RMS Mauretania (1906) . In September 1909, "Mauretania" captured the Blue Riband for the fastest westbound crossing — a record that was to stand for more than two decades. In December 1911, as in New York City in December 1910, "Mauretania" broke loose from her moorings while in the River Mersey and sustained damage that caused the cancellation of her special speedy Christmas voyage to New York. In a quick change of events Cunard rescheduled "Mauretania"s voyage for "Lusitania", which had just returned from New York, under the command of Captain James Charles. "Lusitania" completed Christmas crossings for "Mauretania", carrying revellers back to
Glory in the Highest: A Christmas Record Moore had one complaint, and that was "at 10 tracks long, the album feels much too short for such a wonderful display of talent." Simon Carpenter wrote that "the music has a jazzy/country/acoustic feel to it which is pleasant but hardly dynamic." At Indie Vision Music, Eric Pattersson found that "the three original, newly written songs on the record lose some of the charming jazzy/folksy style felt throughout the rest of the record, instead playing a much more straightforward singer/songwriter type sound, but they all work together for a total record that has both variety and flow." Jesus Freak Hideout's