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The Other Side Of Victoria : A look Beyond Whale-Watching in British Columbia, Canada

…ity over time. Founded in the 1840s by British settlers who named it after Queen Victoria, it grew rapidly during the Canadian Gold Rush as a key port serving the fortune-hunting miners and industry. Later it thrived as the main opium importing and exporting port in North America into the East, until that was abolished in 1908. Due to its comfortable and snow-free climate it eventually became popular with retirees, being unkindly dubbed by the wri…

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Cunard Queen Victoria Ship. Review, Photos and Video.

Cunard Queen Victoria Cruise Ship in Rotterdam Holland Cunard’s Queen Victoria Ship entered service after the grand Queen Mary 2 Liner, and before (in my view) the more attractive Queen Elizabeth Ship. This article is a review of the Queen Victoria ship overall along with the a focus on the premium Queens Grill cabins, dining room and service. One of the biggest challenges Cunard may face with the Queen Victoria Cruise Ship, is if it can attract…

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Cunard World Cruise Week One Highlights (Southampton to the Azores)

…mpton to Ponta Delgada Azores Day 1 (Sunday 10 January) Embarkation Cunard Queen Victoria Grand Lobby The first ship to set sail was Queen Elizabeth, which slipped off from her berth at the Mayflower Terminal in Southampton Port just after 6pm. She glided past the Queen Victoria at the City Cruise Terminal, igniting a flurry of camera flashlights from both ships that glimmered though the dark winter evening. A few minutes later this was repeated a…

This Cunard Regular Puts Their Brand-New Ship To The Test

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This Cunard Regular Puts Their Brand-New Ship To The Test

…raditional cruise ship style and layout in the mold of Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria. However, when I stepped on board, I saw a massive shift in look and feel from any of its sisters. Gone are the dark heavily Art Deco liner inspired designs of the rest of the fleet. I walked into a contemporary décor ship which to me looked very similar to many other ships from other lines. It was a shock at first, just how far removed from the usual darker…

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Cunard World Cruise : Week Two Highlights (Port Canaveral to Aruba)

…the previous week here. Day 8 (Sunday 17 January) At sea to Port Canaveral Queen Victoria Deck The day dawned after a fairly bumpy night. It grew calmer through the day with the temperature hovering around 21 degrees Celsius, making it pleasant to lie about on the balcony, but was too windy to fully open and prepare the decks for full on sunbathing. Another busy sea day on offer with activities like a talk on the creation and history of cruising b…

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Cunard Around-The-World Week Nine Highlights: Joining the Queen Elizabeth in Hong Kong

…nded in Hong Kong. Most of it on segments of Cunard World cruise, first on Queen Victoria and then Queen Elizabeth. This 12-part series covers the journey, experiences and tips – one for each week of the journey. This post covers week nine, you can read the previous week eight here Australia to embark Queen Elizabeth in Hong Kong Day 57 (7 March) Noosa Body Surfing in Noosa Australia (Photo by Helen France) Our final day in Noosa was spent back on…

Cunard Queen Victoria: 4 nights cruise May 2008: My Journal

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Cunard Queen Victoria: 4 nights cruise May 2008: My Journal

…ally uploaded by garybembridge To see the zillions of photos I took of the Queen Victoria and the places we called at: click here Friday May 2 2008: Setting sail from Southampton This journal is about a short 4-night cruise on the fairly new and latest Cunard, ship called Queen Victoria. The ship’s maiden voyage was in December 2007. And so it should still be “shiny and new”! The 4-nighter is the only short cruise that the ship is scheduled to do…

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Cunard World Cruise Week 3 Highlights (Aruba to Guatemala via Panama Canal)

…anal Day 15 (Sunday 24 January) At sea to Aruba Relaxing on the balcony on Queen Victoria A warm and humid day surrounded the ship as we sailed across the calm and almost glass like Caribbean Sea towards to Aruba. Clouds covered the sky until just after lunchtime, when they peeled back and the sun shone down brightly on the deck. Despite the warmth, the sight of clouds and the many activities on offer seemed to keep most of the guests within the s…

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…sles (May 2018) ** 54: CroisiEurope Seine River Cruise (April 2018) ** 53: Queen Victoria Hamburg mini-cruise (March 2018) 52: Avalon Romantic Rhine River Cruise (Basel to Amsterdam) (Nov 2017) ** 51: Windstar Star Pride Gaelic Explorers (June 2017) ** 50: Princess Cruises British Isles (May 2017) ** 49: Silversea Silver Muse (April 2017) ** 48: Titan Serenade European River Cruise (March 2017) ** 47: Oceania Insignia Eastern Caribbean (December 2…

Queen Mary Ship and Hotel (Long Beach, California): is this old icon of a ship worth visiting today?

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Queen Mary Ship and Hotel (Long Beach, California): is this old icon of a ship worth visiting today?

…try and drum up new interest and reasons to get fans back to visit again. Queen Mary Funnels The “Queen Mary” attraction – what to do there and some tips The day I visited (a Monday) it was very quiet indeed, and initially I thought that this was great as I had the ship more or less to myself… but it became increasingly spooky wandering around the corridors and beneath the deck areas of the ship and long and gloomy corridors with no-one around. I…

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Cunard Queen Elizabeth Ship. Newest Cruise Ship In The Fleet Review

…had mixed views about the ship before going on her, as we had been on the Queen Victoria and this ship is pretty much the same ship and layout – and we had thought the Queen Victoria was okay – but had not blown us away. For the review I did on the Queen Victoria: click here. I had also read very mixed reviews about the Queen Elizabeth, mostly related to the food and the service. It is always exciting though to go on a new ship, and of course eve…