Afternoon Tea, Wartime Crossings & the Soul of Ocean Travel
French Grandeur Fellow guest Russell O. told me: “My family went to Europe in 1960. We sailed over on the French Line,…
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The Universe, Australis, First Cruises & Queen Elizabeth’s Last
First Cruise Victor S. has done over 50 cruises, 40 of them with Cunard. But he told me, “My very first…
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Bill Miller Shares Remarkable Decade in New Book, On All the Seven Seas
Known throughout the shipping world as “Mr. Ocean Liner,” William “Bill” H. Miller has spent decades documenting the ships, voyages,…
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From Liverpool’s Docks to a Missed Andrea Doria Sailing
Long Ago Voyages Eleanor C. has taken over 50 cruises including several world cruises. While onboard the Queen Mary 2 and…
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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…
