Category Archives: Queen Mary 2
Oceanliners.org on YouTube
The Oceanliners.org channel on YouTube has collected over 11,000 views. That’s impressive, given the fact that I’ve done virtually nothing to promote the videos. I’m now thinking about creating some new videos. One idea is to do a feature about people … Continue reading
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Will Cunard Register Its Ships Outside the UK?
The Financial Times is reporting that Cunard Line is considering moving its ships’ registrations from the UK for the first time in its 171-year history as a way of allowing onboard weddings. British law currently forbids weddings at sea except … Continue reading
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Three Cunard Ships Head to Liverpool
A newspaper is reporting that Cunard Line is hoping to bring its entire passenger fleet to Liverpool simultaneously in 2015. If all goes according to plan, in an event designed to mark the 175th anniversary of Cunard’s first transatlantic passenger … Continue reading
QM2: Smuggled in Style
My family was always proud of the fact that we emigrated to America on Queen Mary. We did it legally, of course. But times change, as this story about a Malaysian man who allegedly smuggled Chinese immigrants to the U.S. … Continue reading
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Cunard’s New Commodore
Congratulations to Captain Christopher Rynd, who has been appointed commodore of the Cunard Line fleet. New Zealand-born Commodore Rynd joined Cunard in 2005 when he took command of Queen Elizabeth 2. Since then he has commanded both Queen Mary 2 … Continue reading
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A Transatlantic Marriage
He’s American. She’s Welsh. They met on Queen Elizabeth 2 and fell in love. They later got married. A sweet story. The twist is: he still lives in America while she continues to reside in Wales. Fortunately, Jay Jakovic and … Continue reading
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QM2 Artist Has Gallery Show
Did you know that Queen Mary 2 has an artist-in-residence? Well, her name is Theresa Troise Heidel, and when she isn’t teaching watercolor painting to QM2 passengers like my wife she’s busy creating her own paintings. I’m mentioning this because … Continue reading
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Homeport Brooklyn
Most people arriving at Brooklyn on Queen Mary 2 simply pass through immigration and customs and then head directly to a taxi or shuttle bus. They see no more of the borough of my birth than what can be glimpsed … Continue reading
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Update: Queen Mary 2 Diverted
Queen Mary 2 will skip her visit to Nagasaki, scheduled for today, and will instead proceed to her next port of call, Beijing, according to Cunard’s website. Here’s the complete official statement: “Queen Mary 2 arrived at Nagasaki this morning … Continue reading
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Queen Mary 2 Off Japanese Coast, Reported Safe
Queen Mary 2, which had a port call in Osaka, Japan, yesterday is reported safe and undamaged by today’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. The liner “is now safely sailing 400 to 500 miles away from the Japanese Coast en route … Continue reading
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