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

…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 Main Beach, where we ex…

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

Cunard Queen Elizabeth Cruise Ship docked in Zeebrugge Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth Ship is the newest cruise ship in her fleet. It entered service in September 2010. This review, photos and video tours of the interiors and exteriors of the ship is based on a number of cruises taken on the ship. The first time I went on Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth Ship was about 7 months after she entered service. It was a short 5-night cruise out of Southampton round E…

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Cunard Transatlantic Crossings By Ship : The History and The Heritage

…White Star Line, and helped fund building the Queen Mary, which along with Queen Elizabeth came to represent the flagship of transatlantic crossing. #2: National Pride and The Need For Speed (“Blue Riband”) In the 1930s through to the 1950s, the focus was on how fast your liner could cross the Atlantic. The aim was to get passengers across the Atlantic as fast as possible. Cruise companies, encouraged by and usually funded by their national govern…

Cunard Queen Elizabeth: 7 Nights Cruising the Fjords (Day 1 Departure)

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Cunard Queen Elizabeth: 7 Nights Cruising the Fjords (Day 1 Departure)

…, Geiranger, Skjolden and Stavanger. In this series I will look at Cunard, Queen Elizabeth ship, and tips and advice on each of the stops. Also on the blog my “Ultimate Guide to Cruising the Norwegian Fjords” with a background on Norway, the Fjords and 8 Key Tips of you are considering cruising to the area. Friday 6 July: Departing Southampton for the Fjords 5:45pm As I write this, we have set sail from Southampton Ocean Terminal and we have just…

Cunard celebrates Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee with a historic meeting of all their ships

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Cunard celebrates Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee with a historic meeting of all their ships

…anged for all three Cunard ships that are in active service (Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria) to be in port in their old home port, and home of Cunard, in Southampton. The event created a huge buzz and excitement, and Cunard fans packed the city and port to see the shops arrive in the early morning. They were also there for the fireworks and the planned fly past by the Red Arrows as all 3 left in the evening on various cruises. Du…

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Is Cunard Retaining It’s Distinctiveness Within Carnival Cruise Lines?

…. This was the largest cruise liner when it was launched in 2004. Like the Queen Elizabeth 2 this was a once off and unique ship design, not a generic and standard cruise ship format. The Queen Mary 2 was designed and built to be an ocean liner, versus a cruise ship. Most cruise companies use a similar cruise ship design. A design that is more suited for cruising around the relatively more calm Caribbean or European Mediterranean Seas. However bot…

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

…ce, this is a very traditional 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 fr…

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Cunard and Twinings Afternoon Tea On-Board. A Ritual And Institution.

…ents on their daily calendar of activities, as did their predecessors. The Queen Elizabeth 2, the original Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth all offered afternoon tea. Other cruise lines do, of course, also offer various versions of afternoon tea. However, the ultimate and most authentic afternoon tea at sea is still the one served by Cunard. Where is afternoon tea served on Cunard ships? There are 3 venues on every Cunard ship that you can have the…

Cruising the Norwegian Fjords: Cunard Queen Elizabeth Kitchen Galley Tour

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Cruising the Norwegian Fjords: Cunard Queen Elizabeth Kitchen Galley Tour

…ergen, Geiranger, Skjolden and Stavanger. In this series I look at Cunard, Queen Elizabeth ship, and tips and advice on each of the stops. The first post was 7 Nights Cruising the Fjords (Day 1 Departure). Also on the blog my “Ultimate Guide to Cruising the Norwegian Fjords” with a background on Norway, the Fjords and 8 Key Tips of you are considering cruising to the area. Noon The day started bright and sunny. Very promising. But by midday it was…

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?

…n the early 1960s which led to both the Queen Mary and her sister ship the Queen Elizabeth being sold up after often there being more staff than passengers on the route. The ship is large. Although it did not initially look as large as I remembered the ship, once I was on and wandering around (at one stage getting lost) inside it! The thing that struck me, reading the material posted around the ship about its history since it arrived at Long Beach…

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Cunard Line History: 10 Key Events That Define This Iconic Cruise Line

…left partly built due to economic problems. Use of both the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth to ferry around two million troops during World War II, mostly getting USA servicemen to Europe when the USA entered the war. Winston Churchill is reported to have said that the use of the Cunard ships meant the war was at least one year shorter as a result. With their “Getting There Is Half The Fun” advertising slogan, they had major share of the booming an…