If you remember Kim Novak at all, it is likely to be as an actress of some distinction in a career that lasted from age 21 to age 58. Since she has now been retired for 23 years, that makes her 81 today and quite likely an unknown to many movie goers of this era.… Continue reading A Queen of the Movies on Queen Mary 2
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Only Azamara Cruisers in Normandy on D-Day
Tomorrow, on the shores of northern France, the free world will remember. It will remember that 70 years ago, armies of four nations (Great Britain, France, Canada and the U.S.) stormed the beaches of Normandy in what turned out to be the beginning of the end of World War II. D-Day. The armies left behind… Continue reading Only Azamara Cruisers in Normandy on D-Day
Cruise Lament: The Queen Has Left New York
Sadly, we had an email from a good friend who was going across the Atlantic on Cunard's Queen Mary 2 this week. Sadly, because he "was" going. Our friend had a flight into New York on Friday morning. Because of weather and heavy traffic in the New York area, his flight was cancelled. No problem.… Continue reading Cruise Lament: The Queen Has Left New York
Prince Philip Returning To Ship Of His Past
When you get really old, the saying goes, you don't buy green bananas…and not because you're afraid of slipping on one. How old is really old? Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is two months away from his 93rd birthday and most recently made a few headlines by being hospitalized, not an unusual occurrence for… Continue reading Prince Philip Returning To Ship Of His Past
Blankets of Gratitude All Around Cunard
One of the feel-good cruise stories in 2013 was the tale of the woman who was in trouble rowing her boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Some of us would think that's an oxymoron…because being in the middle of the ocean in a rowboat would be trouble, period. The young woman, a French-Canadian named Mylene Paquette,… Continue reading Blankets of Gratitude All Around Cunard