Join Us for the SS United States Legacy Cruise to Bermuda

SS United States Legacy Cruise to Bermuda, May 2018

The SS United States Conservancy is pleased to announce an wonderful cruising opportunity and a chance to support the preservation of the SS United States and support the SS United States Conservancy's growing curatorial collections.While we wish we could fire up the engines, pull up the gangways and set sail together aboard America's Flagship, the Pollin Group and the Conservancy have partnered to offer the next best thing: a 7-night cruise sailing in May, 2018 to Bermuda aboard the Celebrity Summit. The cruise will depart from Cape Liberty (Bayonne, New Jersey) on Sunday, May 6 and will make port at King's Wharf, Bermuda on May 9 for a three-night stay. The ship will return to New Jersey on Sunday, May 13.

Download details about the cruise.

This amazing cruise will include:

• Festive social gatherings featuring the music, dance and fashion of the transatlantic liner era

• Riveting talks on design, innovation and "the way things work" by award-winning author and illustrator David Macaulay

• Special presentation by Susan Gibbs, the SS United States Conservancy's executive director and granddaughter of the SS United States' designer, William Francis Gibbs.

The cruise will offer additional talks spotlighting the SS United States' history, design and celebrity passengers, mid-century art and design, and the transatlantic ocean liner era and the race for the Blue Riband.

The Celebrity Summit is a Millennium Class ship with many award-winning "Solstice Class" features. The ship, which received a grand makeover in March 2016, has the privilege of being captained by the first American woman to command a cruise ship, Captain Kate McCue.

View a presentation on the SS United States Legacy Cruise

To learn more about this voyage, please visit the Group Registration Page or contact:

Geisha Cumberbatch

Pollin Group Sales Director

301.656.5740, Ext. 102

gcumberbatch@pollingroup.com

We look forward to seeing you on the Celebrity Summit, reliving the past and making new memories!

MOMENTUM BUILDS - SS United States Receives $100,000 Donation

Second Large Gift Boosts Campaign - Donor Wins Conservancy's National Parks Tour Promotion

The Conservancy is thrilled to share more exciting news: Our momentum continues to build! We're now almost 60 percent of the way toward our "We Are the United States" $500,000 goal. For the second this month, a major lifeline has been tossed to America's Flagship. A donation of $100,000 from Christie Peck of Long Beach, California, has provided a major boost to our fundraising efforts. Thank you so much, Christie!

We hope that Christie's generosity and passion for saving the SS United States will inspire others across the country and around the world to support our campaign. Christie's support, combined with donations from so many of you, are giving the nation's flagship a chance to survive and thrive. Read the full announcement of Christie's donation HERE. Christie's support follows an earlier gift of $150,000 from cruise industry executive Jim Pollin.

Christie's $100,000 gift also made her the top donor for the Conservancy's National Parks promotion. She (or two friends or family members) will be able to enjoy an amazing week-long luxury tour of some of the nation's most magnificent national parks by Globus Canyon County Adventure Group Tours. The trip will showcase four parks in the Southwest United States: Grand Canyon, Monument Valley and Lake Powell, Bryce Canyon, and Zion.

To contribute to the "We are the United States" campaign, visit www.WearetheUnitedStates.org or the Conservancy's GoFundMe page.

Courtesy of the Grand Liner Lounge

Listen to the song about how the SS United States "made the world believe"

America's Flagship has inspired a number of extraordinary artists and musicians, and we are so grateful to them for keeping the ship's spirit alive. American performer/composer/producer Dan Landau sings his defiantly hopeful “To Every Journey” here.

Click here to stream or download the song on Bandcamp.Mr. Landau was joined by Hampton Roads’ acclaimed Virginia Children’s Chorus, conducted by Founder/Artistic Director Carol Thomas Downing, in a united bid to inspire all of America to save its still-proud flagship. Among the young singers on this recording are grandchildren and other descendants of some of the proud Newport News shipyard workers who built the SS United States.This track is a free download aimed at generating awareness for America’s Flagship. You may choose to pay for the track if you wish. All proceeds from the track go directly to the SS United States Conservancy.Credits:“To Every Journey”, Words and Music by Dan Landau, Performed by Dan Landau with the Virginia Children’sChorus, Carol Thomas Downing, Founder/Artistic Director. © 2015 Daniel A. Landau. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission.