Eyona nqanawa indala yokuhamba ngenqanawa esasebenza kwiilwandle ezivulekileyo inokuba ithathe umhlala-phantsi kulo nyaka.
Inkqubo ye- MV Astoria bahamba ngenqanawa uhambo lwabo lokuqala ukusuka eGottenberg besiya eNew York ngoFebruwari 21, 1948. Kwaye emva kweminyaka engaphezulu kwama-70 besenkonzweni, iCruise neMaritime Voyages yabhengeza ukuba ayizukuyihlaziya ikhontrakthi yenqanawa, ngoku ka IRiphabhlikhi yaseArizona . Inqanawa izakugqiba kulo nyaka ngohambo olusuka eNgilane luye e-Iceland, eScotland, eNorway, naseBaltics. Uhambo lokugqibela lucwangciselwe ukwenzeka ngo-Okthobha.
Imbali enqanaweni yenqanawa igadwe ngumbhali-mbali okwibhodi enika iintetho ngexesha lohambo.
Ekuqaleni kwathiwa igama le- I-MS Stockholm , inqanawa idume kakhulu ngokudibana nenye inqanawa, i UAndrea Doria , ebangele ukubhubha kwabantu abangama-51 . Inkqubo ye- I-MS Stockholm wemka eNew York ngoJulayi 25, 1956 kwaye wadibana nenkungu eshinyeneyo kunxweme lwaseNantucket. Inkqubo ye- UAndrea Doria yayikufuphi. Zombini iinqanawa zizame ukujika ngokukhawuleza, kodwa Stockholm Ndibonise it UDoria kwaye iphantse yasikwa ngokupheleleyo ngomzimba wayo. Inkqubo ye- UAndrea Doria yazika kwaye iStockholm yonakele kakhulu, nangona ikwazile ukuhlangula abakhweli abangama-500 kwenye inqanawa.