The Yarmouth Castle Disaster: Sixty Years On
November 13, 2025, marks the 60th anniversary of the Yarmouth Castle disaster. The 38-year-old cruise ship caught fire during an overnight voyage to Nassau, killing […]
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Horror Movie Monday: Ghost Ship (2002)
For the final Horror Movie Monday of 2025, it seems only fitting to write about one of my all-time favorite horror flicks: 2002’s Ghost Ship. […]
Is the Queen Mary 2 Haunted?
When people talk about haunted ocean liners, the Queen Mary 2 doesn’t usually come up. Her retired predecessors—the legendary Queen Mary in Long Beach and […]
A Strange Prediction
After the Queen Mary launched on September 26, 1934, a London-based astrologer and psychic named Lady Mable Fortescue-Harrison made an extraordinary prediction. She told reporters: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]