Yes, this is a cruise ship and not a apartment block on the water's edge.  It's NCL's Epic, as I caught a glimpse of her in Manh...

QE2's aft deck, final call at Liverpool, October 2008  QM2's aft deck, morning on the Caribbean Sea, January 2011 What's miss...

To take your mind off the recent events in Japan, where Queen Mary 2 is currently safe and sound, sailing on her World Cruise, here is a com...

Cakewalk photo courtesy of Derecktor Shipyard Why am I featuring this strikingly beautiful yacht here?   First, this yacht was construc...

Photo to left, QE2's funnel, taken from the rear.  Photo to right, QE and her captain, courtesy of Cunard's Facebook page. What hap...

Queen Mary 2's foremast, as seen theatrically lit at night, was inspired by the original on Queen Elizabeth 2.  What's most differen...

For this excercise, I am deliberately leaving out and discussion on the new Queen Elizabeth. In my opinion, there is no design evolution or ...