On this day in 1966: Cunard Has A Pair of Queens That Sail In A Red Ink Sea LONDON (AP) -- Cunard, one of the world's most famous shipping companies, is...
Hello every one I hope you are all well. I've up dated our Webb-site with a couple of changes. The two pages titled QM vintage part 1 and part 2 are now...
To make money on the cruise circuit, a liner has to be modern and efficient. Last December Cunard decided that 26-year-old Mauretania, once an Atlantic queen,...
I wonder if it really would have made that much difference between the QUEEN MARY we have today and the QUEEN MARY we could have had if Cunard maintained a...
Jeff, I am sure we'd have a much more "original" QM, but unless a lot more money was put in for maintenance we would just have other problems (especially down...
Hi, I still have two original stateroom chairs from the QUEEN MARY for sale. They are now down here in Southern California. I can deliver to anywhere in LA, OC...
So, then, it's just as well they ripped all that bothersome stuff out. Imagine the cost of maintaining it all! The untold millions wasted on the ill-conceived...
Greetings to the group. I'm Steve Ablonczy... some of you know me... its been a while. Robin Jacobs contacted me this evening and wanted me to share with...
On a cold winter day Queen Elizabeth,renamed "Seawise University",set sail on,unbeknownst to her at the time,her last voyage from Port Everglades Florida to...
So, let me get this straight- you are wondering if it would have been better for the QM to burn and capsize than to exist as she does today, the last example...
Exactly the point kj. And to make matters worse, by 1976 the City had figured out that the ship as converted was not performing as they anticipated, but they...
Donald. I was not wondering if it would be better for QM to burn.I was wondering which Queen has suffered the worst fate-which is purely a matter of...
... I'd love to hear more of your experiences on Seawise University. ... As she was murdered, I'd say "worse". I believe Seawise University would have enjoyed...
KJ, This is just speculation, but I tend to believe that if the QE hadn't burned and was allowed to enter service as the SEAWISE UNIVERSITY she likely wouldn't...
kj and Jeff. Interesting points. It is correct that C.Y. had a great affection for the ship.We always joked that Onassis got his First Lady but C.Y. got his...
... "I have done it again. Some said that Onassis married Jaqueline Kennedy, the wife of the late American president, but C.Y. took a Queen! I hope I could...
Steve, I have had the pleasure of meeting Jake many times, and I have to say he and Rob have shared a very special bond. No father ever loved his son more,...
Ian, I have to admit that I hadn't even considered that probability, but you are right. I was going on the assumption that she would have continued using all...
Hi Tom, Sorry if my original meaning didn't come across. I was referring more to the fact that the unused props tended to create drag which in turn messed with...
Thanks for clearing that up, Tom. So the outboard shafts were secured in place with the props still attached. Not the best idea in hindsight considering the...
Jeff,first let me correct my memory .It was 41 years ago we sailed and 40 years ago she burned. We locked our outer shafts.The forward tunnels had a clamp on...
