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Transatlantic Crossings on Queen Mary 2 : All At Sea In The World Of Enlightenment (Lectures and learning on-board).

…lies like The Krays. Historian and Travel Writer (Ted Scull) – spoke about Cunard history and Cunard Queens. Art Historian (Seth Gopin) – spoke about skyscrapers in New York. The talks happen every day, with 2 or 3 each day, usually around 10/ 10.30 am, 11.15 am and 3.30 pm. What I love about this program is the following: Speakers: You know that the speakers will be entertaining, as Cunard have used them many times before, and they book speakers…

FREE: “Cruising With Cunard – An Unofficial Guide” by Gary Bembridge. Free for Kindle NOW

…of Cunard. The book includes: 1) The history, heritage and overview of the Cunard Line. 2) Cruising with Cunard. 3) Queen Mary 2 and Transatlantic crossing focus and detailed coverage. 4) General cruising advice and tips including advice for first time cruisers, cruising the Caribbean, cruising the Norwegian Fjords and Transatlantic Crossings. Get the book using this Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk link. Please can you leave a review on Amazon too! Sub…

Cunard World Cruise Week Five Highlights (San Francisco to Hawaii)

…en in low light), “People” (portraits of people on shore or the ship) and “Cunard” (what Cunard means to us). The talks were again the “Camera Basics” and then one on “Night Photography” and “People Photography” Day 31 (9 February) At sea to Honolulu Day two Waikiki Beach Honolulu As we progressed further into the Pacific towards Hawaii, the map on the in-room television highlighted my weakness in geography. In my mind the islands were located pre…

Cunard World Cruise Week Six Highlights (Equator, International Dateline and Cyclone)

…er the public address system to announce, not surprisingly, that the Royal Cunard Singers and Dancers show “One Way or Another” was being rescheduled due to the weather making it unsafe to perform the show and was being replaced by the variety show planned for the next day of a comedian and magician we had seen on other nights. Day 41 (20 February) At Sea to Auckland Day Five Cunard Queen Victoria in Auckland Although it has started to calm down,…

Cunard World Cruise Week Seven Highlights (New Zealand to Sydney)

…ee age groups from toddlers right up to teenagers. I am not convinced that Cunard is the best line to bring children on. There are others that cater specifically for them and have more facilities, programs and numbers. The traveller, especially on this trip, were older and of an age where they generally prefer a child-free environment. There was visible annoyance when the children came along to things like the shows and grew fidgety. The midships…

Cruising with Cunard Book

…Here are what some of the reviews have said about the book: ” In this book he has combined everything you need to know about Cunard along with his stunning photographs and links to his videos and podcasts in one location. I would highly recommend this to anyone who is considering Cunard, is already a Cunard fan or just likes reading about cruising” “I was a little worried about cruising with Cunard until I read this” “I’ve been on Cunard a couple…

These 7 Things Throw Norwegian Fjords Cruisers Every Time!

These 7 Things Throw Norwegian Fjords Cruisers Every Time!

…ce you want, so you are not unpleasantly surprised. For example, I went on Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth, which gave me a more enrichment focused experience –there were lots of lectures and talks. When I went on Disney more recently, there was zero immersion, it was more about the on-board experience.   #6 Excursions That Surprise Something that threw off a lot of people was excursions. They tend to be expensive and sell out quickly. However, one of th…

Is Cunard’s $120 “Behind the Scenes” Tour of Queen Elizabeth worth it, or just a waste of time and money?

Is Cunard’s $120 “Behind the Scenes” Tour of Queen Elizabeth worth it, or just a waste of time and money?

…money and time? Behind The Scenes Tour This fascinating tour is offered by Cunard now across all 3 of their ships, although it started as an initiative on Queen Victoria. In the daily program they publicised it as follows: “Cunard’s exclusive behind the scenes tour offers a once-in-a-lifetime glimpse into the complexities of running today’s most advanced ocean liners. This is a unique opportunity to explore areas of the ship normally unavailable t…

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

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

…beth 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. Due to the poor weather, Cunard fans saw all of this – except the fly past as that had t…

Crossing The Atlantic By Ocean Liner. My Cunard Queen Mary 2 Winter Crossing And Ship Review And Video Tour

…e the 1970s the only regular and scheduled liner crossing the Atlantic was Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2. Today there is only one true ocean liner that has a scheduled transatlantic service. This is Cunard’s Queen Mary 2. This unique, one off and glamorous ship has been designed to ply the hard and challenging North Atlantic route. It is the only ship that has a regular scheduled service. Other cruise lines do offer repositioning cruises across the A…