Holland America Line’s Rotterdam arrived at New York City yesterday morning on her maiden call to the city following a transatlantic crossing that departed Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Oct. 15. The ship is nearing the end of a 15-day cruise that is recreating the maiden voyage of Holland America Line’s first ship — Rotterdam I —…
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American Road Trip: New York City Part 2
Day 3 was a little less hectic, although we still had big plans and we still ate a ton of pizza! TravelShopGirl and I left Yotel and walked along to Times Square to pick up our tickets for the Big Bus Tour. For the first time, we had a real human being as a guide….
American Road Trip: New York City Part 1
NEW YORK CITY…where it had all started and where it would all end, but before I joined Queen Mary 2 again, I had 4 days of exploring to do! I had last visited NYC when I was 17 years old and so much had changed since then, but there were still some things which were instantly recognisable…
Westbound Transatlantic Voyage Aboard Queen Mary 2
I boarded Queen Mary 2 in Southampton on July 17, and we are currently steaming west across the North Atlantic towards New York City – in fact, we are almost there! I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am for our arrival in the Big Apple, but first let me tell you all…
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…
Independence Day In New York With Cunard
Two years ago my friend and I decided we would do a two month tour of the USA, we had a good idea of what we wanted to see and do and we made the decision to sail there and back via the Queen Mary 2. We were so excited, but sadly we ended up…
Norwegian Breakaway Arrives in Southampton
Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest vessel, Norwegian Breakaway, arrived in Southampton this morning and has certainly NOT disappointed her awaiting British audience. Next stop, New York City, but for now she remains docked in Southampton at the City Terminal and we are certainly enjoying having her here. She really does look wonderful and is jam packed…
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 wonders though if it would forever remain tainted to an extent because of the fate…
Norwegian Breakaway Float-Out
There are just 64 more days to go until Norwegian Cruise Line’s, Norwegian Breakaway, officially joins the fleet and this morning her float-out took place at roughly 7am at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany. The 145,000 gt cruise ship has a length overall of 324 m, and is 39.70 n wide, taking that into…
Norwegian Breakaway Hull Art
Norwegian Cruise Line yesterday released official images of how the bow and forward hull on the line’s newest ship, Norwegian Breakaway, will look. The cruise line commissioned pop artist, Peter Max, to paint the 114,000 ton vessel and it may well be his largest canvas yet, in all the painting will cover 40,000 square feet…
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