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Book & 4 CDs. Although the golden age of the great luxury liners cruising the world's seas is long gone, the myth of luxurious, sophisticated transcontinental travel still lingers on. "Luxury Liners" presents the largest and most impressive steamers from the beginning of the 19th century until today in beautiful contemporary and vintage photographs. Images of the leisurely life on the first-class deck, breathtaking interior photographs and pictures documenting the launchings of the most important ships take you on a journey back in time, back to the era when travel was considered an art form. Music CDs: The CDs provide the musical background of the time, from elegant bar music to swing, tango and Charleston as played by the great salon orchestras. Reminisce!