#RMS queen mary 2

[your-resident-boat-person]

I... uh... look. I hate cruise ships. Not conceptually, but in execution. They're too tall, don't have enough freeboard, have practically no draught, and are ugly to boot. I've seen some cruise ships that aren't horrendously ugly too, so it's not like they HAVE to be this ugly. Furthermore, I think there's too many passengers. On old ocean liners, you would often meet people and make lifelong friends on every voyage. If you met them on the first day, odds are, you'd eventually run into them again. When you have close to 10,000 people on one ship? That kind of thing becomes impossible. They're designed more like malls than ships. Old ocean liners had this sense of refinement and elegance. Hell, the RMS Queen Mary 2, built in 2004 still has this elegance (as well as cunards cruise ships, but to a lesser degree). I could get more into why cruise ships bother me so much, but we'd be here all day

It would be an insane disaster in every possible way, but christ, it’d be so fucking funny if the Icon of the Seas ran aground and sank

[rms-mauretanic]

Queen Mary 2 visiting her grandma in Long Beach

[your-resident-boat-person]

IS THAT A CUNARD FUNNEL IN THE POKEMON ANIME?!?!?!?!.!.!?!?!

[mary-queen-of-longbeach]

Profile: Queen Mary 2

Outgoing. Relaxed. Playful. Cheerful.

Energetic and youthful, Queen Mary 2 is a veritable party girl. She’s cheerful and outgoing, and even though the older ships don’t often understand her she loves hanging out with them anyway. Despite her laid-back, fun-loving nature, though, she does take her role as the last operational ocean liner very seriously, as she’s immensely proud of having such a distinction - even if it’s a lot to live up to.

Type: Ocean Liner

Class: Queen Mary 2

Hull/Yard Number: G32

Launch Day: 3/21/2003

Country: United Kingdom

Company: Cunard

Other Countries: France

Language: French, English, German

Accent: Contemporary RP (but slips into sounding more French when excited or distressed)

Voice Tone: Bright, youthful, medium pitch, clear

Height: 6’5.5” / 77.5in / 197cm

Hair Color: Red/maroon and black

Eye Color: Maroon

Alignment: Neutral Good

Skills/Abilities: Charisma, social perceptiveness, language learning, agility, humor

Likes: Parties, socializing, memes, dancing, movies, light shows, designer clothes, fancy drinks, art deco, dogs, talking to other liners

Dislikes: Minimalism, low doorways, pollution, silence

Trivia:

In addition to speaking fluent French and English as well as being mostly fluent in German, Queen Mary 2 speaks small amounts of various other languages from around the world, including Japanese, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Arabic, and many others!

She‘ll never be caught dead without her signature Versace sunglasses.

She likes to send the original Queen Mary - who also has a phone - memes and funny videos. Queen Mary understands none of it, but appreciates the interaction.

Despite being Queen Mary’s successor, she gets along very well with Normandie; being built in the same shipyard - and looking a bit similar - certainly helps, as does their mutual love for lavish decorations and elaborate light displays.

Selected Songs:

Countess Luann - Chic C’est La Vie

Pitbull feat. Chris Brown - International Love

Lizzo - About Damn Time

[your-resident-boat-person]

Why is this tagged #ocean liners? This is not an ocean liner. In fact, many would argue that this is the antithesis of an ocean liner. It's called a liner because it goes in a line across the ocean. Cruise ships don't do that. They go wherever. Contrary to popular belief, cruise ships are not just modern ocean liners, and the terms are not interchangeable. Here's something I wrote not too long ago explaining the difference.

Now this...

This is a REAL ocean liner. Look at those elegant lines. Look at that streamlined hull. Look at how much freeboard she has. I feel like Eggman from the sa2 dub.

NO WATERSLIDES! NO WHALE TAIL! JUST A THICK RED FUNNEL AND A S T E R N !

Dream journey 🚢

[markashtonlund]

Final Voyage

SS United States being moved to Pier 80. The day many of us never wanted to see is now upon us. The SS United States is in final preparation to be towed to Mobile, Alabama, for a year-long conversion to prepare the great liner for reefing. Last week she was moved from Pier 82, a place she has called home since 1996, to the adjacent Pier 80. When her stern was turned towards the pier the majestic…

[bronzecats]

National Rainbow Week of Action in Canada

In this post I have compiled all the information I could find regarding upcoming events for the Rainbow Week of Action. There are two online events, and dozens on in-person events across the country.

"Within the Rainbow Week of Action, we are pushing governments and elected officials at every level to take action for Rainbow Equality and address rising anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate. As such, we have identified calls to action for every level of government. These calls to action can be reviewed here."

Event list below:

Events are listed in date order, provinces in general west-to-east order. I have included as much detail as possible, please reference the links at the bottom of the post. At this time, there are no events in N.W.T. and Nova Scotia. Last updated: May 14th, 9:53pm PDT. Please note that I am not officially affiliated with / an organizer of these events, I have simply compiled all the dates to share on tumblr. Original post content.

B.C. EVENTS:

15th: Fernie; Fernie Seniors Drop-In Centre, 572 3rd Avenue, 6:00PM. (Letter writing and Potluck)

17th: Vancouver; šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl'e7énḵ Square - Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza, 750 Hornby St, 5:30PM. (Rally)

19th, Sunday: Abbotsford; Jubilee Park, 5:00PM. (Rally)

ALBERTA EVENTS:

15th: Lethbridge; McKillop United Church, 2329 15th Ave S, 12:00-1:00PM (letter writing)

17th, Friday: Calgary; Central Memorial Park, 1221 2 St SW, 5:30PM. (Rally)

17th: Edmonton; Wilbert McIntyre Park, 8331 104 St NW, 6:00PM. (Rally)

SASKATCHEWAN EVENTS:

17th: Saskatoon; Vimy Memorial Park, 500 Spadina Crescent E, 5:30PM. (Rally)

17th: Regina; Legislative Grounds, 2405 Legislative Dr, 6:30PM. (Rally)

May 18th: Saskatoon; Grovenor Park United Church, 407 Cumberland Ave S, 6:00PM. (Art event)

MANITOBA EVENTS:

16th: Carman; Paul's Place, 20 1 Ave SW, 7:00-9:00PM. (Letter writing)

19th: Winnipeg; Manitoba Legislature, 450 Broadway, 12:00PM. (Rally)

ONTARIO EVENTS:

15th: Barrie; UPlift Black, 12 Dunlop St E, 6:00-7:30PM. (Letter writing)

15th: Chatham; CK Gay Pride Association, 48 Centre St, 5:00-6:30PM. (Letter writing)

15th: Peterborough; Trinity Community Centre, 360 Reid St, 12:00-3:00PM. (Letter writing)

16th: Midland; Midland Public Library, 4:30-7:30PM. (Letter writing and pizza)

16th: Ottawa; Impact Hub, 123 Slater Street, 2:00PM. (Letter writing)

16th: Toronto; Barbara Hall Park, 519 Church St, 11:30AM. (Rally)

17th, Friday: Barrie; City Hall, 70 Collier St, 6:00PM. (Rally)

17th: Cornwall; 167 Pitt St, 5:30PM. (Rally)

17th: Essex; St. Paul's Anglican Church, 92 St. Paul St, 6:00-8:00PM. (Letter writing and pizza)

17th: Hamilton; City Hall, 71 Main St W, 6:00PM. (Rally)

17th: Kitchener; City Hall, 200 King St W, 6:00PM. (Rally)

17th: London; City Hall, 300 Dufferin Ave, 6:00PM. (Rally)

17th: Sarnia; City Hall, 255 Christina St N, 1:00PM. (Rally)

17th: Sault Ste Marie; City Hall, 99 Foster Dr, 11:30AM. (Rally)

17th: Ottawa; Confederation Park, Elgin St, 5:30PM. (Rally)

22nd: Renfrew; 161 Raglan St. South, 7:00PM. (Letter writing, fashion and makeup event, and pizza)

QUEBEC EVENTS:

May 15th: Lachute; CDC Lachute, 57, rue Harriet, 12:30PM. (Letter writing event)

NEW BRUNSWICK EVENTS:

17th: Woodstock; Citizen's Square, Chapel St, Next to the L.P. Fisher Public Library, 12:00-1:00PM. (rally)

17th: Saint John; City Hall, 15 Market Square, 12:30PM. (Rally, flag raising)

18th, Saturday: Fredericton; Legislative Grounds, 706 Queen Street, 1:00PM. (Rally)

NOVA SCOTIA EVENTS:

May 17th: Middleton; NSCC AVC RM 121, 6:30-8:30PM (letter writing and pizza)

P.E.I. EVENTS:

May 15th: Charlottetown; Peers Alliance Office, 250B Queen Street, 6:00-8:00PM. (Adult drop-in)

May 16th: Charlottetown, Peers Alliance Office, 250B Queen Street, 6:00-7:00PM.

May 17th: Charlottetown; PEI Legislative Assembly, 165 Richmond St, 12:00PM. (Rally)

YUKON EVENTS:

16th: Whitehorse; The Cache, 4230 4 Ave, 2:00-7:00PM. (Letter writing)

NUNAVUT EVENTS:

May 16th, Thursday: Iqaluit; Four Corners, 922 Niaqunngusiariaq St, 5:00PM. (Letter writing)

Reference links:

About the Rainbow Week of Action.

Website letter writing events list (does not include all events)

General events website list (does not include all events)

Instagram general events image list

Instagram letter writing / pizza party image list

[your-resident-boat-person]

Makes me wonder. Is this a weird alternate history ocean liner that only exists in the Sonic timeline? Is this the Queen Elizabeth if she was built as a sister ship to the Queen Mary as originally intended? Is this Cunards canceled Q3 project that they worked on before the Queen Elizabeth 2? Or maybe it's a 3 funneled Aquitania? Not knowing is killing me. I am normal about boats.

i just remembered that the curséd 4kidz english dub changed all of the dialogue in this scene so it is very important to me that you all see it clear and unedited

[listen-to-the-inner-walrus]

what is it about cruise ships that you find ugly? like are there any specific ones you hate or is it just all of them?

okay so ive been puzzling over to how to answer this for A While™ because:

theres so many ugly cruise ships i would love to roast, and theres a part of me that wants to make a sideblog about it a la @mcmansionhell but for cruise ships

i am autistic and this is my special interest and i also want to infodump about ship design conventions

theres also really pretty oceanliners like the ss france that got converted into cruise ships where the magical girl transformation sequence malfunctioned badly.

its not always just like the exterior thats badly designed, theres both Awful design inside the ship like the disney wish, and Awful business plans and conduct like the epirotiki lines

...but, thats a lot.

so instead, ive settled on four exterior design issues that i think you can see in a lot of cruise ships even if you dont know shit about ships.

this is by no means an exhaustive list but just some common observations that you will see in 97% of cruise ships.

im also gonna include an example ship for each and also further examples when needed.

so without further ado:

1. your ship looks like a bus and a ferry had an unholy love affair that ended with a baby neither wanted.

as an example of this anchor-christ, may i introduce you to the celebrity edge

something about the stern (back) just reminds me of diamond busses here in the uk while the bow (front) has a distinctly ferry-like look.

the super-structure that you see peaking above the spaceship-bridge on the bow is giving me double-decker bus energy.

the orange viewing box elevator thingy gives construction site energy, but also gives me public transport vibes? like i can just see something similar being added on buses with no explanation and we'd all just be like i guess buses are getting the budget silicon valley treatment.

further, celebrity edge has relatively sharp angles at the stern and bow. if you look at a lot of ocean liners, youll see shallower sweeping angles curving down, while a lot of cruise ships will have these sharper angles (though by angles, i mean curves still) or just will stop at the stern:

[Image ID: collage with five ships. In the top left corner, there are two images with the profiles of the SS France and the SS Andrea Doria. In the top right, there is the stern of the MSC Meraviglia. Bottom left: the stern of the Costa Deliziosa. Bottom right: stern of the Norwegian Epic]

though not pictured above, the rms queen mary actually earned her title at the miss pacific ocean competition where a cruise ship will never win because theyre just too ugly.

but my point is that the abrupt ending of superstructure and ship at the stern looks like a bus. it just does.

there is also like "this is just a block of flats" energy with the costa deliziosa, but thats getting into the next point:

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2. oh no gang, billy bear misplaced his msc seaside hotel and now its floating out to sea on a barge! can you help him?

yes this is a butlins reference, what are you gonna do about it? call a red coat on me?

the msc seaside is one of many cruise ships where it looks like someone put a hotel on a barge... which is what a cruise ship actually is.

like, they are barely ships. anyone who says theyre going on a cruise to explore the ocean is trying to buff out their tinder bio. while cruise ships technically can sail across oceans, they dont. their journeys are incredibly short they sail very close to land, avoid any rough weather and its mandatory for all of their captains to have a north american blue grouse fursona.

and thats all because a cruise ship is hotel complex on a barge. its purpose is not to sail far because its just a hotel. there are multiple swimming pools and restaurants and night clubs and fucking rollercoasters on some of them. you can buy souvenirs, you can go do yoga, you can get a massage and as long as your surname doesnt end with a double n, you can put your kid into the available childcare.

forget sending the british army to pontins during covid, lets send them to pontoons!

hotels on barges are the most common version youll see, but there are other variations which include:

chopping mall 2: carnivore cruises

the 2006 remake of the anchor-christ: abargements/if youre renting in a block of flats on a barge, do you pay rent to a waterlord or is your landlord firmly stood on ground?

the happiest place on earth: disneywater!

the entire shenanigans going on with the freedom ship which i do not have time or energy to get into right now, so lets all just calm and down and take a breath and...

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...3. close your eyes, imagine, feel it. youre on a cruise ship, the ovation of the seas; its an early august night and petrichor deluges the air. the skies above you glisten, a whirlpool of colour illuminated by hundreds of tiny flecks of light. youre alone on the deck, standing at the stern with your arms precariously balanced on the barrier as you turn your attention to the ocean below. its dark, the gentle waves nearly imperceptible yet bar the bone-white crests against the hull. you watch, captivated, listening to the ocean sing its terrible song. yet then somewhere behind you, the mellow thud of hoofs on the wooden deck weaves between the waves and the melody. you look up, lock eyes, feel a hurricane surround you as he stares back, do you remember to count his fingers?

so, you might have noticed that a lot of modern cruise ships, especially the bigger ones, look like some check-mark tech-bro on the bird app used an ai to steal the work of naval architects, photographers, artists, etc. to generate "their own design" for a cruise ship.

the example i chose for this was the ovation of the seas:

the super-structure has copy and paste vibes. the ship also looks like its lurching forward to attack me but thats beside the point.

one of the issues the designers for these ships - i would say naval architects but cruise lines sometimes choose someone for head of design who is not a naval architect and has never been on a ship before for shits, giggles and profits- run into is that its really difficult to make a long blank wall look good.

if youve ever made a house in the sims, youve probably ran into this yourself. youre happily building your house and it looks really good at the front and the back, but the side of it is just a wall and adding windows is giving copy and paste vibes.

my trick for this is either fake chimney, add an extra small popout, vines everywhere or hide it with trees, but these are not viable options for a cruise ship.

trust me, i checked:

hence, we end up with very long ships where its just ctrl c ctrl v for 300+ metres.

so how do you fix this?

well, idk maybe you could take notes from any of the longer ocean liners built in recent history.

you know, like the ss united states or the rms queen mary 2 or the ss michelangelo or the ss normandie or the mv kungsholm or the ss principe perfeito:

now im not saying all of these liners are the most beautiful boats ever; theyre not. as much as i adore her, queen mary 2 is a little ugly. most of them even have an element of copy and paste.

but none of them feel ai-generated. and a lot of them look really really pretty. you can tell that they were designed by human beings.

because the naval architects and naval designers who knew what they were doing. weve got clever use of colours, gorgeous use of curves and sweeping lines that balance out all the design elements. the sameness is broken up when possible, and the ship has focal points designed within to catch your eye.

and all of them have beautiful bows. most ocean liners had/have noticeable bows due to functionality; they needed sharp bows to cut through waves because they were crossing the ocean every week. and so extra care would be taken to both make the bow work for its function and also, look really fucking cool.

the ss normandie specifically has a unique bow shape and structure designed by vladimir yourkevitch, a russian naval architect who had emigrated to france after the russian revolution.

the bow is slanted and looks almost clipper-like. theres this clear bulbous bulb (thats the wrong term but the bit at the bottom) beneath the waterline. this design is matched with a slim hull designed to be hydrodynamic, which made her a very fast ship.

she and the rms queen mary fought over the blue ribband for several years before ww2 broke out. [x][x]

its a little wibbly-wobbly-looking but it gives her a very distinct profile and she just looks really cool. you dont notice the repeating pattern of windows on the super structure because of how striking her entire design is.

and well, there has been attempts to capture this with cruise ships.

they run into problems with it though because their bows are not designed the way ocean liners' bows were because a cruise ship does not need to cut through waves. itd be really weird if you were in a fancy restaurant and you were giving a steak knife for your caesar salad.

so what else can you do to make your bow look so beautiful her kissing booth would be sold out all weekend?

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4. your bow art is ugly. it is ugly. it is really ugly. please stop putting art on your bow. it is all ugly.

yeah.

take a moment .

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its okay.

i promise

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shes not real.

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you can breathe.

take another breath.

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youre okay.

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are you scrolled far down enough that you cant see her anymore?

yeah so that was the aidanova. probably the worst bow art i have ever encountered but im yet to encounter any bow art that isnt awful.

pride of america is terrible; caribbean princess' is just completely out of place; norwegian prima is the epitome of "what the fuck?"; majestic princess' makes the ship look naked somehow.

now i will concede that a lot of bow art is probably aimed at children because family cruises are a thing, but i wont concede that it changes anything.

the bow art is still ugly and i struggle to see how it would be appealing to a child. like engaging children is more than just throwing some bright colours and patterns on a canvas? children are smarter than that and even in my joking post making fun of cruise ships, im not gonna stand for the way we invalidate the personhood of children. theyre not things to be distracted with simple solutions.

weirdly the aidanovas is the one id be less harsh about in terms of engaging children because there is more to dig into like a boat version of thomas the tank engine or like how do boat body work? the art isnt surface level.

but its still just ugly. the shape of the bow does not compliment the face and the change in colour in the eyes is very distracting.

tbh, if youre gonna do bow art, youve got two options that arent awful:

actually aim it at kids in a way thats not just surface level look at bright colour braxter. have focus groups with kids, gets their feedback, have kids contribute. respect the intelligence and personhood of kids.

just go all out. balls to the fucking wall, just break every damn rule in the book and apply every technique your art teacher hated. the ship is gonna be ugly anyway, make it fun ugly. camp is in. pantomime it up in this bitch!

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and anyway, that concludes my "brief" answer to this question 👍

btw if you would follow a blog that just trashes cruise ships because of how ugly they are, please tell me because like, if enough people would enjoy it to make the effort worth it, i Will do it.

[scottsbifh]

New York in the 1950s - a busy day for some beautiful ocean liners! Here you can see 5 graceful ships docked, whilst Cunard's massive 83,673 ton RMS Queen Elizabeth is coming into port.

The ships docked are: American Export Line's SS Independence (23,719 tonnes) United States Lines SS America (26,455 tonnes) United States Lines SS United States (53,328 tonnes) Greek Line's TSS Olympia (22,979 tonnes) Cunard's RMS Mauretania 2 (35,738 tonnes)

RMS Mauretania 2, SS United States and RMS Queen Elizabeth are the largest ships in port. SS United States snatched the blue riband from RMS Queen Mary, and still holds it today! She is the only ocean liner to achieve speeds of 38 knots.

These were the good old days with classic mighty liners.

posted to FB group Sjøfolk i utenriksfart by Callum Lumsdon

[myhauntedsalem]

Ghosts of the Queen Mary

On May 27, 1936, the RMS Queen Mary set sail from Southampton, England, completing her maiden voyage in New York just a few days later. For the next three years, the ship was the height of luxury, transporting such notable passengers as Clark Cable, Bob Hope, Elizabeth Taylor, and Winston Churchill. Its elaborate facilities included two indoor swimming pools, beauty salons, libraries, tennis courts, and more. However, the luxurious amenities didn’t last.

In 1939, the Queen Mary was stripped down and began service as a World War II troop transport ship. For the next eight years, the ship hauled tens of thousands of servicemen across the sea, earning the nickname the Grey Ghost due to its color and speed. After the war ended, the Queen Mary was refitted for passenger travel and again served as a luxury liner until retiring from service in 1967.

Now permanently moored in Long Beach, California, the Queen Mary serves as a popular tourist attraction, complete with restaurants, a museum, and a hotel. Legend has it the historic ship is also haunted by the men, women, and children who died aboard.

A little girl named Jackie reportedly haunts the second-class swimming pool. Legend has it she drowned there, though there are no historical records of such an event. Nevertheless, staff and visitors report seeing a child’s ghostly figure near the pool. An elderly woman in black and white also haunts the area.

On October 2, 1942, the Queen Mary accidentally rammed and sank her escort ship, the HMS Curacoa, as she carried over 10,000 troops to Europe. More than 200 men died in the collision, and now Queen Mary staff and visitors reportedly hear strange sounds coming from the ship’s bow.

In 1988, a former marine engineer told Unsolved Mysteries he once heard the sound of water pouring into the Queen Mary. Thinking there had been a rupture of some kind, the man rushed to investigate but found nothing unusual. The engineer later learned he’d been in the part of the ship that had collided with the Curacoa. Unsolved Mysteries also left a voice-activated recorder in the same area and reportedly captured the sounds of rushing water, tearing metal, and crying men.

A man named John Peddler reportedly haunts the lower area of the ship. It seems John was crushed by Door 13 during a routine drill and now lingers near the site of his death. The legend got its start after witnesses claimed to see a bearded man in blue overalls disappear in front of the ill-fated door.

According to a plaque on the ship, at least 16 crew members died on the Queen Mary, succumbing to everything from tetrachloride poisoning to a fall from the gangway. Some reports place the total number of deaths, including passengers and servicemen, at 49. Is it possible the men, women, and children who died aboard still roam the ship today? Or are the stories nothing more than fanciful legends?

[your-resident-boat-person]

What ocean liner is best?

Okay, there are so many potential ways to answer this question. Some are objective, some are subjective.

In terms of size, that would have to go to the Queen Mary 2. She's 149,215 tons, and 1,132 feet long.

In terms of speed, that would be the SS United States, with a service speed of 34 knots, a recorded top speed of 38, and a theoretical maximum of 42.

In terms of EXTERNAL beauty, that would (in my opinion) go to the SS United States as well. Her two long, teardrop shaped funnels are just GORGEOUS and there's a remarkable agreement with her proportions.

In terms of INTERNAL beauty, (in my opinion) it would either go to the Mauretania or the Olympic. They have prettier Edwardian decor than ships like the Oceanic or Carmania, but don't push it to the extreme like the Aquitania. I'm not a huge fan of the Art Deco movement in decor that came after that.

in terms of career? I would either say the Olympic or Queen Mary. The Olympic for example, survived a torpedo strike and (on a separate occasion) rammed and sank a U-Boat during World War 1.

My overall favorite goes to the Olympic, but I'm not sure if I would call her the "best objectively" if that makes sense.

I hope this answers your question. If not, please feel free to ask more!

[forever-fixating]

Thanking to @priincebutt for the tag! This is a WIP-ask-me-anything game where I list what projects I’ve got lined up and open my asks for questions. Enjoy!

1) Titanic AU- A young man talks with an elderly Beatrice and learns of her story of sailing on the ill-fated voyage of the RMS Titanic and of the romance between her brother Henry and the charming American Alex. (Wonky summary, but I haven’t had the time with LotM to write a proper one. And before you ask, NO, I will not reveal if the boys survive. 😉)

2) A Tournament for His Heart- Lightly inspired by A Knight’s Tale (just wanted an excuse to write about lords and ladies and jousting), Prince Henry is offered as the prize in the jousting during a tournament celebrating his brother’s recent marriage. His childhood sweetheart Prince Alex is one of the competitors for his hand. But Queen Mary will not at nothing to keep Alex and Henry apart, even at the expense of her grandson’s safety and happiness. Will they be able to fight the odds and have their happily ever after? Stay tuned! (A tease is posted for this. Search “A Tournament for His Heart” in my tags.)

3) Practical Magic AU- To be a child of the 90s is to love this movie. Henry and Bea are siblings bound by a family curse that dooms the ones they love to an early grave. Can love really travel back in time and heal a broken heart? Will Henry and Bea defeat the curse that has plagued their family for generations? Will Henry get the brown-eyed boy he wished for as a child? Read to find out! (Eight-ish parts, it’s looking like? First part tentatively scheduled to be posted on Ostara because I’m pagan as fuck.)

4) Please Don’t Say You Love Me- When Henry has his first heartbreak, he leaves England for the Southern comfort of his Granny Bea in his dad’s hometown of Hot Springs, Arkansas. There, he finds more than he was looking for in a queer community where he’s able to explore and accept his sexuality as he never had before and an infuriating server/bartender/barista who challenges him at every turn. Can he set aside his heartbreak and allows himself to be truly loved for the first time? (My passionate passion project. I won’t post it until it’s done, but I’ve been slowly tinkering on it. I am beyond excited for this story and can only hope I can do its themes and my interpretations of these characters I love justice.)

My asks are open, so if any of the summaries intrigued you, please shoot me a message! You’ll find an eager recipient, I promise!

[vislokawitch]

People you would like to get to know better - thank you for tagging me @bookshelfdreams 😁

1. Three ships: RMS Olimpic - my forever beloved Old Reliable 😍, RMS Queen Mary (I want to visit her so badly), SS Baychimo (the ultimate ghost ship 👻)

Oh, as for the not ship-ships: Bagginshield (Bilbo Baggins and Thorin Oakenshield), Michifer (yes, Lucifer and Michael from whatever, including the Bible 😈) and Loustat (Louis Du Pointe Du Lac and Lestat Lioncourt from IWTV AMC)

2. First ever ship: (Pequod. Yes, the one from "Moby Dick". The movie from 1956 did a number on me) Like truly obsessed? SwanQueen (Regina Mills and Emma Swan from OUAT). Could be argued that Anakin/Padme were there first tho

3. Last song: hmm, checking with Spotify... "King of Shadows" by Tungsten

4. Last movie: "Black Swan"

5. Currently reading: "That Hopeful Feeling" by oceantears. It's a Good Omens fic, pretty great but I recommend reading trigger warnings before diving in

6. Currently watching: hmm, I'm not watching any shows at the moment so yt channels have to do. Historic Travels and Oceanliner Designs are my current obsession.

7. Currently consuming: nothing at the moment, only drinking some water because my body feels like dying if I'm not hydrated enough.

8. Currently craving: ugh, for my executive disorder, anxiety, etc to die so I can sort out my life in peace.

I'm tagging @pagan-mushroom @winds-and-whispers @mundaneandmagicalcreature @emeraldinerosefaedragon @pixiedurango @pointless-mushroom and anyone who wants to participate

[chrisframeofficial]

10 things to know about Queen Mary 2

Queen Mary 2 is the most unique passenger ship you can cruise on today.

The ship is the last of the great ocean liners, and the only passenger ship in service today that operates the regular transatlantic service.

If you’re thinking of a way to experience a historic mode of transportation, QM2 is the ship to offer it.

Here are 10 reasons that QM2 is a unique and unforgettable ocean experience.

Some QM2 Fun Facts

QM2 is five times longer than the first ship Cunard built – in fact RMS Britannia could fit into QM2’s Britannia Restaurant,

QM2 is more than twice as long as the Washington Monument is tall.

QM2 is 147 feet / 44.80 metres longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall.

QM2 is more than 3 ½ times as long as Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) is high.

QM2 is only 117 feet / 35.66 metres shorter than the Empire State Building is tall.

QM2 is more than three times as long as St. Paul’s Cathedral is tall.

QM2 is as long as 36 London double decker buses.

QM2 was made flagship of Cunard in April 2004 after a tandem crossing with QE2, the previous holder of the record.

QM2’s whistles are audible for up to ten miles.

One of QM2’s whistles was taken from her namesake, Queen Mary, on permanent loan. It was first installed on Queen Mary in 1936.

Upon QE2’s retirement, QM2 became the fastest Ocean Liner in active service.

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#oh fuck that's funny#also my maritime SpIn brain keeps trying to make sense of this when it dont make sense#like obviously a wave hitting a ship doesnt make the front of the ship fall off and thats the comedy of it obviously#but like it would be rare if a rogue wave hit a ship for a rogue wave wont make the front fall off#(im just being really autistic ignore me)#a rogue wave will either cause like force damage to it like breaking windows and bending walls and might flood the ship#or it will just sink the ship. presumably. i dont think we actually have evidence of that because of the nature of rogue waves#theyre almost entirely unpredictable#and if they sank a ship it would just sink in seconds basically#unless youre the RMS Queen Mary and then youll tilt 52 fucking degrees and get 3 degrees away from capsizing (and also probably affecting#world war 2 in a somewhat signifcant way) before righting yourself#but yeah no a rogue wave wont make the front fall off#that happens to ship sometimes like the carl d or the daniel j but that's normally due to what material the ship is made of#again. im just being autistic here. the joke is that a wave does not make the front fall off. i just want to talk about ships all the time

Unfortunately the joke was that in this case a wave did in fact make the front fall off. 'The Front Fell Off' is a timeless classic because the way politicians and corporate executives try to minimize disasters and absolve themselves of responsibility hasn't changed 33 years later, but it was satirizing a specific real incident where an oil tanker off the coast of Western Australia had the bow section break off in rough seas resulting in a massive oil spill and a fire. The air date for the sketch is July 26th, 1991. The front fell off the ship on July 21st but this naturally took more than 5 days to deal with so this was very much an ongoing shitshow that was presumably all over the news at the time, being made fun of on what seems to be the Australian equivalent of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.

'Senator Collins' was also a real figure and the Minister For Shipping at the time, though in the skit he's played by comedian John Clarke.

I don't know the exact social and political climate of early 1990s Australia but the joke behind "A wave hit it" followed up with "At sea? Chance in a million!" seems to be "The conditions the ship encountered were completely foreseeable, this was not a freak act of God, this happened because an unseaworthy piece of shit was sailing around carrying thousands and thousands of tons of crude oil. We're going to put it in simplistic, childish terms to make it clearer how ridiculous it is that this happened, and how ridiculous the clueless politicians who are supposed to be regulating this industry when they don't know jackshit about it sound when they go in front of the press and try to cover for corporate and government negligence."

The "Towed outside the environment" bit also seems to be a reference to the ship being towed farther from shore in hopes that the oil slick would disperse more before reaching the coast and reduce the damage to sensitive coastal ecosystems.

For further context, here's the same two comedians 19 years later satirizing BP's response to the Deepwater Horizons disaster.

Just in case you've never seen the The Front Fell Off video, some of the funniest two minutes on the internet.