courtesy of Lobster Films with the participation of France & Planéte Talassa.

Song list in order:

- "La Lettre A Nini" by Lucienne Boyer.
- "Vous Qui Passez Sans Me Voir" by Jean Sablon.
- "Ces Petites Choses" by Jean Sablon.
- "Si J´etais Blanche" by Josephine Baker.
- "Harbor And At Sea" by The Orchard Music.
- "Thanks For The Memory" by Shirley Cross and Bob Hope.
- "Thanks For Everything" by Helen Forrest.

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