The Queen Mary Chianti Caper
My parents and sister emigrated to America on Queen Mary in October 1949. I didn’t…
Yearly Archives: 2015
Film Tour — Queen Mary
Visit Southampton in 1956 for a film tour of Cunard Line’s Queen Mary on the…
Inside Hanseatic (1930)
Here’s a brief video showing interior (and some exterior) views of Hanseatic (1930), ex-Empress of…
Riding on the West Side Highway
I miss my childhood days in New York. I remember dad at the wheel of the…
A Christmas Wish List 2015
It’s the time of year for Christmas wishes. Here’s what I would like Santa to…
QM2 — Verandah In, Todd English Out
Cunard says it will install a new Verandah restaurant on Queen Mary 2, replacing the…
Liner Spotting 1971
One of the joys of being a kid in New York in the 1960s and…
Inside Rex
Italy had never been a major player in the North Atlantic liners race, but Benito…
United States Attracts New Developers
Amazingly, after decades of neglect and indifference, United States may now actually be the target…
Advertisements — October 1963
Transatlantic traffic was still relatively brisk back in October 1963, but with winter closing in…