Happy Valentine's Day from the SS United States Conservancy! In anticipation of this day, we recently put a call out to our supporters, asking for stories of love and romance from aboard America's Flagship. Today, as promised, we're sharing our favorite submission. It comes from Maud Tarrant of Larchmont, NY, who has won our grand prize: a tour of the SS United States! Maud sent in some excerpts from her diary, recalling memories of a shipboard romance with a man named Mark o

"The ocean's breeze is a sauce you cannot duplicate ashore," reads The Captain's Table — the recipe book published by United States Lines and distributed to passengers of the SS United States and SS America. Indeed, there was something undeniably special about the food served on these two iconic vessels. Travelers from all corners of the globe marveled at the delicious cuisine prepared aboard the Big U and her “older sister,” the America. Valerie Kleber enjoys a stateroom bre