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What I’m reading, Titanic Week 2026

What I’m reading, Titanic Week 2026 Reading list for Titanic Week 2026.

Memories! One of today’s questions on John Heald’s FB page was on the Fantasy-class ships, which brought me back to a nice cruise on CARNIVAL ELATION back in 2010. Enjoy!

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I once wrote that Portland, Maine, has the most beautiful approach I’d ever seen. It’s still way up there. Come along as I share my verbatim journal entry from our recent cruise....

Views of Portland from NORWEGIAN JEWEL I once wrote that Portland, Maine, has the most beautiful approach I’d ever seen. It’s still way up there. Come along as I share my verbatim journal entry from our recent cruise.

I’m still getting caught up on daily journal entries for our springtime crossing. There’s just one more left after this one

QUEEN MARY 2 eastbound transatlantic, day 8 April 5, 2025 9:49 am The family got a late start today after a night of karaoke. I woke up early to view the sunrise, but the time printed in the daily program turned out to be a little late. I di…

Excerpt from Day 5: “We actually set an alarm so that we would not have another rushed morning. I also wanted to have breakfast in the Britannia restaurant as I prefer its ambiance. (This has got to be the most beautiful restaurant at sea.)”

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QUEEN MARY 2 eastbound transatlantic, day 5 April 2, 2025 3:32 pm GMT-1 We have been so busy today that this is my first chance to write. Our location at 7:30 this morning was 45°28.2N, 041°13.8W. Speed was 18.4 knots. Air temperature was 7°…