SS Norway's impact is evident in today's cruise ships, which are some of the biggest ships in the world. SS Norway had a successful career as a cruise ship until 2003, when NCL retired the aging ship.

The desolate ship-breaking yards of Alang, India, seem a world away from the storied past of the SS Norway, which started life as the SS France, one of the great ocean liners of its time.

SS Norway's impact is evident in today's cruise ships, which are some of the biggest ships in the world. SS Norway had a successful career as a cruise ship until 2003, when NCL retired the aging ship.