Eating a meal with a stranger is not uncommon in Europe. People do it all the time. Most European don’t share our American ideal of solitude. This is a story of a one time event that lived in memory for a very long time.
In 1899, the White Star Line president, a guy named Ismay, had a plan to build four ships in ten years. Each would be large and luxurious. They were Celtic, Baltic, Cedric, and Adriatic. Their stories are told in this Postcard History lesson. If it didn’t sound so corny, we would wish you, Bon Voyage!