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Tag: Lusitania

A Rainy Day in Dublin

Posted on May 8, 2015April 3, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We awoke this morning to yet more grey skies and windy weather as the Queen Victoria glided through the Irish Sea on her way into Dublin, Ireland’s capital. We were not due to arrive until 1.00pm, so we had the morning at our leisure. After breakfast we ventured out onto the aft decks, but as…

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RMS Lusitania Remembered

Posted on May 7, 2015April 3, 2022 by bollingerbabe

During the night, the Queen Victoria had paused over the wreck of the RMS Lusitania to allow those people who wished to do so, and who had perhaps lost relatives in the tragedy, to throw floral tributes overboard. She then continued on her way into Cobh (formerly Queenstown), Ireland, where she docked around 7.00am. We…

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Happy 175th Birthday Cunard

Posted on May 6, 2015April 3, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Despite the Commodore’s warning last night of rough seas and a bumpy ride, we only noticed a gentle rocking motion from the Queen Victoria and we slept very well, getting up at around 8.30am to blue skies and a fine day, if a little windy. What a busy day today turned out to be! It…

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Bonjour de la belle France!

Posted on May 5, 2015April 3, 2022 by bollingerbabe

When we woke up this morning at 8 o’clock, we were already docked in Le Havre, France.  A quick glance out of the window showed that the skies were grey and cloudy once again; indeed there was a sprinkling of rain.  Docked up alongside us and towering over everything like an ugly behemoth was the…

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Guernsey and Gladrags

Posted on May 4, 2015April 3, 2022 by bollingerbabe

After a good night’s sleep we were awoken at 7.30 this morning by the hydraulic whirring of the lifeboat davits outside our window, as the lifeboat was lowered to be used as one of the ship’s tenders, as the Queen Victoria had dropped anchor off the pretty town of St. Peter Port, Guernsey. Looking out,…

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Coach Trip to Cunard

Posted on May 3, 2015April 3, 2022 by bollingerbabe

In the early hours of this morning, when everyone else was still sound asleep, Trevor and I were wide awake and getting ready for another cruise. We are due to spend a week on Cunard’s Queen Victoria taking part in various events that have been organised, not only to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Cunard,…

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