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Rule Britannia 2! Designer of Cunard liner Queen Mary 2 reveals £200million plan for a new royal yacht to be built in the UK

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on May 4, 2021June 21, 2021
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Ship would pay for itself, says Stephen Payne

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World cruises cancelled as lines start to push back return dates well into 2021

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on August 27, 2020August 27, 2020
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Cunard, Princess, P&O and Regent all scrap global voyages

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Sir Michael Parkinson reveals his best and worst interviews ever, ahead of his guest spot on two Cunard ships

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on May 3, 2018
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The tables are turned on TV host

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Magnificent – new Robert Lloyd painting unveiled on ‘remastered’ QM2

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on June 23, 2016August 22, 2016
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Artwork shows Cunard flagship in Hamburg shipyard

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Prince Philip attends Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 tenth anniversary celebrations in Southampton

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on May 9, 2014May 5, 2015
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The Duke of Edinburgh celebrates ten years of a maritime legend

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Cunard’s three Queens pictured side by side at sea on way to QM2 anniversary celebrations

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on May 7, 2014May 5, 2015
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Photographer James Morgan takes amazing pictures of the Cunard ships

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Happy tenth birthday to Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 – with video

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on January 7, 2014May 5, 2015
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It’s ten years ago tomorrow, January 8, that Queen Mary 2 was named. Since then she has made 419 voyages, including more than 200 transatlantic crossings, and called at 182 ports in 60 countries. Having taken […]

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When ‘coming home’ is the best part of a New York holiday – a transatlantic crossing by Queen Mary 2

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on January 2, 2014January 1, 2018
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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

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on December 15, 2013January 1, 2018
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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 […]

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How, on QM2, I’ll be travelling in the wake of my grandmother’s voyage on Queen Mary

  • by Dave Monk
  • Posted on September 9, 2013May 5, 2015
  • History

Dave Monk traces his grandmother’s voyage 61 years ago on Queen Mary as he prepares to do the same transatlantic trip on QM2

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