Concorde & Queen Elizabeth 2: The Ultimate Journey, August 1987
The Cunard Line has, with great wisdom, marketed the illustrious Queen Elizabeth 2, the last of the celebrated trans-Atlantic superliners,…
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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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Queen Elizabeth 2 and the Glamour of Atlantic Travel, July 1986
It is surely the most glamorously nostalgic voyage of all – crossing the historic North Atlantic aboard the last of…
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Australia, Guglielmo Marconi, and the Long Route to Sydney
Farewell to Italy A fellow passenger has lived in Australia for over 60 years but was born in Italy. Over lunch,…
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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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The MILLERGRAM – Spring 2026 Edition
In this spring issue of The Millergram, there is a look at Cunard and Operation Sail 2026 in New York…
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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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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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The MILLERGRAM – Dispatch from the Queen Mary 2
At sea and bound for Los Angeles … and a meeting, another rendezvous, with the Queen Mary on Monday morning. The MILLERGRAM…
