Flagship of the British merchant fleet after the Cunard White Star merger last year was neither the huge (56,000 tons) Majestic nor the fast (28 knots) Mauretania, nor the proud Berengaria.

When the RMS Queen Mary was launched in 1936, she was the flagship jewel in the Cunard-White Star Cruise Line crown. Her craftsmanship was unparalleled at the time, and today the Queen Mary is ...

A World War II veteran who "never actually made it" onto a luxury cruiser - despite spending 25 years on the Cunard White Star Line - was given a special invitation at the grand old age of 102 ...