Farewell New York QE2 with Queen Mary 2
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Limited edition , Qu2 farewell season collection only 736 were ever made email camee_da_boi@hotmail.co.uk if interested EXTREMELY RARE
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Thanks for the video, wonderful to see QE 2 in tandem with QM2, camera work was well done, even although QE 2 was rising a wee bittie in the swells, but looks brilliant. QE2 was Scottish Shipbuilding and Engineering in its finest Ship to be lauched at Clydebank.
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Meh. To me, what defines an ocean liner is the steerage class, though I suppose that *technically* you are correct. However, in my humble opinion, no steerage class = transcontinental cruise ship. That simple.
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@YawnGod: Liners have been built for cruising ever since the Leonardo Da VInci. Canberra exclusively cruised after '1974. The S/S France had baffle doors to convert to warm weather cruising in the off-season years before being converted into the Norway. Even the classic "greyhound" purpose-built liners like the Normandie, SSUS and QM1 did cruises. What defines a liner is the capability of sustained regular transatlantic passenger and (at one time) mail service. QV? Hell no. QM2? Absolutely.
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I'll never see her again <....(
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The QE2 and QM2 are ocean liners, albeit also partially cruise ships. But several ships were designed for this, most notably the QE2, the Canberra, and the Rotterdam V. They have all the staples: high speed, buttoned up superstructure, good sea keeping qualities, a long flared bow, and a protected stern. The QV and other cruise ships have none of these qualities.
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QE2 and QM2 weren't real ocean liners anyway. Those have been long gone for a while now. Pound for pound, shipping goods overseas via ship is less expensive than by air, so as long as it costs more to transport my body overseas by ship than by air, ocean liners to me are extinct.
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God Bless Queen Elizabeth 2.
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New York City... do you miss her the QE2
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Its always a shame to see just majestic ships leave the ocean forever. Great video :)
it's a shame the new Queens aren't British!!!
Boccherini64 3 years ago 6
It's really sad that the new Queen Elizabeth, like the Queen Victoria, won't be a real ocean liner.
phoenix1985 3 years ago 3