Tagged With "Sonic Cruiser"
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Re: Tampa Bay Automobile Museum: 1) Museum Overview and its Czech collection
This is a pretty informative article about Jay Leno's Tatra. Thanks Dr Fumblefinger for introducing the car to me . http://www.popularmechanics.co...cruiser-of-the-1930s
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Re: The search for the right-sized airplane
I believe that's the best summary of modern jet development I've ever read. Interesting and fun, thanks!
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Re: In Egypt: Up the Nile
Back in 1989, when TWA still existed, took their 14 day tour. I believe there were 35 of us. We started in Cairo - 4 days staying at Mena House opposite the pyramids A huge WOW! During our stay there we traveled to Sakkaha and Memphis. Boarded a bus that took us to Alexandria - 2 days staying at Montazah Sheraton. From there we took a train to Aswan (dirty dishes - everyone sick). In Aswan, we stayed on Elephantine Island's Loews Aswan Oberoi. Went to Temples of Philae and flew to Abu...
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Old San Juan: Beautiful...and not all old
San Juan, Puerto Rico is a city of contrasts, of modern skyscrapers, crowded residential areas of different eras, resort hotels and casinos along Condado, and much more...but the image that usually comes to mind is really that of Old San Juan, the...
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Museums of Buffalo and Corning, New York
At the end of Jonathan L's recent trip along the Erie Canal, he found time to take in a selection of upstate museums, and he shares them here.
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Cruise ships: How big is too big?
MSC launches its biggest ship, Meraviglia, 4th largest in the world, and hopes to be a bigger competitor for Royal Caribbean and Carnival.
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Dubai Tour Package with Atlantis
Dubai is filled with great attractions for a visitor to explore. Nisha shares some of them with you (sponsored content)
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The Banks of the Rhine
Riverside views along the Rhine gave PHeymont a different sort of 'road trip'
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The search for the right-sized airplane
The plane that never was: Boeing's Sonic Cruiser concept helped pave the way for 777/787 Photo: Boeing Will there be a 797 in our future? Is there a future for the A380 or the 747? And what’s happening with the rest of the ranges...
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Airbus is thinking: Could a Mach 4 jetliner fly, commercially?
Airbus, which recently filed design patents for a huge follow-on to the A380 also has its mind on smaller and faster. Last week, they filed for U.S. patents on technology and design for a plane that would fly at more than 4 times the speed of sound...
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Cruise ship boom keeps shipyards busy
The incredible boom in cruise-ship construction goes on—but will there be enough room for the two current leaders and for China as well?
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Viking: First rivers, then ocean...next?
Viking has ordered two 'special ships' from a specialist subsidiary of shipbuilder Fincantieri, but no one's talking details yet.
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Can sweet and spicy sounds pep up airline food? BA thinks so...
British Airways is trying a new tack to make you like your airline meal better. Building on the work of a British researcher who tested what sounds might change people's perception of foods (He calls it Sonic Seasoning), the airline is tailoring...
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One London Street, Three Spottable Cars
Taking a walk on one London block, PHeymont spotted three unusual cars, each worth a second look.
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No go for SS United States as cruise ship
Crystal Cruises' plan to re-do the SS United States as a boutique cruiser runs into problems: bringing it up to modern standards might not be possible.
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Celebrity Car Museum, Branson (Part 2)
DrFumblefinger concludes his visit to the Celebrity Car Museum in Branson with more photos and stories of unusual cars.
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Celebrity Car Museum, Branson, Missouri (Part 1)
DrFumblefinger shares some of his favorite vehicles from the Celebrity Car Museum in Branson (the first of two posts)
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TV's 'Loveboat' returns for mass wedding
For those who remember their romances and the TV series The Love Boat, a chance for nostalgia at sea.
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Yukon Transportation Museum, Whitehorse (Where Gumbo was #312)
DrFumblefinger visits the Yukon Transportation Museum in Whitehorse. The Museum features the history of transportation in the territory, with many examples of the machinery used to develop this wild land.
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American Queen heads for south, north
A long-time U.S. river cruiser is branching out in several directions, including South America and Alaska.
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Oct. 25, 2019: The Quee Boat, Shetland
Just off a road in Shetland, a small museum keeps alive the memory of some trips that didn't end well.
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U.S. river cruising growing fast
The formerly sleepy U.S. river cruise industry has become a significant factor in U.S. tourism.
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Lisbon: Lunch on the "Other Side"
There are two sides to every story, and to every river—including the broad Tagus River that flows past Lisbon and out to the Atlantic. Almost half the population of the metropolitan area lives south of the river, connected to the city by a...
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Viking launches new boats despite slowdown
With six new ships launched this week and another coming, Viking River Cruises is on its way to its goal of a 100-ship fleet, despite some slowdown in demand.
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How dumb can you be? (2)
Bob Cranwell recounts, as only he can, a trip to Yemen at a time when military tensions and unrest were quite high.
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Celebrity offers 'glamping' aboard Galapagos ship
Fancy a penthouse at sea? Glamor camping atop a new Celebrity cruiser based in the Galapagos may be your thing—for a price.
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Disney, Viking Ocean adding new ships
Viking takes the helm of its sixth ocean cruiser, and Disney puts in orders that will nearly double its fleet.
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Hershey's Antique Auto Museum: Something for Everyone
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger visits the wonderful collection of automobiles on display at the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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Lindblad, NatGeo plan to break the ice
A new ship's Polar Class 5 rating opens up destinations that have been, up to now, only available in summer.
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Home is the Cruiser, Home from the Sea
When cruising shut down in March, there were long delays getting home for many; the last eight have now returned to Germany.
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Royal Caribbean adds a health chief
Royal Caribbean takes a big step toward rebuilding cruiser confidence as lines look toward resuming operations.
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Holland America saves historic name
Holland America renames a new ship after a departing favorite and keeps the name Rotterdam in its fleet.
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Greater Kruger region: Outstanding Game Viewing
Barry shares some of the features that make a safari trip in South Africa one of the most memorable of your life.
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Polar Bears to Penguins: New cruise odyssey
Three months, two Poles, eleven countries and $65,000 worth of adventure.
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Viking's U.S. river cruiser hits the water
Viking is almost ready for its summer debut on the Mississippi with the launching of its new Viking Mississippi, designed for U.S. cruises
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Viking: Eight new ships in one day
Viking River Cruises bulks up its European fleet with eight new ships
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Wandering in Washington
A walk of a few miles across the capital yields a variety of views, often with old and new crowding each other's spaces.
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Huge cruiser, never sailed, sold for scrap
One of the world's largest cruise ships, not yet completed, is to be sold for scrap without ever putting out to sea
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Silversea trades up for Crystal ship
Silversea is taking over the last of the ships that became available with the bankruptcy of Crystal Cruises.
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Viking set to sail the Nile
Viking has a unique new ship, designed especially for cruises on Egypt's river
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Atlanta History Center, Georgia
George G takes us through a museum that examines many facets of Atlanta's history and cultural changes
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Viking's new ship tests hydrogen power
Viking's newest ocean cruiser is also a testbed for new hydrogen fuel systems designed to reduce pollution
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The Remarkable Okavango Delta: Xudum Delta Lodge
(The lush green Okavango Delta viewed from a plane) After 2 years of planning, dozens of hours of traveling (literally to the other side of the world), the four of us were finally there. Our small Safari Air plane was taking your humble...
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Royal Caribbean adds largest cruiser yet
The latest ship to hold the title of 'world's largest' is delivered to its owners
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The Best of the Okavango Delta: Sandibe Lodge
The three days we spent at Sandibe are among the most memorable travel days I’ve ever experienced! Africa at its finest!!
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Chobe National Park: “In Chobe We Trust”
Our guides kept saying, "In Chobe we Trust"! We did! The wildlife experience was incredible.
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San Juan Cruise Ships
Jonathan L figures out just how large modern cruise ships really are.