http://www.cruiselinefans.com en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:48:25 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.cruiselinefans.com/images/styles/cruiselinefans/misc/rss.jpg http://www.cruiselinefans.com http://www.cruiselinefans.com/cunard-cruise-line/44254-happy-birthday-sir-samual-new-post.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:13:58 GMT Image: http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s119/accyste/SamuelCunard.jpg Sir Samuel Cunard was born on the 21st November 1787 Happy 222nd Birthday Sir Samuel :blow1: :party:

Sir Samuel Cunard was born on the 21st November 1787

Happy 222nd Birthday Sir Samuel :blow1:
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Monday, October 26, 2009
NORFOLK, Va. — The company that has exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic is planning a possible expedition to the world's most famous shipwreck in 2010.
The first expedition to the North Atlantic wreck site since 2004 is revealed in a filing by RMS Titanic Inc. in U.S. District Court, where four days of hearings are scheduled to begin Monday on the company's claim for a salvage award.
Lawyers for RMS Titanic Inc. confirmed the expedition plans but declined to discuss them in detail.
"That is something that is being looked at right now but it's not in any way a done deal," attorney Robert W. McFarland said in an interview. He said the company would have more to say at this week's hearing.
U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith, a maritime jurist who considers the wreck an "international treasure," will preside over the hearings. They are intended to determine a salvage award and establish legal guarantees that thousands of Titanic artifacts remain intact as a collection and forever accessible to the public. Some pieces have ended up in London auction houses.
The 5,900 pieces of china, ship fittings and personal belongings are valued in excess of $110 million and are displayed around the world by Premier Exhibitions Inc., an Atlanta company. RMS Titanic is a subsidiary of Premier.

The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage in international waters on April 15, 1912, and has been subject to competing legal claims since an international team led by oceanographer Robert Ballard found it in 1985. Since then, RMS Titanic has retrieved artifacts during six dives.
Courts have declared it salvor-in-possession — meaning it has exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic — but have explicitly stated it does not own the 5,900 artifacts or the wreck itself.
At the hearings this week in Norfolk, lawyers for RMS Titanic will essentially seek title to the artifacts and a monetary award for its salvage costs. More than a dozen experts will be called to support the company's claim, according to a court filing.
In seeking a salvage award, RMS Titanic will have to document the labor it devoted to its previous expeditions, the risks incurred during the 2 1/2-mile trips beneath the Atlantic to the Titanic wreck site, and the preservation efforts and archaeological value of the wreck and its contents, among other factors.
Smith, the judge, has drawn upon the government to help craft covenants to keep the artifacts preserved, intact as a collection and available to the public. She is mindful of the Titanic's place in history and the 1,522 people who died when it went down after it struck ice nearly a century ago, based on her previous statements from the bench.
"I am concerned that the Titanic is not only a national treasure, but in its own way an international treasure, and it needs protection and it needs to be monitored," the judge told lawyers in the case nearly one year ago.
If the court agrees to RMS Titanic's request, the company could sell the entire collection to a museum with court approval. The company has said it has no plans to do so.
The judge will also consider a competing claim.
Douglas Faulkner Woolley, a British citizen, challenges RMS Titanic's legal claim to the wreck site and plans his own salvage operation.
Lawyers for RMS Titanic declined to discuss the competing challenge.
International protections have been sought for the Titanic almost since the wreck was discovered. ]]> Cunard Cruise Line sue miller http://www.cruiselinefans.com/cunard-cruise-line/43759-possible-expedition-titanic.html http://www.cruiselinefans.com/cunard-cruise-line/43598-filmmakers-nov-11-qm2-crossing-new-post.html Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:32:37 GMT Cunard to Welcome Filmmakers Griffin Dunne and Gary Winick on 11 November Queen Mary 2 Crossing
Through Cunard's partnership with the Tribeca Film Festival, film industry veterans to be featured as Cunard Insights speakers


22 October 2009 - As part of Cunard's partnership with the Tribeca Film Festival, the iconic ocean liner company will be pleased to welcome acclaimed filmmakers Griffin Dunne and Gary Winick on the 11 November Transatlantic Crossing from Southampton to New York aboard Queen Mary 2.

This year, Cunard was recognized as the Official Cruise Line of the Tribeca Film Festival, of which both film industry insiders have been active participants for a number of years. With this upcoming sailing, they join a distinguished list of luminaries and tastemakers that have sailed a legendary voyage with Cunard, operator of The Most Famous Ocean Liners in the World.

During the Crossing, Dunne and Winick will participate in Cunard Insights, the line's award-wining onboard enrichment programme, and will screen one of each of their films: Dunne will discuss "Practical Magic," starring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock; Winick will screen his feature film, "13 Going on 30," starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo. In addition, they will engage in a panel conversation with the ship's entertainment director where they will share stories about their multi-faceted careers and the many roles they play in the entertainment industry - from director and producer to writer and actor. All programmes will be held in Queen Mary 2's spectacular 450-seat, stadium-style theatre, Illuminations, which is also the only planetarium at sea.

"Cunard has a long history of hosting those on and behind the silver screen, and we are pleased to welcome these fêted filmmakers aboard Queen Mary 2 as part of this tradition," said Peter Shanks, president of Cunard Line. "We seek to entertain and educate our guests with our Insights programme, so to hear both gentlemen share stories from their longstanding and varied film careers will no doubt be a treat for our guests." ]]> Cunard Cruise Line canarymoon http://www.cruiselinefans.com/cunard-cruise-line/43598-filmmakers-nov-11-qm2-crossing.html http://www.cruiselinefans.com/cunard-cruise-line/43560-canadian-eh-new-post.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:25:13 GMT Hands up who knew the founder of Cunard was a Canadian ? Hands up who knew the founder of Cunard was a Canadian ? ]]> Cunard Cruise Line tonylinsdell http://www.cruiselinefans.com/cunard-cruise-line/43560-canadian-eh.html http://www.cruiselinefans.com/cunard-cruise-line/43540-qm2-sail-up-mersy-historic-event-new-post.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:51:03 GMT Queen Mary 2 to Make Historic Birthday Call to Liverpool Largest liner ever to visit to Mersey

Cunard's flagship Queen Mary 2, the most famous ship in the world, will make a maiden fifth birthday call to Liverpool on Tuesday 20 October 2009 as part of her first Round Britain voyage, thus becoming the largest liner ever to sail up the Mersey. Cunard and Liverpool have shared a long and eventful history: the company was founded in the City in 1839 and had its office there for almost 130 years. Cunard Line celebrates the 170th Anniversary of its founding in 2009, so a double celebration for the company and its flagship.

Liverpool will also become the second English port to welcome Queen Mary 2, the ship having only visited her homeport of Southampton until now.

The 151,400 ton Queen Mary 2 will arrive in Liverpool at around noon, and will be berthed at the City of Liverpool Cruise Terminal until she departs at 2300 hours. A celebratory firework display is planned for 2250 hours just prior to her departure.

Other calls on the voyage, which departs Southampton on 15 October, include South Queensferry, a maiden visit to Greenock, a first-ever visit to Cobh and Cherbourg. Great crowds are expected to welcome Queen Mary 2 at each port. ]]> Cunard Cruise Line canarymoon http://www.cruiselinefans.com/cunard-cruise-line/43540-qm2-sail-up-mersy-historic-event.html