10/21/2008

DAY SIX: THE TANDEM CROSSING ENDED A FEW MINUTES AGO




















As I said, the QM2 had to speed to arrive as soon as possible to Southampton.

In both ships, all the outside decks were full of passengers taking pictures, videotaping, and screaming in the last minutes of the tandem crossing.

Chase Heilman, a photographer from Missouri (USA) was taping for a podcast with the last horn salutes.

The horns went wild and louder than ever.

Twenty, thirty, forty times?

In the QE2 travels the chief design architect of the QM2, so he was really moved when he saw his ship taking the lead very fast,. heading to Southampton and despairing in a few minutes from our view.

The Captain spoke to us and the QE2 sent a tremendous applause to the QM2.

I am sure that the same happened aboard the QM2 and we will try to find in the next few days pictures, videos and memories of all these final moments.

The weather couldn't be better.

It was sunny and warm.

The perfect Atlantic conditions for the final farewell between the two Cunard Queens.

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