Cunard Line’s First Female Captain
Danish-born Inger Klein Olsen assumed command of Cunard Line’s Queen Victoria on 1 December 2010, becoming…
Monthly Archives: November, 2014
The Top Ten Italian Ocean Liners
Although largely overshadowed by their British, German and French counterparts, Italian ocean liners exhibited a…
QE 2’s Voyage to Limbo
On 27 November 2008, the day after Queen Elizabeth 2 arrived in Dubai, Cunard Line…
The Portland Disaster
On 26 November 1898, the coastal steamer Portland (1889) left the India Wharf in Boston…
Top 10 Surviving Ocean Liners
The number of ocean liners grows distressingly smaller each year. Out of all the ocean…
Old Pier — New Park
New York’s North River Pier 54, once host to historic Cunard Line vessels, could soon…
Five Ways to Save QE2
With Queen Elizabeth 2 sitting idle in Dubai since 2008, hope is rapidly fading that…
Tauric: Passengers and Cattle
As White Star Line’s Tauric departed New York on 14 November 1891, her harbor pilot…