Videos

[VIDEO] Great Cruises: Radiance of the Seas

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This is a documentary that aired on the Travel Channel in the early 2000’s. Probably the crusie documentary I watched the most when I was a teenager. Just a quick note on quality. This was recorded onto a VHS and…

[Video] Queen Mary 2: Birth of a Legend

Here’s a video that aired shorty after the QM2 was launched in the mid 2000’s. I’m trying to track down one more documentary about the QM2 from the Travel Channel.

[Video] Building The Hawaii SuperFerry

This week it an episode also off of National Geographic’s Megastructures. This episode is of the building of Hawaii Superferries newest ship. Fun note, this venture completely failed as no one used these ferries opting instead to continue to fly…

[VIDEO] A Crossing on the QE2

The QE2 was a one of a kind liner in her days. In this weeks documentary, Night and Day Productions explores the QE2 from a 1998 crossing. Enjoy! The captions are in French but the audio is English.

[VIDEO] Ocean Liner Cities MSC Lirica

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It’s a pretty bad title, I know, but this series explores the MSC Lirica which is a fairly unknown vessel for the North American market. I’ll see if I can track down the other videos in the series.

[VIDEO] The World of ResidentSea

This Travel Channel special from 2002 gives views the first every behind the scenes look at the exclusive The World. This is the condo ship that people pay at minimum $5 million to live on. Part 1 Part 2 Part…

[VIDEO] Sovereign of the Seas Drydocking

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Here’s a great documentary about the drydocking of Royal Caribbean’s former vessel Sovereign of the Seas. She’s currently sailing for Pullmantur as the Sovereign. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

[VIDEO] Cities on the Sea

This week, I share with you my favorite documentary on the cruise industry. It debuted on TLC [back when they actually did educational programs] in 1999. The video half way through since I accidentally recorded something else over it. If…

[VIDEO] Chronicle: Lindblad Sea Bird

A local Boston news station sails with Lindblad Expeditions on the Sea Bird. The ship now sails as the National Geographic Sea Bird. This aired in the early 2000’s on WCVB Channel 5 Boston. This program is very dated, and…

[VIDEO] Chronicle: Carnival Destiny

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A local Boston news station previews the Carnival Destiny. Aired in 2000 on WCVB Channel 5 Boston. Yes this program is very dated, but it’s always interesting looking back to the origins of the megaship. Remember, the Destiny was the…

[VIDEO] Mayday 4 of 4 – Fatal Flaw

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This week we have the final episode of Mayday. Our 4 part series on maritime accidents. Mayday premiered on Britain’s Channel 4 and the US’s TLC in 1999. The series focuses on maritime stories if survival and the investigation behind…

[VIDEO] Mayday 3 of 4 – On The Bridge

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This week continues our 4 part series on maritime accidents. This week is part 3. Mayday premiered on Britain’s Channel 4 and the US’s TLC in 1999. The series focuses on maritime stories if survival and the investigation behind several…

[VIDEO] Mayday 2 of 4 – The Investigators

This week continues our 4 part series on maritime accidents. This week is part 2. Mayday premiered on Britain’s Channel 4 and the US’s TLC in 1999. The series focuses on maritime stories if survival and the investigation behind several…

[VIDEO] Mayday 1 of 4 – Deadly Playground

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This week will start a 4 part series called Mayday. It premiered on Britain’s Channel 4 and the US’s TLC in 1999. The series focuses on maritime stories if survival and the investigation behind several disasters. When I was growing…

[VIDEO] Mega Food Oasis of the Seas

Here is the first in a series of documentations and videos I’ll be uploading this year. Title: Mega Food: Oasis of the Seas Airdate: November 6th 2013 Network/Channel: National Geographic Channel Notes: This fascinating documentary takes us behind the scenes…