The pictures that have emerged recently of the lovely Ocean Countess drowning in a thick grey smoke as the flames engulf her are awful. If you think of the love, life and energy that was once contained within her as…
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Saving The Old With The New
Tagged with: Achille Lauro, costa concordia, cruise, cruise holiday, cruise line, cruise ship, cruise vacation, cruising, History, maritime history, ocean liners, old ships, passengers, ship, tourism, transportation, travel, vacation
Posted in General Cruise Articles
Posted in General Cruise Articles
Where Have All The Small Ships Gone?
Cruise lines keep building bigger and more innovative ships which is great, the demand for cruising is there and more people are getting involved. Just like many of you I enjoy having the extra facilities onboard the larger vessels, but…
Tagged with: berths, contemporary cruising, cruise, cruise holiday, cruise line, cruise ship, cruise vacation, cruising, cunard cruise line, expedition cruise, History, luxury cruise lines, maritime, maritime history, mv oriana, oriana, passengers, pleasure cruise, ports of call, queen mary 2, ship, silver whisper, small ships, titanic II, tourism, transportation, travel, vacation, world cruise
Posted in General Cruise Articles
Posted in General Cruise Articles
Cunard Queen Victoria To Celebrate Maiden Voyage Of Aquitania
A highlight of Cunard Line’s 2014 Voyage Programme will be the overnight stay of the intimately luxurious Queen Victoria in Liverpool, England, in May – the first two-day call in Cunard’s spiritual home made by a Cunard ship in almost 50…
Tagged with: Aquitania, cruise, cruise holiday, cruise line, cruise ship, cruise vacation, cruising, cunard, cunard cruise line, Greenock, History, Liverpool, Lusitania, maiden voyage, Queen Elizabeth 2, queen victoria, ship, southampton, tourism, transportation, travel, vacation
Posted in Cruise News, Cunard Cruise Line
Posted in Cruise News, Cunard Cruise Line
Amsterdam And The Anne Frank House
Yesterday I spent the day in Amsterdam, my first visit here and aside from the hustle bustle of the main part of the city I did enjoy my visit. The main reason I have always wanted to visit Amsterdam is…
Tagged with: amsterdam, anne frank, anne frank house, concentration camp, cruise, cruise holiday, cruise vacation, diary of anne frank, emotional, europe, History, holland, jewish, moving, msc cruises, msc magnifica, sad feeling, tourism, transportation, travel, vacation, war
Posted in Destinations, General Cruise Articles
Posted in Destinations, General Cruise Articles
Titanic II A Legacy Or A Curse
Titanic II, Where do I start with this? I really don’t know! Part of me thinks this is a nice idea and the vessel could also act as an educational tool, a working museum almost. The other side of me…
Tagged with: blessing, blue star line, china, cruise, cruise holiday, cruise line, cruise ship, cruise vacation, cruising, curse, History, jack and rose, lost at sea, maiden voyage, maritime history, new york city, passengers, persistent progress, politics, RMS Titanic, ship safety, southampton, story, titanic history, titanic II, tragic, transportation, travel, vacation, vessel, White Star Line
Posted in Cruise News
Posted in Cruise News
The Late, Great Ocean Liners
It’s not just cruise ships I am interested in, I am also very fond of the ocean liners from days gone by. They may not have been kitted out with amusement parks, water slides or ice rinks like some vessels…
Tagged with: atlantic ocean, blue riband, cruise, cruise holiday, cruise line, cruise ship, cruise vacation, cruising, cunard-white star line, german spies, History, hudson river, luxury liners, maiden voyages, maritime historian, MV Wilhelm Gustloff, ocean liners, passengers, pier 88, public relations tool, queen mary, rms queen elizabeth, Shipwreck, southampton, ss normandie, third reich, titanic, tourism, transportation, travel, troop ship, uss lafayette, vacation, world war 2
Posted in General Cruise Articles, Great Ocean Liners
Posted in General Cruise Articles, Great Ocean Liners
P&O Cruises 175 Years of Heritage
A few days ago I watched the “P&O Cruises, Celebrating 175 Years of Heritage” DVD and it really was very interesting. The company has such a rich and deep history, a history that is still to this day portrayed onboard…
Tagged with: aviation, british, British Market, canberra, chef, cruise, cruise line, cruise ship, cruising, cunard, curry, executive chef, falklands, food, heritage, History, legacy, lord sterling, maritime history, massage creams, ministry of defence, mud baths, mv oriana, ocean, p&o cruises, passengers, peninsular and oriental, princess cruises, restaurant, restaurants, salt water bath, stew, tourism, transportation, travel, vacation, water bath
Posted in P&O Cruises, P&O Cruises Grand Event
Posted in P&O Cruises, P&O Cruises Grand Event
Costa Concordia Sightseeing
The title of this blog may come across as rather controversial however; recently, this is exactly what the Concordia has turned into, a sight to see. Still sitting half submerged off the island off Giglio, Italy, Costa Concordia is starting…
Tagged with: Auschwitz, boat load, costa concordia, costa crociere, costa cruises, cruise, cruise line, cruise ship, cruising, day trippers, day trips, education, fellow human beings, giant ship, giglio, Ground Zero, History, human tragedy, Italy, passengers, preservation, santo stefano, ship, Shipwreck, sightseeing, Submerged, tragedy, transportation, travel, vacation
Posted in Costa Concordia, Costa Crociere, Cruise News
Posted in Costa Concordia, Costa Crociere, Cruise News
Grand Event Cruise – Venice
Today was the port of all port’s and an early one too! I dragged myself away from the comfort of my queen sized bed and made my way out onto the open decks to watch our sail into Venice. The…
Tagged with: amazing, cruise, cruise holiday, cruise line, cruise ship, cruise ships, cruising, culture, destination, gondola, gondola in venice, grand canal, History, Italy, lagoon, mediterranean, open decks, p&o cruises, passengers, piazza san marco, place on earth, queen sized bed, st marks square, tourism, transportation, travel, vacation, venezia, Venice, venice canals, water taxis
Posted in P&O Cruises, P&O Cruises Grand Event
Posted in P&O Cruises, P&O Cruises Grand Event
