A fantastic black and white picture of her arrival to New York.
Tomorrow it will be the last one!
10/15/2008
THE FIRST ARRIVAL OF THE QE2 TO NEW YORK
A fantastic black and white picture of her arrival to New York.
Tomorrow it will be the last one!
FIVE NIGHTS ABOAD THE QE2 ON A 2001 CROSSING
A funny summary made by Celeste McCall about her Atlantic Crossing a few years ago:
The QE2 employs 105 kitchen workers, representing 15 to 20 nationalities.
For safety reasons, all are required to speak English.
The ship's five restaurants have 178 waiters/waitresses.
On a typical day, the galley uses 2,560 tea bags, 115 pounds of coffee, 230 gallons of milk, 481 pounds of butter, 90 gallons of ice cream, 97 pounds of mayonnaise and 241 pounds of bananas.
Between New York and Southampton, the QE2's five restaurants crack 50,000 eggs.
Getting more upscale: on a typical crossing, sommeliers pop 1,000 bottles of champagne and waiters dish out 420 pounds of smoked salmon, 580 pounds of lobster and 75 pounds of caviar.
In fact, QE2 is the world's largest consumer of the pricy little fish eggs, and I did my share to uphold that honor.
Each day, bartenders use 2,610 cocktail stirrers, 960 toothpicks, 3,540 paper napkins and 7,850 paper doilies.
And consider this: in 5 days, passengers go through 2,700 rolls of toilet paper.
THE QE2 INTO THE SUNSET
John Sidebotham from Sidney writes these very sensitive words about the Grand Dame of the Seas:
On the 24th February this year, we were treated once again to the spectacle of two Cunard Queens in the Harbour at the same time. On this occasion it was the new Queen Victoria on her maiden Round the World voyage, and the Queen Elizabeth 2 on her twenty-fifth and last Word Cruise.
The Queen Victoria was berthed at Circular Quay in the heart of the city between the Opera House and the Bridge and the QE2 was at Garden Island Naval Base.
At 6.30pm the Queen Victoria left for Brisbane and the QE2 was towed to the Circular Quay terminal for the last time.
Here she is, moving into the sunset, with her hull just catching the setting sun.
Apart from the subject, what makes this a special photo for me is that this image is as taken with no levelling or cropping necessary.
What is even more amazing is that it was the last picture on the card!
The blood still runs cold at the thought that even one average picture photographed earlier would have been enough to make this picture impossible to take!
On the 24th February this year, we were treated once again to the spectacle of two Cunard Queens in the Harbour at the same time. On this occasion it was the new Queen Victoria on her maiden Round the World voyage, and the Queen Elizabeth 2 on her twenty-fifth and last Word Cruise.
The Queen Victoria was berthed at Circular Quay in the heart of the city between the Opera House and the Bridge and the QE2 was at Garden Island Naval Base.
At 6.30pm the Queen Victoria left for Brisbane and the QE2 was towed to the Circular Quay terminal for the last time.
Here she is, moving into the sunset, with her hull just catching the setting sun.
Apart from the subject, what makes this a special photo for me is that this image is as taken with no levelling or cropping necessary.
What is even more amazing is that it was the last picture on the card!
The blood still runs cold at the thought that even one average picture photographed earlier would have been enough to make this picture impossible to take!
PICTURES OF THE GRAND DAME OF THE SEAS IN NEW YORK
From Flickr and from different times.
New York will see tomorrow for the last time the QE2.
Tomorrow will be the last opportunity to have her pictures around Manhattan.
Share with us your pictures.
TOMORROW'S PLANS FOR THE NEW YORK ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE QE2 & QM2
ARRIVAL SCHEDULE
4:45 AM QE2 and Queen Mary 2 sail under Verrazano Narrows Bridge
with a whistle salute signaling QE2's 710th and Final Arrival
in New York
5:30 AM QE2 and Queen Mary 2 sail by the Statue of Liberty
6:00 AM QM2 berths alongside at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
7:00 AM QE2 berths alongside Pier 90
DEPARTURE SCHEDULE
5:00 PM QE2 and Queen Mary 2 depart berths
5:30 PM FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums at Battery Park City Promenade
6:10 PM QE2 and Queen Mary 2 "Rendezvous" near The Statue of Liberty
TOMORROW'S WEATHER IN NEW YORK: MOSTLY HUMID, LIGHT RAIN AND POSSIBLE STORMS
Not a very nice weather for tomorrow's QE2 New York Farewell.
Click on the graphic to see it bigger.
Updates here.
SMOOTH SAILING RIGHT NOW
Calm sea from the QE2 Bridge Camera in her last Transatlantic Tandem Crossing with the QM2.
Last night aboard.
New York is waiting.
Unfortunately, the weather in Manhattan will be a little stormy.
A GREENOCK POSTER FOR THE QE2
Atonfan has in Flickr this nice recent picture of a Farewell poster for "their" Queen, the Grand Dame of the Seas.
THE QE2 IS RIGHT NOW HERE...
...in the Atlantic and heading to New York in her last Westbound Tandem Crossing with the QM2.
Less than 24 hours of her arrrival to Manhattan.
This is a live picture from the Bridge Cam of the Queen Elizabeth 2
Live images via satellite, updated here every 60 seconds.
Less than 24 hours of her arrrival to Manhattan.
This is a live picture from the Bridge Cam of the Queen Elizabeth 2
Live images via satellite, updated here every 60 seconds.
10/14/2008
QE2 IN THE SUNSET
Any picture from the crossing?
SOUTHAMPTON'S NOVEMBER 11 FAREWELL TO THE GRAND DAME OF THE SEAS
This is going to be really BIG.
The BBC reports:
On Tuesday, 11 November QE2 will leave Southampton for the final time.
An enormous send off is planned with a vast amount of people expected to see her off - below is all you need to know to be part of QE2's farewell.
BBC South will broadcast a special one hour programme from 18:30 - 19:30 GMT on BBC One, the programme will also be streamed live on this site where there will be extended coverage including the fireworks until approximately 20:15.
BBC Radio Solent will be broadcasting special QE2 programmes throughout the day.
The Breakfast Show 06:30 - 09:30 GMT will come live from QE2 Terminal and Drivetime 16:00 - 21:00 GMT live from Mayflower Park - listen on 96.1 FM or online.
There'll also be a dedicated travel bulletin service for the duration of the event with news on public transport and the inevitable traffic jams.
Southampton's Mayflower Park off West Quay Road will be the city's vantage point for QE2's departure and fireworks display.
Entry to the park is free, a big screen will feature BBC coverage of the QE2 and the special live one hour QE2 farewell programme from 18:30 - 19:30 GMT.
QE2 will be flying her red "paying off" pennant from her mast to mark the end of her commission - QE2's is particularly impressive as the pennant's length is determined by years of service, one foot for each of her 39 years.
It's bound to be a cold night, so make sure you wrap up warm, take warm drinks and a torch, particularly if you're heading for one of the shoreline vantage points - allow plenty of time to get to your preferred viewing spot and be prepared for delays.
THE QE2 RIGHT NOW IS...
...sailing in the Atlantic and heading to New York in her last Westbound Tandem Crossing with the QM2.
This is a live picture from the Bridge Cam of the Queen Elizabeth 2
Live images via satellite, updated here every 60 seconds.
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