For those cruise lovers like me. Last tuesdat was one of the mosto unforgetable moments in my life. The QM2 visited for the first time Spain. A friend of mine has got a boat so we were hovering around and I took these pics.
http://www.ruderhaus.de/cun-qm2-camino/
It was a magestic moment, seeing her entering quietly in the port in dusk. Magical indeed. The most beautiful under the sun.
By: wysiwyg - 29th December 2003 at 13:23
Had a lovely view of QM2 yesterday morning in Southampton from overhead.
By: Flood - 27th December 2003 at 11:58
The Cap Acona was sunk in the Baltic.
And if we are going to get picky…:D There was a Queen Elizabeth and a Queen Mary in the Royal Navy; battleships, the first was scrapped in 1948 and the second was sunk in the Battle of Jutland, 1916. Not to mention all those ‘unique’ names that vessels get called: I have seen three ‘Overdrafts’ in the Solent for example; two were apparently moored within a stones throw of each other during a Cowes Week a few years ago!
Flood.
By: keltic - 27th December 2003 at 10:09
The most terrible naval disaster was narrowly averted, when a freak wave hit the Queen Mary1 on the midatlantic in the times of the war when was carrying more than 8000 troops. Almost capsized. Freak waves are these which suddenly appear in the middle of the sea (did you see Perfect Storm?), well 30 metres waves exit and not always related to earthquakes of volcanos or storms. Even in calm waters can happen. Scarry, isn´t it. I have to remind that the worst naval disaster were CAP ARCONA middle of the atlantic in the time of the war, and Wilhelm Gustlov…..german liners hit by russian submarine killing almost 8000 civilians. Cap Arcona figures were slightly higher.
By: Der - 27th December 2003 at 09:43
Pre-dating all that was the Clyde steamer ” Queen Mary”, which was launched before the big ‘un, so the one youre all admiring should be named Queen Mary 3 ! The Clyde steamer is now a restaurant on the Thames.
By: ELP - 27th December 2003 at 07:33
I like the old one. Used during WWII as a troop transport. One terrible accident it ran down a AA cruiser ( really a destroyer sized ship ) like a Mack Truck hitting a puppy at about 20 knots, like it wasn’t even there. Terrible event, but that is some brute muscle.
By: Der - 26th December 2003 at 21:50
Pride of the Clyde mate!
Unfortunately, these days appear to be well and truly gone.
A trip Doon The Watter on the Waverley is very depressing as you cruise past the empty shipyards with their redundant cranes and empty slipways….
By: Ren Frew - 26th December 2003 at 19:02
Built in St Nazaire, France wasn’t it? Loads of dockworkers and families were killed and injured when a gangway collapsed last month during a families look round day.
The QE2 however, was built about 3 miles away from my place at John Brown’s yard on the River Clyde.
By: Der - 26th December 2003 at 15:16
Would have been, if it had been built here.
By: keltic - 26th December 2003 at 14:50
Not really. American Voyager class vessels are 142000 tonage versus 150000 of the QM2. For the moment British are ahead to the americans. That´s good 🙂
By: steve rowell - 26th December 2003 at 08:25
Is it the biggest in the world, someone told me some of the cruise liners out of Miami are bigger
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