High Tea on the Cunard Queens
Author | : Paul Curtis |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 2019-08-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780750992749 |
ISBN-13 | : 0750992743 |
Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This amusing insight into Cunard's legendary liners begins more than fifty years ago when Paul Curtis joined the original Queen Mary as entertainments officer. Over a Cunard high tea in the Queens Room, Paul recounts the stories of these iconic ships. Then, over a drink in the Red Lion, he shares the tales of the antics of both passengers and crews. The facts are delivered in vivid detail – some of them things you should know and an occasional peep at things you shouldn't. Simply turning these pages releases a sniff of the sea and a whiff of champagne. Paul has worked, travelled upon or photographed every Cunard Queen ever built. He has an offbeat sense of humour and a keen appetite for the ridiculous. A life at sea can do that to you.