▁Elizabeth ▁ 2 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁only ▁ocean ▁l iner ▁in ▁service ▁was ▁, ▁built ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 0 4 , ▁used ▁for ▁both ▁point - to - point ▁line ▁voy ages ▁and ▁for ▁cru ises . ▁ ▁Sur viv ors ▁ ▁Four ▁ocean ▁lin ers ▁that ▁were ▁made ▁before ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁surv ive ▁today ▁as ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁preserved ▁as ▁museum s , ▁and ▁hot els . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁ocean ▁l iner ▁H ik awa ▁Mar u , ▁has ▁been ▁preserved ▁in ▁N aka - ku , ▁Y ok oh ama , ▁Japan , ▁as ▁a ▁museum ▁ship , ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁was ▁preserved ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁after ▁her ▁ret irement , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁museum / hot el ▁in ▁Long ▁Beach , ▁California . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁ ▁was ▁also ▁preserved , ▁and ▁now ▁res ides ▁in ▁Br istol , ▁England ▁as ▁another ▁museum . ▁The ▁latest ▁ship ▁to ▁under go ▁pres ervation ▁is ▁, ▁which ▁is ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁dry ▁ber th ed ▁hotel ▁on ▁B int an ▁Island , ▁Indones ia . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁ocean ▁lin ers ▁that ▁are ▁preserved ▁are ▁ ▁( 1 9 5 2 ), ▁dock ed ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 6 ; ▁ ▁( 1 9 5 8 ), ▁mo ored ▁in ▁Rot ter dam ▁as ▁a ▁museum ▁and ▁hotel ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8