Cunard announced today that HRH the Duchess of Cornwall will name Queen Victoria in Southampton on 10 December. She will attend the naming ceremony along with HRH the Prince of Wales.
Cunard is quick to point out that every Queen so far has been named by a member of the Royal Family, but it is worth [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘History’
Monday, 10 September 2007
Camilla to Name Queen Victoria
Thursday, 28 June 2007
Ben Lyons on QE2’s Retirement
Today Cruise Critic ran a great article by my friend Ben Lyons, a QM2 deck officer and one of the biggest QE2 fans I know, on that ship’s impending retirement.
Click here to read the article.
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
SOLAS Deciphered
Cruise Critic has published an excellent article by my friend Ted Scull that explains the basics of the upcoming oft-discussed October 2010 SOLAS deadline, which threatens the future of many older ships.
Click here to read the article.
Tuesday, 15 May 2007
60 Years of Costa Passenger Shipping
Yesterday Costa Cruises marked 60 years of Costa passenger shipping with an offer of 60% off most of its 2008 Europe cruises. A bit gimmicky, perhaps, but it does highlight the fact that Costa is one of the oldest cruise lines still around today.
Costa was originally founded in 1854 as a trading company and bought [...]
