This colourful history tells the story of Cunard's RMS Queen Mary, who along with her running mate Queen Elizabeth covered the transatlantic route from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg, the British answer to the German and French superliners. She was launched in May 1936 and immediately ...
The Queen Elizabeth 2 launched by the Cunard line replaces the 83,673-ton Queen Elizabeth launched in 1940. The new 66,850-ton passenger liner is 963 feet in length overall, carries nearly 3,000 people including crew, and has four swimming pools, 13 decks, 24 elevators, and a 531-seat...
The Queen reacted and said“I name this shipQueen Elizabethand wish success to her and all who sail in her.”The microphone did not work properly and only those close to her could hear her. The Queen cut the red, white and blue ribbon hurtling a bottle of champagne against the bow. I...
The rich and famous walked her decks, including Audrey Hepburn, Bob Hope, Fred Astaire, and Elizabeth Taylor. Another Elizabeth,the Queen Mother, crossed the Atlantic on the ship named after her mother-in-law. Winston Churchill adored the ship and traveled on board several times. Eisenhower, J...
“A Miniaturist” CLICK FOR DETAILS Royal Society of Miniature Painters Sculptores & Gravers (RMS) 2019 Winner – Iain Gardiner, RMS “The Royal Navy Fleet Flagship – HMS Queen Elizabeth“ CLICK FOR DETAILS Miniature Art Society of Florida ...
onwards she only made transatlantic crossings in August and September, with the rest of the year dedicated to cruising. In May 1953 the Caronia made perhaps her most famous cruise, associated with the coronation ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II (who had christen...