Cunard Westbound Transatlantic Countdown

It’s almost time to begin my Cunard and American road trip adventure and I’m so excited that I had to do another pre-cruise blog. I’ve never sailed on Queen Mary 2 before, but I did visit her once in Greenock in Scotland. As soon as I stepped aboard I felt like I had been taken…

Cunard Reveals Queen Mary 2 Remastered

Queen Mary 2 will set sail today on her first voyage following an investment in the region of $132 million, one of the most significant refurbishments undertaken by the world’s most venerable passenger shipping line, now marking 176 years in operation. Today, she sailed into Southampton and will this afternoon set sail for New York,…

Cunard And An American Road Trip

My next big trip of 2016 is just a few weeks away (26-days to be exact!), so I wanted to start telling you about it – I’ve not mentioned it much, but as the planning stages are almost complete, it’s definitely time to share! I’ll be joining the newly refurbished Queen Mary 2 on July…

Queen Victoria Mini-Cruise To Bruges

One does not simply take a cruise with Cunard, one embarks on a wonderful voyage and although my first experience with Cunard may have only been for 3 nights, it was still a voyage that I am not likely to forget in a hurry. I had been building up to the cruise for quite some…

Counting Down To My Queen Victoria Mini-Cruise

On Friday, I am joining Cunard’s Queen Victoria for a 3 night mini-cruise to Belgium, this will be my first sailing with Cunard and I am pretty excited to be honest – I’ve been building up to this for quite some time. Our itinerary is simple: a day at sea and then a day in…

175 Years Of Cunard

It’s book review time, again! I have had a copy of “175 Years of Cunard” sitting on my desk for a few weeks, just waiting to be picked up and read and last weekend, I finally got that chance! I am sailing with Cunard – aboard Queen Victoria – for the very first time on November 13…

Cunard Three Queens In Liverpool May 2015: Photo Blog

Thousands of people gathered on the banks of the River Mersey today to watch Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria mark the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Cunard shipping line. A digital light show takes place at Pier Head tonight – telling the story of how Cunard originally came to be…

100-Day Countdown To Cunard’s Three Queen Salute Has Begun

The 100-day countdown to the most spectacular gathering of the Cunard fleet officially got underway yesterday. 100 days later, on 25 May, up to one million spectators are expected to gather as Cunard’s three Queens perform a magnificent salute to the lines ‘spiritual home’ of Liverpool. The official 100-day digital countdown clock was unveiled by…

Queen Mary 2 – A Photographic Journey

I must admit that I don’t read very often, I usually keep my designated reading time for sea days as I am just too busy when on dry land to try and keep up to speed with a book. I have been reading one now since last August! Occasionally, however, I come across one that…