We had a wonderful time on our recent voyage on the Queen Mary 2. Here is a summary. The Queen Mary is now permanently moored in Long Beach where it is a museum, hotel and event center. My father sailed on the Queen Mary when he returned from WW II back in 1945. It...
We had a wonderful time on the QM2 and while we ate our dinners in the Britannia Dining Room and had breakfast delivered from room service, we did use the Kings Court for lunch and snacks during other times. The Kings Court is the Queen Mary 2’s buffet style...
I didn’t want to miss our approach into NYC on our final day even though it would be an early morning. We would be passing under the Verrazano–Narrows Bridge around 5:30 am and should be alongside the Red Hook Cruise Terminal in Brooklyn around 6:30 am. I woke up...
Our final day at sea started out with blue skies and warmer temperatures. Tropical Storm Hermine was still swirling off New York City and the Captain had forecast we might encounter 30 knot winds and heavier seas later in the day. As the day wore on, we never did...
Continuing on with Fashion Week events, at 11 am today in the Royal Court Theatre, Zandra Rhodes and Colin McDowell sat on the stage and discussed a variety of related topics from the fashion latest trends, to her meeting the Queen when she was appointed as a Dame...
Jon Sopel, Senior BBC Foreign Correspondent, was Jo Haley’s guest on her morning show. He discussed his lecture from the previous day and gave a preview of today’s lecture titled “Yes, Mr President” which recounted his interview with President Obama. Oh by the way, I...
Taj, the Fine Art Gallery Art Manager, was the guest on the Jo Haley’s Morning Show. She explained the operation of the Clarendon Art Gallery and while they didn’t say they don’t have art auctions, they don’t have art auctions. Although I do not collect art from...
Jo Haley’s morning show is definitely must watch TV. It’s on every morning looping from 6 am until noon as she presents an overview of the day’s program, interviews the evening’s entertainer (usually) and one or two other people, either from the ships company or...
Many of the crossings on the QM2 have a special theme. For our crossing, they will be holding a QM2 version of Fashion Week which will end when we arrive in New York which happens to coincide with the start of The New York City Fashion Week. There are four special...
The Queen Mary 2 moored starboard side at berth 46 on the Ocean Cruise Terminal in Southampton around 6:30 am. All of the guests, except the 500 of us remaining on to NYC, would be departing in Southampton. The QM2, like Princess, but unlike HAL, doesn’t make...