Editor's Corner

Sail the ‘Blue Danube’ for a relaxed city cruise with Riviera Travel

Unwind on an easy river cruise down the Danube with Riviera Travel, Lucy Abbott reports her thoughts from the ship.

May 2023 • 4 min read

When Frank Sinatra robbed RMS Queen Mary

Frank Sinatra. A salvaged WWII submarine. A robbery aboard RMS Queen Mary. This could only be 1966’s 'Assault on a Queen' - cue Duke Ellington’s oh-so-velvety jazz score and delve into a largely forgotten piece of golden-age cinema

May 2023 • 7 min read

Behind the headlines: 2003 - Cunard’s QM2 hits the water

This month back in 2003, as Queen Mary 2 thundered into the waters that fed Chantiers de l'Atlantique, the world embraced Cunard’s long-awaiting renaissance. Yet, if you delve behind the headlines of the time, there was much more going on...

April 2023 • 8 min read

The cruise ship Disney employed to murder Herbie

Somewhere in the South Pacific, Disney threw Herbie – a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle – overboard from the Sun Princess. It was never retrieved. Here's the full story

April 2023 • 6 min read

Why Cunard fly a different flag on April 15

Cunard ships raise the iconic White Star Line house flag every April 15 to commemorate the sinking of RMS Titanic. However, delving behind the headlines, there’s more to the kindly gesture than only that

April 2023 • 7 min read

For a cruise with a difference sail to South Africa, says Dave Monk

Enjoy the best of both worlds on a South African cruise that combines safaris, wine tasting and sun-soaked sea days aboard Norwegian Jade

April 2023 • 4 min read

That time Mary Berry claimed a world record for Viking

It’s almost 10 years since Mary Berry claimed a Guinness World Record in the name of Viking.We look back on the perfect pairing between Viking and TV’s baking guru

April 2023 • 6 min read

RMS Carpathia: The full heroic aftermath of Titanic

After completing history’s well-documented rescue of survivors from RMS Titanic, Carpathia had a new but delicate and intense role to play. Here’s the untold story of Cunard’s finest hour

March 2023 • 8 min read

Cunard’s RMS Aquitania: A baptism of fire

Often overshadowed by her rivals and predecessors, RMS Aquitania boasts of heroism and record-breaking feats. Here’s the overlooked origin story of Cunard’s lesser-known champion

March 2023 • 8 min read

MV Lyubov Orlova: The 1400-tonne ghostship still unaccounted for

Unofficially stripped of her citizenship and forcefully ostracised into international waters, the Russian MV Lyubov Orlova was set adrift in 2013. The expedition cruiser is yet to be found.

March 2023 • 8 min read

Peter Max: America's legendary figure behind the cruise industry's unique art

Popular visual guru, Peter Max, remains famous as an icon of North America's swinging-1960s hippie movement, but he is also a celebrated cruise ship artist. Here's the whole story

March 2023 • 8 min read

A Titanic dining experience

We take a look at what the food was like onboard the Titanic, White Star Line's ill-fated ocean liner

March 2023 • 8 min read

SS Canberra: James Bond’s troubled cruise ship that went to war

She was P&O’s first trendsetter. She was a film star. She was a war hero. But that wasn't enough to save her from the scrapyard.

February 2023 • 10 min read

Why HMY Britannia’s retirement deeply affected Queen Elizabeth II

In looking back at the history of Royal Yacht Britannia, one can trace the emotional journey of Queen Elizabeth II. Her affection for the vessel stemmed from deep-rooted sentiment, making HMY Britannia’s retirement remarkably personal

February 2023 • 9 min read

The real Jack and Rose: Titanic’s Isidor and Ida Straus

Jack and Rose may have been largely fictitious for the sake of entertainment, but as Titanic’s mantra becomes ever more romanticized with time’s onward march, we look at the real love story from Titanic – Isidor and Ida Straus.

February 2023 • 8 min read

The Full Story of QE2's Infamous Bomb Scare

When four bomb-disposal experts were dropped into the Atlantic amid a bomb-scare drama, they had no idea their mission involved saving the QE2 from one of history’s infamous hoaxers.

February 2023 • 8 min read