Posts Tagged ‘QE2’

Cunard Line Queen Victoria Turns 1 Today

Cunard Line is celebrating the first birthday of the Queen Victoria today, which seems appropriate just after the QE2 left the service of Cunard, and went to dock in Dubai on a permanent basis. This anniversary marks the completion of Queen Victoria’s first year in service since Cunard’s latest Queen embarked on her Maiden [...]

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QE2 Arrives In Port For The Final Time

An era has officially ended some forty years after it began as the QE2 docked for the last time. It wasn’t the usual fanfare that accompanies the Queen when she comes into a port. It was a simple, unheralded arrival for a monarch that had ruled the seas for four decades. According [...]

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Cunard Liner Notes Explore The Thanksgiving Meal And Its Meaning

Liner Notes, the literary travel series presented by Cunard Line, has recruited a who’s who in the culinary world, history, and news to serve you a generous portion of food for thought on the all-American holiday that we call Thansgiving. In this Talking Turkey episode, Paul Holdengräber and his accomplished guests take listeners on a [...]

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Cunard Line Grills Accomodations Win Two Best Of Awards At Berlitz

Cunard Line has always put food and service at the top of their cruise requirements, and the legendary Grills accommodations are world famous. Apparently Berlitz agrees as the Grills aboard flagship Queen Mary 2 and newest ship Queen Victoria were ranked #1 and #2, respectively, among the Top Ten large cruise ships in Douglas [...]

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Cunard Line Offers Exclusive Preview To PBS Series On The Royal Family

Cunard Line is extremely proud of its British cruise heritage, and to that end, Cunard is sponsoring the new PBS series Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work, a six-episode special that provides an exclusive look inside the modern British monarchy. In advance of the series’ U.S. debut on November 12, its associate producer and writer, [...]

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Cunard Line Welcomes Duke of Edinburgh To QE2 Farewell

In an event befitting a king, Cunard Line has invited His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh for a farewell visit to Queen Elizabeth 2 in her homeport of Southampton on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 – the ship’s last day in the United Kingdom before leaving on her final voyage at 7:15 p.m. local time. [...]

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Cunard Line Cruises Into Halloween With Liner Notes Costume Party

Cunard Line is marking Halloween with a special “Costume Party” episode hosted by Paul Holdengräber, as part of their famed Liner Notes series. In this spirited episode, Holdengräber takes listeners on a mesmerizing journey exploring the nature of horror in literature and film through the eyes of some of the world’s most accomplished writers, filmmakers [...]

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