5 Fascinating Facts | about transatlantic cruises

Monday, December, 18, 2006

by Ralph Grizzle

In 1840, Cunard Line's R.M.S. Britannia became the first ship to take passengers on regularly scheduled transatlantic crossings. Today, the Queen Mary 2 continues Cunard's tradition of Atlantic crossings. Holland America Line's first ship crossed the Atlantic in 1873, sailing in 15 days from Holland to New York. The Rotterdam carried [...]

The Grand Tradition of Cruising

Monday, December, 18, 2006

by Ralph Grizzle

Yearning to turn back the clock to the Golden Age of Cruising? Turn it back on a transatlantic cruise. by Ralph Grizzle It is a misty morning in May. Passengers cluster on the outside decks of the Queen Mary 2. Some sip cups of coffee; some stand clutching cameras; some just stand [...]