When ‘coming home’ is the best part of a New York holiday – a transatlantic crossing by Queen Mary 2
Crossing the Atlantic by the most civilised route – the Queen Mary 2
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Lone transatlantic rower Mylène Paquette finally meets QM2 captain who came to her aid
Blanket coverage: Captain Kevin Oprey presents Mylène Paquette with the Cunard blanket (Picture: Dave Monk) Queen Mary 2 Captain Kevin Oprey completed a mission today to deliver a blanket to lone transatlantic rower Mylène Paquette… albeit […]
Lone transatlantic rower Mylène Paquette to be reunited with QM2 captain who came to her aid
Mylène Paquette, the Canadian woman who single-handedly rowed the Atlantic, is to be reunited this weekend with the captain of the Queen Mary 2, which came to her aid. Mylène, who finished her 130-day trip […]
I want to sail the Atlantic single-handed, says Queen Mary 2 captain after helping lone rower
Atlantic dream: Captain Kevin Oprey (Picture: Dave Monk) Captain Kevin Oprey enjoys being at the helm of the 150,000-ton Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2 on its transatlantic runs. But one day he wants to cross […]
Exclusive: Lone rower Mylene Paquette thanks Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 captain who came to her aid
Update: To hear Mylène’s reaction to this story and my blog, please click here. Below is an email which lone rower Mylène Paquette sent the captain of Cunard’s flagship Queen Mary 2 after it diverted course […]
‘Live your dream,’ says lone rower as Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 comes to her aid
Lone rower Mylène Paquette sent a message of thanks to Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 today after the liner came to her aid with a package of supplies. Mylène, who is halfway through her 2,500-mile attempt to […]
Queen Mary 2 goes to aid of lone rower
This blog has now been updated Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 flagship is heading to help a lone rower in the mid-Atlantic. Canadian Mylène Paquette, 34, is attempting a 100-day crossing from Halifax in Canada to Lorient […]
Many more cruise articles on metro.co.uk
Before starting my shipmonk.co.uk blog, I wrote many articles for metro.co.uk – the website of the newspaper where I am deputy editor. I still occasionally do cruise stories in print and online for them. My […]
How, on QM2, I’ll be travelling in the wake of my grandmother’s voyage on Queen Mary
Dave Monk traces his grandmother’s voyage 61 years ago on Queen Mary as he prepares to do the same transatlantic trip on QM2
Historic rare newspapers from transatlantic liners are published online
Papers used to be printed on the voyage