Nautical Notebook

New on the blog (although a couple of days late)

Cruise ship Brilliant Lady makes her Boston debut Earlier this week, I stopped by the cruise terminal in Boston to welcome Brilliant Lady, the newest ship from Virgin Voyages, on her first visit to New England. The Virgin Voyages ship Brilliant La…

I finally finished posting my journal entries from our Spring 2025 on . Link in bio; scroll down to June 1, 2025, to begin.

The final installment. Thank you, Cunard, for another wonderful crossing on .

QUEEN MARY 2 eastbound transatlantic, debarkation day April 6, 2025 7:20 am BST Our final meal onboard Queen Mary 2—croissant with orange marmalade: smoked salmon with cream cheese, onion, and capers; toasted bagel, and a hash brown. I will miss this …