Maritime History

• In June of 1911 White Star Line’s Olympic (Titanic’s sister ship) set sail on her inaugural transatlantic voyage.

Cruise News:

• Royal Caribbean announced 2 Quantum class ships for Sydney in 2021/22 and Radiance of the seas from Brisbane.
• Virgin Voyages Valiant Lady floats out, and moved from dry dock for fitting out. Valiant lady will sail the Mediterranean once launched.  
• Cunard extends pause to 1 Nov 2020 for Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria, whilst Queen Elizabeth’s Australian season expected to commence 23 Nov 2020.
• NCL cancels Norwegian Jewels 2020/21 season down under.
• Hurtigruten’s Midnatsol to be refreshed and renamed Maud prior to her inaugural season sailing from Dover (UK).
• Hashtags to use if you support cruising: #WeWillBeBack  #WeLoveCruise #HopeFloats

CLIA

• Pete from Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) Joins the podcast to talk about what to do in Ketchikan, Alaska.  

Cruise Review

• Alex reviews his most recent cruise onboard Queen Mary 2 on trans-Atlantic cruise Southampton to New York in Nov 2019.  
• Duration: 8 nights
• Itinerary: Southampton – at sea – New York.  
• Cunard Info: https://bit.ly/3bhHXxK
• Queen Mary 2 Ship Info: https://bit.ly/3hfi7yV
• Queen Mary 2 Cruise Departures: https://bit.ly/2ztE2kQ

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