The Queen Mary Chianti Caper
My parents and sister emigrated to America on Queen Mary in October 1949. I didn’t…
Monthly Archives: December, 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…
The Great Xmas Eve Broadcast of 1906
On the evening of 24 December 1906, shipboard and other maritime radio operators along 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…
