Showing posts with label cruise ships. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cruise ships. Show all posts
Thursday, June 6, 2019
75 Years Later, D-Day Veterans Cruise Back to Landing Beaches-- Part 1
From the June 5, 2019, Chicago Tribune by Danica Kirka.
Retired British Rear Admiral John Roberts, 95, got back into the military side of his life quite easily as he boarded a ship bound for Normandy, France, and events marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day. He had his white beret in place, a chestful of medals and began inspecting Sea Cadets line up for him. Then, he got on a boat, just hoping that after being away from the sea for 40 years that he wouldn't get seasick.
Roberts and about 300 other veterans of the Normandy invasion left Dover Sunday for a six-day trip that will take them back to where they were all those years ago. They will cruise to Dunkirk and Poole before arriving in Portsmouth, England where British Prime Minster Theresa May and Donald Trump will join other world leaders for a commemoration of D-Day on Wednesday.
They will then leave Portsmouth Harbor that evening and arrive in Normandy the next morning, retracing that famous crossing they made in 1944.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Is the Planned Titanic II Safe/Will It Succeed?-- Part 2
Owner Clive Palmer declined to say what it would cost. And, he has enough money. In 2012, his estimated worth from mining was $795 million.
Although the original Titanic was the world's largest ship, II will be considerably smaller than today's behemoth cruise ships. It will be built in China, but the contract has not yet been signed. Construction should begin this year and its first voyage will be trans-Atlantic in 2016, following the path of the original.
Cruise industry analyst Jaime Katz thinks the ship will have a hard time competing with existing cruise lines, but that it will be marketed to wealthier passengers and should vary its cruises from just Atlantic crossings.
Some will fear going on it because of superstition, but others, like me (albeit, not rich) will appreciate the historical aspect of it. And, it looks like a ship, like I said before.
Of interest, passengers will have 1912-era clothing in their cabins should they wish to dress up and really relive the past.
There will be three classes of passengers and Palmer is considering offering packages where people can experience all three.
Definitely a cruise I'd love to take, but probably couldn't afford.
Oh, Well, as Jamie Brockett Said. --Cooter
Although the original Titanic was the world's largest ship, II will be considerably smaller than today's behemoth cruise ships. It will be built in China, but the contract has not yet been signed. Construction should begin this year and its first voyage will be trans-Atlantic in 2016, following the path of the original.
Cruise industry analyst Jaime Katz thinks the ship will have a hard time competing with existing cruise lines, but that it will be marketed to wealthier passengers and should vary its cruises from just Atlantic crossings.
Some will fear going on it because of superstition, but others, like me (albeit, not rich) will appreciate the historical aspect of it. And, it looks like a ship, like I said before.
Of interest, passengers will have 1912-era clothing in their cabins should they wish to dress up and really relive the past.
There will be three classes of passengers and Palmer is considering offering packages where people can experience all three.
Definitely a cruise I'd love to take, but probably couldn't afford.
Oh, Well, as Jamie Brockett Said. --Cooter
Monday, May 6, 2013
Is the Planned Titanic II Safe/Will It Succeed?-- Part 1
From the March 1, 2013, Chicago Tribune "Planned Titanic called safe" by Jonathan Allen.
The blueprints of Australian Clive Palmer's Titanic II have been unveiled, but, he stopped short of calling it unsinkable. Hey, nothing is unsinkable, as the original found out.
The new Titanic will largely recreate the old one's design and decor, but with modifications to keep in line with new safety practices and additional modern comforts such as air conditioning. But one thing definite is that the three passenger classes will be prevented from mingling.
Palmer created his own ship company, calling it the Blue Star Line, a take on the original's owner, WhiteStar Line. Unlike the original, however the II will have more than enough spaces on life boats and there will be additional escape staircases. What they are making may well be the "safest cruise ship in the world."
At Least This Looks More Like a Ship, Not One of Those Floating Boxes That Pass As Cruise Ships Today. --Cooter
The blueprints of Australian Clive Palmer's Titanic II have been unveiled, but, he stopped short of calling it unsinkable. Hey, nothing is unsinkable, as the original found out.
The new Titanic will largely recreate the old one's design and decor, but with modifications to keep in line with new safety practices and additional modern comforts such as air conditioning. But one thing definite is that the three passenger classes will be prevented from mingling.
Palmer created his own ship company, calling it the Blue Star Line, a take on the original's owner, WhiteStar Line. Unlike the original, however the II will have more than enough spaces on life boats and there will be additional escape staircases. What they are making may well be the "safest cruise ship in the world."
At Least This Looks More Like a Ship, Not One of Those Floating Boxes That Pass As Cruise Ships Today. --Cooter
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