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The ships sailed in tandem from their home port of Southampton, England on 10 October 2008, calling at New York on 16 October and returning to Southampton on 22 October.
This was QE2's final call in New York and her final round-trip crossing of the North Atlantic. She was Cunard's flagship and primary ship on the Southampton-New York run from 1969 to 2004 when she was replaced in that capacity by QM2. Since then she has operated mainly on cruises with occasional Atlantic crossings. Her final cruise will depart Southampton on 11 November 2008, arriving in Dubai on 27 November 2008, where she will be converted to a floating hotel.
These photos were taken from a NY Waterway Tours vessel chartered by the World Ship Society Port of New York Branch and the Steamship Historical Society of America Long Island Chapter. Thanks to WSS PONY, SSHSA-LI, NY Waterway Tours and Cunard for helping to make this such a spectacular event.
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[ 10-17-2008: Message edited by: dougnewman ]
Anyone out for the arrival?
It was truly a spectacular evening.
The lighting in your shots are superb.
Andrew
Craig
The lighting was indeed really spectacular - I was worried we would just get a flat grey sky but in the end it could not have been better.
Patsy, just what were you expecting? Did you think the shores would be lined with thousands of well-wishers? It's not 1936, nor is it 1967; the days of liners making front page headlines are sadly gone. Overall, I think Cunard did a wonderful job; and as far as the ships slipping out practically unannounced, Cunard had it on their site, there was a marching band at Battery Park and several fireboats were on hand for the event. And of course every liner nut who owns a computer knew about it. True, there were no fireworks; but that hardly constitutes a flop.
All in all, it was a remarkable experience.
-Russ
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