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The Queen Mary Chianti Caper
My parents and sister emigrated to America on Queen Mary in October 1949. I didn’t…
Riding on the West Side Highway
I miss my childhood days in New York. I remember dad at the wheel of the…
Liner Spotting 1971
One of the joys of being a kid in New York in the 1960s and…
Ready… Aim…
Did you know that Normandie cabin class passengers had access to their own shooting gallery?…
Normandie LCD
People forget that Normandie was so ahead of her time that even her tourist class…
Robert Arnott — QE2 Captain
Captain Robert Arnott, former master of Queen Elizabeth 2, died at 92 on 27 August…
Lustitania Slayer Meets His Fate
Kapitänleutnant Walther Schwieger was killed in action on 5 September 1917 when his U-boat, U-88,…
A Farewell to Bon Voyage Parties
Until about 20 years ago, bon voyage blasts were a standard part of sea travel.…
Five Great Liners in a Row
Ah, to be in New York on 20 March 1937. On that wonderful pre-war Saturday,…
Unreal Titanic Newsreel
The Titanic disaster was, arguably, the biggest news story of 1912. So it’s no surprise…