Category Archives: News & Activities

This year 2008 marks ten years since the Cunard Steamship Society was incorporated in 1998. Originally set up as a means of preserving and promoting Cunard history, the Society has been very active pursuing this mandate and during this time … Continue reading →

In June of 2008 the Cunard Steamship Society attained another milestone when it was granted charitable status under the Income Tax Act (Canada). This new status is of particular importance to the Society in achieving its mandate of preserving and … Continue reading →

In February of 2008, while on her Maiden World Cruise, Cunard’s newest liner Queen Victoria made her inaugural port call to Sydney, Australia. Meanwhile, Cunard’s former flagship QE2 was on her 26th and last World Cruise and making her final … Continue reading →

Cunard’s newest liner was brought into service late in 2007 following christening by Her Royal Highness, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in Southampton December 10, 2007. In an effort to capture the grand style and decor associated with the floating palaces … Continue reading →

On October 6, 2006, Nimbus Publishing Ltd., and the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax hosted the launch of Steam Lion, a biography of Samuel Cunard, written by John G. Langley, Chairman of the Cunard Steamship Society. In attendance … Continue reading →

The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic was once again the scene for yet another award presented to a great friend and ever-popular Commodore Ronald W. Warwick, retired Master of the Queen Mary 2. On October 13, 2006, Commodore Warwick was … Continue reading →

With the Queen Mary 2 providing a magnificent backdrop, a large crowd gathered on the Halifax waterfront on October 7, 2006 to witness the unveiling of a 10′ bronze statue of Halifax native and company founder, Sir Samuel Cunard. Just … Continue reading →

A tribute luncheon to honour Commodore Ronald W. Warwick upon his retirement was hosted by Cunard Line and the Long Island Chapter of the Steamship Historical Society of America aboard Queen Mary 2 while berthed at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal … Continue reading →