Eighty Years Ago Today — Sinking of the HMT Lancastria, the Worst Maritime Disaster in British History

On June 17, 1940, the HMT Lancastria was sunk by German bombers near the French port of Saint-Nazaire. An estimated 4,000 people died in the sinking. Fewer than 2,500 survived. It was the worst maritime disaster in British history, worse … Continue reading

Queenly Rendezvous All Over – Queen Mary 2 and the Queen Mary

Carnival Cruise Lines seems to be working the “Rendezvous Circuit” for all its worth with the three Queens of its subsidiary, Cunard Line.    Last month we posted about the   “Royal Rendezvous” in New York harbor –  “Cunard Takes Manhattan … Continue reading