Picking my favorite passenger vessels is no easy task. (Although Olympic is my favorite ship-period) In order to make it easier and more fair (in my opinion) I have divided this section into different eras and picked my favorites. (They are listed in the order they were placed in service.) The criteria I used was obviously not scientific. The external appearance, internal design, career events and historical significance factored in to my placement of a ship on the list.
I could not resist a Top 20 list at the bottom, however. It is not ranked by time period so it may disagree with the list just below.

 

1900-1914

Carmania (1905)

Mauretania (1907)

Olympic (1911)

Aquitania (1914)

Vaterland/Leviathan (1914)

 

1920-1939

Majestic (1922)

Britannic (1930)

Normandie (1935)

Queen Mary (1936)

Mauretania 2(1939)

 

1940-1960

Queen Elizabeth (1940)

America (1940)

United States (1952)

Andrea Doria (1953)

Rotterdam(1959)

 

1961-1980

Canberra (1961)

France/Norway (1962)

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Queen Elizabeth 2 (1969)

 

1981-2000

Fantasy (1990)

Monarch of the Seas (1990)

Rotterdam
(1997)

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2001-

Queen Mary 2
(2004)

Queen Victoria
(2007)

Oasis of the Seas (2009)

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My Top 20 List of Ocean Liner Favorites

20. Carmania (1905)
19. Canberra (1960)
18. France/Norway (1962)
17. America (1940) 
16. Empress of Britain (1931)
15. Queen Elizabeth 2 (1969)
14. Nieuw Amsterdam (1938)
13. Queen Elizabeth (1940)
12. Queen Mary 2 (2004)
11. Britannic (1930)
10. United States (1952)
9. Mauretania (1939)
8. Lusitania (1907)
7. Majestic (1922)
6. Aquitania (1914)
5. Queen Mary (1936)
4. Normandie (1935)
3. Vaterland/Leviathan (1914)
2. Mauretania (1907)
1. Olympic (1911)

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