Queen Mary 2 (Cunard Line) reunited with Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, on February 2, 2026, nearly 20 years after their first Royal Rendezvous. We were there for both meetings and followed the liner throughout this morning’s approach, reunion and onward passage to Los Angeles. The event fell during her 108-night World Voyage and the 90th anniversary year of Queen Mary’s maiden voyage.

Queen Mary 2 (Cunard Line) in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on July 21, 2004, Day 11 of our Northern Europe cruise. Thousands of spectators gathered to watch the liner depart, with the crowds visible in this gallery. The visit followed an overnight call in Hamburg and was the final port before returning to Southampton.

Queen Mary 2 (Cunard) spent February 6, 2026, in San Francisco during her 108-night World Voyage, completing an overnight call before departing beneath the Golden Gate Bridge for Hawaii and the Pacific. The visit came just four days after her historic Royal Rendezvous with RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach, placing San Francisco at an especially memorable point in the ocean liner’s journey around the world.

Queen Elizabeth (Cunard) during scenic cruising in Glacier Bay, Alaska, on June 26, 2022—Day 3 of our seven-night Alaska cruise roundtrip from Vancouver. This gallery forms part of our June 24–July 1, 2022 voyage, which also included Icy Strait Point, Sitka and Ketchikan.

Day 7 of our 2022 Alaska cruise aboard Queen Elizabeth (Cunard) was spent at sea on June 30, 2022, as the ship sailed south toward Vancouver. Following three consecutive port days at Icy Strait Point, Sitka and Ketchikan, this final full day aboard provided time to enjoy the ship and the surrounding coastal scenery before returning to Vancouver the following morning.

Queen Elizabeth (Cunard Line) departed Vancouver Harbour on July 1, 2022, with the mountains of British Columbia rising behind her. The ship had returned that morning from a seven-night Alaska cruise, which we had just completed aboard her, and was setting out on her next voyage.

Day 5 of our Alaska cruise aboard Queen Elizabeth (Cunard) brought us to Sitka on June 28, 2022. Following our visit to Icy Strait Point the previous day, the ship continued through Southeast Alaska to Sitka before sailing south toward Ketchikan.

Queen Mary 2 (Cunard Line) during her inaugural visit to Hamburg, Germany, on July 19, 2004—Day 9 of our Northern Europe cruise. The overnight call formed part of our July 11–22 voyage roundtrip from Southampton, following visits to Scotland and Norway and before continuing to the Netherlands.

Nearly six decades after arriving in Southern California, the RMS Queen Mary remains permanently berthed in Long Beach as a hotel, attraction, and preserved ocean liner. These views from November 1, 2025, show the historic former Cunard liner during the final weekend of the Queen Mary’s fall Dark Harbor season.

Day 2 of our Alaska cruise aboard Queen Elizabeth (Cunard Line) was spent at sea on June 25, 2022, as we sailed north from Vancouver toward Alaska. Our first full day aboard provided time to explore the ship and its public spaces before reaching Glacier Bay the following day.

Nearly sixty years after her final voyage, the RMS Queen Mary remains one of the most recognizable ships in Long Beach. These views from May 30, 2026, show the former Cunard liner at her permanent berth, where she has been preserved since arriving in Southern California in 1967.

Day 6 of our Alaska cruise aboard Queen Elizabeth (Cunard) brought us to Ketchikan on June 29, 2022. After visiting Sitka the previous day, the ship continued south through Southeast Alaska for our final Alaskan port before beginning the return voyage to Vancouver.

Day 1 of our Alaska cruise aboard Queen Elizabeth (Cunard Line) began at Vancouver's Canada Place on June 24, 2022. These photographs were taken while the ship was docked and we were preparing to board for our seven-night roundtrip voyage to Alaska, beginning a journey that would include Glacier Bay, Icy Strait Point, Sitka, and Ketchikan before returning to Vancouver on July 1.

On December 14, 2025, the Queen Anne (Cunard) was in Southampton, United Kingdom, following an overnight voyage from Hamburg. Introduced in 2024 as Cunard’s newest ship, Queen Anne combines the line’s traditional ocean liner influences with a new generation of design and passenger spaces.

RMS Queen Mary is seen from across Long Beach Harbor on June 25, 2026. Permanently moored in Long Beach since 1967, the former Cunard liner remains one of the most significant surviving passenger ships of the twentieth century and an enduring part of the city’s waterfront.

Permanently berthed in Long Beach, California, Queen Mary serves as a hotel and historic attraction following her retirement from seagoing service in 1967. These photographs were taken on September 27, 2024, one day after the 90th anniversary of her launch and nearly 57 years after her arrival in Southern California.

Queen Elizabeth (Cunard) arrived at Icy Strait Point, Alaska, on June 27, 2022, for Day 4 of our seven-night Alaska cruise. Following the previous day's scenic cruising in Glacier Bay, the visit brought the ship to the waters near Hoonah for our next port call before continuing to Sitka.

Queen Elizabeth (Cunard) departed Los Angeles Harbor on the evening of September 30, 2025, during a voyage south toward Mexico, Central America, the Panama Canal, and the Caribbean. The Vista-class cruise ship had arrived that morning before continuing toward Cabo San Lucas as daylight faded over the Southern California coast.

This collection preserves original paperwork and memorabilia from our honeymoon crossing aboard Queen Elizabeth 2 (Cunard), sailing from Southampton to New York on April 14–20, 1999. Voyage 1160 celebrated QE2’s 30th anniversary in service and formed the final transatlantic leg of her 1999 World Cruise.

In December 2024, we traveled aboard Queen Mary 2 (Cunard Line) on a seven-night eastbound transatlantic crossing from New York to Southampton. Departing New York on December 3, the voyage spent six uninterrupted days at sea before arriving in Southampton on December 10. The crossing took place during Queen Mary 2's 20th year of service and continued Cunard's long tradition of scheduled passenger service across the North Atlantic.