Cruise operator offers to fix up 'Big U' for ocean service

摘要

A cruise ship line may throw a life preserver to the iconic ocean liner 55 United States to save it from the scrap yard. The decades-long effort by preservationists to save the 64-year-old vessel that still holds the trans-Atlantic speed record may have paid off with the announcement in February that Crystal Cruises is studying the feasibility of refitting "America's flagship" and returning it to sea.