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Dark Harbor to turn Queen Mary into a nautical nightmare

By Brady MacDonald — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:30:00 PDT

Dark Harbor returns in October with a new haunted maze and a motley crew of morbid characters inspired by ghost stories from the Queen Mary’s haunted history.

Smaller legs of world cruises can be a deal

By Millie Ball, Special to the Los Angeles Times — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PDT

If you can't take a full world cruise, a smaller segment can still be filled with adventure and cost a lot less. These days only a fraction of passengers are there for the long haul.

The British couple — she in a long black dress, he in a traditional tux — leaned against the elevator's polished wood paneling as they headed back to their cabin after an evening performance in the main showroom. Embarrassed at my casual clothes and running shoes, I stammered, "We decided not to dress up and went to the buffet instead of the main dining room."

Treated like royalty: Afternoon tea at sea

By Georgina Cruz — Tue, 8 Nov 2011 12:14:16 PST

Attentive, white-gloved wait staff presenting platters of pastries and finger sandwiches and pouring steaming cups of a variety of teas Fine china and crisp linens Music and ocean views Elegant afternoon tea is a cherished tradition at sea aboard many cruise lines. And what is truly sweet: these teas often feature special and delectable--themes.

How to know if you're up for 103 days at sea

By Arline and Sam Bleecker, Chicago Tribune — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:51:00 PST

When Lupe King stepped aboard Cunard's newly minted Queen Elizabeth in New York for its maiden world voyage in January, not only was it the beginning of the ship's global service but also King's first day of retirement.

Victoria is latest queen in Cunard's lineage

By Karl Zimmermann — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

The ship is posh and very British during a trip through the Panama Canal.

The rising sun peeked under red-orange clouds splayed over the Caribbean port of Cristóbal and backlighted the small armada of ships anchored there, waiting their turn at the Panama Canal. Cups of cappuccino in hand, my wife, Laurel, and I stepped out on the veranda of our cabin aboard Cunard Line's Queen Victoria, two weeks into its 2009 world cruise from Southampton, England.

Cunard's old-school travel continues tradition on Queen Elizabeth

By Karl Zimmermann — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 PDT

The Queen Elizabeth 'maiden world voyage' from start to finish was filled with Cunard tradition, including formal dining, lectures, extensive libraries and fireworks.

I'm standing in front of the mirror in our stateroom, looking over my wife's shoulder and tying my black bow tie. It is our first sea day and the first of three formal nights on our leisurely eight-night early January crossing on Cunard Line's spanking-new Queen Elizabeth, on the way to New York from Southampton, England. The cummerbund is belted on, the studs are securely in place on shirtfront, but I've saved the neck knot for last, reminding myself of how my father first taught me how to do this on another transatlantic trip a half a century ago.

Queen Elizabeth liner caters to formal cruisers

By Beverly Beyette — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 PST

No rock walls or skating rinks; it's croquet and afternoon teas.

Let the other ships have their rock climbing walls and their water slides, their come as-you-are and do-as-you-please ambience. On the new Queen Elizabeth, it's lawn bowling and croquet, formal nights and afternoon teas, assigned seating and fixed dining hours.

Queen Mary: Perfect cruise for landlubbers

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST

Friends have been telling my husband and me for years that we should take a cruise. When we tell them we are highly susceptible to motion sickness — a ride on a fast elevator can make us ill — they brush aside our protestations with, "But the ships are so huge; you'll never feel a thing."

Florida Cruise Guide: Cunard Queen Victoria ship details

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:02:29 PDT

Port: Port Everglades

The Queen Victoria cruise ship a queen, all the same

By Beverly Beyette — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Not all aboard are happy with an early cruise on Cunard's newest ocean liner. Still, the Queen Victoria is an elegant ride.

Aboard The Queen Victoria