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Mark Haslett
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Posted: 02 November 2026 at 1:56am | IP Logged | 1 post reply
I just had a brunch today in the Grand Salon of the Queen Mary, where the
first class passengers ate. It was a fun experience to wander the ornate
halls and dining room.

Do you have any recollections of riding the Queen Mary, John?
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John Byrne

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Posted: 02 November 2026 at 7:31am | IP Logged | 2 post reply
Before I was 8yo I crossed the Atlantic three times by liner, the Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary and the less famous Ivernia. I have vivid memories of these crossings but unfortunately, after all these decades, I can no longer determine which memories belong to which ship!
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Michael Penn
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Posted: 02 November 2026 at 12:18pm | IP Logged | 3 post reply
It's a sad and frustrating moment -- and often one fraught with self-recriminations for opportunities lost -- when you realize that no one is left alive who knows parts of your own life's story.
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Michael Penn
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Posted: 02 November 2026 at 12:20pm | IP Logged | 4 post reply
JB, have you as the Grumpy Old Guy been able to serve as a source of family lore for any younger relatives?
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John Byrne

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Posted: 02 November 2026 at 12:35pm | IP Logged | 5 post reply
No. I have 4 younger cousins with whom I’ve had no contact since I was in my late teens. If the gene pool has extended beyond them, I know not.
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John Byrne

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Posted: 02 November 2026 at 12:37pm | IP Logged | 6 post reply
… when you realize that no one is left alive who knows parts of your own life's story.

•••

There’s also no one to correct me!

;-)

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Mark Haslett
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Posted: 02 November 2026 at 3:15pm | IP Logged | 7 post reply
Thanks for the reply. I did not learn how all the different passengers
travelled on board. Do you remember how your accommodations worked?
Would you have eaten in the Queen Mary Grand Salon dining room?
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John Byrne

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Posted: 02 November 2026 at 3:22pm | IP Logged | 8 post reply
We traveled third class, which was adequate but a long way from Grand.

Of course, I was 3, 5 and 7, so it all seemed grand enough to me! On the middle crossing my mother and I shared a cabin with a porthole!

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