From African Star to the University of the Seven Seas
South Africa Ted Ellingham told me that, in 1960-61, his family temporarily moved to South Africa. His father was engineer for an…
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Cunard Launches Sweepstakes For QM2’s 450th Transatlantic
Cunard has launched a sweepstakes to win a spot aboard Queen Mary 2’s 450th transatlantic crossing in November.
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Panama Canal Experience Moves Closer to Travelers as Virgin Streams Full Transit
Each year, more than 200 cruise ships transit the Panama Canal. Stretching roughly 50 miles (80 km) across the Isthmus…
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New Books & Ocean Liner Scenes & Notes, from Inaugurals to Wrecks
Printing Presses With our next book (On All the Seven Seas) having its debut this winter, the mail includes the…
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An Inaugural Panama Canal Transit for a Meeting of Queens on the QM2
I spoke with author and lecturer William H. “Bill” Miller shortly after he stepped off Queen Mary 2 in San…
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Ocean Liner Storms, Cunard Lives, and Italian Voyages
Stormy Weather & Rough Seas At the World Ship Society, Port of New York Branch, we had a night at…
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Christian Siriano, Bob Mackie and Coco Rocha Headlining Cunard’s 2025 Transatlantic Fashion Week
After a six-year pause, Cunard is once again bringing high fashion to the high seas. Queen Mary 2 (QM2) left…
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Cunard’s Transatlantic Fashion Week 2025 to Feature Bob Mackie Auction and Runway at Sea
Cunard is planning to bring high fashion back to the Atlantic this autumn with Cunard’s Transatlantic Fashion Week 2025. The…
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SS United States and Ocean Liner Legends
Red, White and Blue! Early summer marks the anniversaries of several exciting milestones for the legendary SS United States. On…
