Updates on the Conservancy, the SS United States, and our future museum and visitor experience.
The Conservancy's second Maritime Legacy Cruise, organized and supported by The Pollin Group, was a great success. An enthusiastic group from around the country - hailing from 16 different states - enjoyed traveling aboard the Norwegian Cruise Line’s Breakaway to Portland and Bar Harbor Maine, along with St John, New Brunswick and Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada.
Read MoreVeteran cruise industry executive Jim Pollin donated $200,000 to the national nonprofit organization working to save and repurpose America’s retired SS United States, according to a press release.
Read MoreVeteran cruise industry executive Jim Pollin joined Conservancy President Susan Gibbs and dozens of the ship’s supporters for a special ceremony in front of the SS United States’ propeller at Pier 76 on Saturday. During the event, Pollin announced a donation of $200,000 to the national nonprofit organization working to save and repurpose the fastest ocean liner to ever cross the Atlantic.
Read MorePeriodically, Conservancy members will reach out to us, mentioning that they have made a donation in the past but cannot remember when their membership is up for renewal. One simple way to handle this is to convert your annual membership donation to an automatic monthly giving amount.
Read MoreAlfred H Bluhm, was the Chief Printer aboard the SS United States from the day of her "Maiden Voyage" until 1964.
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