A long time ago I came across a small mention that as Queen Mary was departing Clyde, and had cleared the booms, an asdic operator - whether on her or an...
Next week will see the forty-third anniversary of when I last saw the Mary in good health. She still had about a year to live before worms of greed ripped out...
The components that makeup the ship's powertrain can be custom built. The design plans still exist. And it is possible to rebuild the ship's lower decks that...
Frank, You have an amazing memory for details. This is a wonderful recollection. Some ofus here in Long Beach recognize that we made a prostitute out of the...
In queenmary@yahoogroups.com, wcyclops@... wrote: You have an amazing memory for details. This is a wonderful recollection. Thank you Bill. Shortly after we...
Hello everyone, You might be interested in a video I uploaded to youtube. I took a bit of video of the Art Deco Ball on the Queen Mary, part of the Art Deco ...
Frank, Thank you for your most recent post! I was fascinated with all you had to say! Three questions for you: 1. "The boilers suffered a bit." Were the...
Hi Harvard 19x! I agree with what you say about the SS United States being like a gutted old building awaiting a remodeling. As far as the Queen Mary is...
Frank, I am sorry to learn of your daughter's passing! Thanks for the poem and reminding us all that life has no gurantees and curveballs can be hurled upon...
Bill, hit the nail on the head, as long as the Queen Mary is still alive there is always hope for a better Queen Mary or even a restored Queen Mary. It is...
Frank, That poem is very beautiful and heart wrenching. We want desperately to think that it always happens to someone else but of course it doesn't. Frank,...
LOL, yea I know. I had originally hoped to take video of the QM at night from a friends boat, passing slowly by her with her lights on, to give the impression...
"The Smoke Stack" Delaware North's first retail venture on the Queen Mary opened on December 28m 2009. As we mentioned before Everett Hoard is the retail...
I just saw the pics, and I am impressed! I especially love how the ship is moored- the gangways do not impeede the view of the ship- she truly looks as though...
In a message dated 1/2/2010 3:51:29 P.M. Central Standard Time, wcyclops@... writes: I replaces the crown that I believe Disney created as a logo and that...
Dear Bill, Happy New Year to you and the group. Sorry for the late reply regards the 1st Class rug. I pick up the rug from the cleaners/restorers next week and...
Hi Bill! I seem to have managed to sort it out. Under the new file 'QM Rug' you will see two new shots of the rug prior to full cleaning. These should give you...
Hi Donald, I am glad that the SS Rotterdam has inspired you as it has with me. What would be the biggest dream of all time, in my mind, is to see the...
From the operator's website. Has anyone heard what will be taking place for this one? One would guess new carpet but are they going as far as new chairs like...
Sean, I was surprised to hear that the Promenade Cafe was closing before the Chelsea. (I ate at the Prom cafe this past Sunday.) The manager said the "Denny's...
the main problem i have with those restaurants is not that theyve devided the promenade deck, its that they ruined a whole set of once beautiful rooms. if the...
... Indeed. If they REALLY wanted to give QM and liner fans something to get exciting about, they would move the Chelsea operation into the Verandah Grill. ......
Sean, Why not give the new operator a call and see what kind of response that you get? The blocked windows on the starboard side do give the Main Lounge, AKA,...
Hopefully whoever is in charge of the renovation is more aware than the person I talked to . "All of our event space is lit by windows". Nevermind the fact...
I've just written a blog entry regarding the Agnes Pinder Davis carpet that was designed for what was then called Cabin Class Main Lounge of the Queen Mary in...
PS: The portion of "the Golden Age of Liners" from Rachel Jardin's BBC4 program is included in the blog. "Sire, les moulins ont disparu mais le vent est...
