Book Review: Captain’s Dinner by Adam Cohen
Cannibalism occurs in a wide range of species across the natural world, and early humans and Neanderthals were no exception. Several ancient cultures across the […]
Month: July 2025
The Last of the Liners: SS Keewatin—From the Clyde to the Great Lakes
For the next installment of “The Last of the Liners” series, we turn to a smaller—but no less historic—vessel: the Canadian Pacific pocket liner SS […]
Captain Smith’s “Uneventful” Career—and the Words That Echoed After Titanic Sank
When the Titanic set sail on her maiden voyage in April 1912, White Star Line put her in the hands of a man widely regarded […]
Q&A: Nicole Strickland—Author and Queen Mary Historian
Today’s Q&A features a conversation with author and Queen Mary historian Nicole Strickland. I first encountered her work years ago while working as a tour […]
In Memoriam: Commodore Everette Hoard (1960-2025)
It was announced earlier today that the Queen Mary’s Commodore Everette Hoard passed away. He was 64 years old. The Queen Mary posted on social […]
Bob Hope and the Medic: An Encounter on the Queen Mary
In September 1939, the RMS Queen Mary was returning to the United States from England on the eve of war. She carried 2,332 passengers—many of […]
The Last of the Liners: SS United States—Adrift in Time
For this first entry in “The Last of the Liners” series, it feels fitting to start with a ship that’s been making headlines a lot […]
Escape to the Caribbean: Shipwrecks, Tenders, and Painkillers
Back in late June, my wife and I did something brand new—a “side by side” cruise. First, we sailed on Margaritaville at Sea Paradise out […]
The Last of the Liners: A New Blog Series
Out of the hundreds of ocean liners that once crossed the world’s oceans, only a handful survive today. Some of these survivors are famous, such […]
The Last Voyage of the Astoria
The infamous “Ship of Death” MV Astoria—the former MS Stockholm—has completed her final voyage. She arrived in Ghent, Belgium, at 6:30 pm for scrapping. It’s […]