Travel
Ocean Liners, Seven-Day Crossings, and the Lost Art of Getting There
A century ago, traveling to Europe meant packing for weeks, boarding a ocean liner, and watching the American coastline disappear for seven days. Today, you can leave JFK after dinner and land in Paris before your morning coffee gets cold. The story of how that happened — and what it cost us — is wilder than most people realize.
Mar 13, 2026