Queen Mary 2 Light Show
Cunard Line celebrated its 175 Anniversary in New York on 14 July 2015. The day…
Yearly Archives: 2015
Saving Queen Mary
Queen Mary was saved in 1967 when the Long Beach, California, city government stepped forward…
QE2 on Hold
On 18 June 2007, Cunard announced that its former flagship, Queen Elizabeth 2, would be…
The Working Side of Normandie
Nearly everyone considers Normandie to be the most glamorous ocean liner ever built. Yet maintaining…
Unreal Titanic Newsreel
The Titanic disaster was, arguably, the biggest news story of 1912. So it’s no surprise…
W.J. Hoendervanger: Maritime Artist
W.J. Hoendervanger is one of today’s finest maritime artists. Living and working in Vlissingen, the…
Ocean Liner Talk Spurs Telegraph Invention
The importance of the Morse code and the telegraph (and, later, radio telegraphy) to maritime…
Cunard Receives a “Giant Hun Ship”
It’s 1919, and Cunard Line accepts the delivery of its “giant hun ship,” as the…
New Lusitania Book
New Lusitania Book Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania It’s a story that…
Another Pier 57 Candidate
As speculation continues on whether United States or Queen Elizabeth 2 will soon head to…