QM2 Welcomes Award-Winning Screenwriting Duo
May 19, 2008
Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, Britain’s award-
winning writing team and writers of the recent thriller
The Bank Job, are set to add a dose of humour and
hilarity to Queen Mary 2’s June 8 Transatlantic Crossing.
Best known for their work on some of the UK’s best-loved comedies, Clement and La Frenais will draw on nearly a half-century of plot- and character-building to give Cunard guests an “inside look” at the world of successful screenwriting and production.
BAFTA-award winners, Clement and La Frenais have enjoyed a creative partnership that spans more than four decades, working with many of Britain’s most notable actors, including Peter Sellers, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Tracy Ullman and Daniel Craig.
They have most recently adapted The Rottersу Club and Archangel for the BBC and completed four films in
diverse genres, including The Bank Job, an action-packed adventure; Goal! The Dream Begins, a sports film; Flushed Away, an animated movie; and Across the Universe, a Golden Globe-nominated musical set to an all-Beatles soundtrack.
Meet Michael Mondavi
January 28, 2008
Meet Michael Mondavi, founder of Folio Wine Company, which he started with his wife, son, and daughter in 2004. As a grower and importer of quality wines from the world’s premier wine regions, he also provides sales, marketing and public relations services to wine brands from California, Italy, Spain, Argentina, New Zealand and Austria. Michael also co-founded the Robert Mondavi Winery with his father Robert in 1966.
Cunard Insights Enrichment Programme
January 11, 2008
Cunard is introducing a revised enrichment program called Cunard Insights, which will feature an array of onboard lectures, Q&As, debates, social gatherings, and workshops with noted personalities expert in history, world affairs, science, politics, arts and literature. Since the launch of Queen Mary 2 in January 2004, more than 250,000 guests have attended presentations, interviews and lectures. Cunard assigned a dedicated manager to oversee the selection of more than 500 Cunard Insights presenters annually. Caroline Mathieson is responsible for identifying and booking compelling and fascinating speakers from around the globe to sail aboard Queen Mary 2.
Colonel Stephen Bauer
Westbound
May 10, 2008
Serving a record five presidents, Colonel Stephen Bauer recorded his extraordinary experiences with numerous First Families
Alison Weir
Westbound
June 8, 2008
Noted scholar and best-selling author Alison Weir has written 11 books focusing on British kings and queens.