Queen Mary 2 in Liverpool This Evening

[Garfunkel]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1221672/Queen-Mary-2-sails-Liverpool--largest-ship-travel-Mersey.html

 

This has just been on our local news channels - what a spectacular sight. She leaves at 11pm tonight, with fireworks. I hope it's televised.

[cruisinpsudude]

I have been on since NYC and each of the ports around the U.K. has gotten better and better. The welcome yesterday on the Clyde was fantastic, but the sheer number of people who came out today in Liverpool in the bitter cold was overwhelming . . . the Liverpool Philharmonic is playing special concerts tonights (the same director who conducted the naming cermony) and then fireworks are set for 10:50, with a Beatles coverband playing in the Queens Room . . . overall a wonderful experience!

 

It has been amazing to share this with so many proud British citizens . . .

[Bispham Boo]

We watched her on the local news channel and did lots of "ooh, we stood there" and "ooh we went down those stairs" etc! Lovely to see her in Liverpool. Now just need her to do a TA from there. :D

[Serendipity50]

Felt very proud seeing her in my home town tonight....especially in front of the beautiful Liverpool waterfront.

[Lanky Lad]

I went over to Liverpool today to see her :)

 

 

 

[cruisebore]

Lanky Lad

Thanks for sharing your photos.

I do hope our American cousins enjoyed our unique city despite the inclement weather.

[balf]

We took a ferry trip from the Birkenhead side of the river and sailed up and down for half an hour or so, with passengers moving from one side to another as we turned. It was great to see the Cunard flag ship tied up alongside in Liverpool, and very much back to her roots. The last time QE2 came to our city she had to use Mersey ferry boats as tenders!!

 

The next time we will see her will be in Hong Cong in February!!

 

David.

[Serendipity50]

I went over to Liverpool today to see her :)

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for sharing...I feel homesick now!

[heywood]

They just said on the news that 'Cunard would like to use Liverpool more often'.

I hope so... and not just as a stop.

[Cinema15]

Awaiting her return crossing the Big Pond to NYC on 10/29 when we will get on and sail a weeklong Canadian cruise...brrr cold!

[north east girl]

Thanks for all the great photos of the QM2. I read all the comments from the newspaper review. All were positive but one negative, I must say I agreed with all the positive ones.

 

Catherine

[southwestie]

this was on the BBC news

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/liverpool/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8319000/8319218.stm

 

 

 

 

 

[hansol1966]

Great links thanks.

Fred & Sian

[cruisebore]

Found some more great pics here as well as some of our beautiful Lake District

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinroberts32/

 

Would love to hear the comments of our American cousins after their day in Liverpool.

 

Regards Cb

[seabourndt]

thanks for that rob, wish i had been there

dave

[southwestie]

thanks for that rob, wish i had been there

dave

 

 

a pleasure dave, hope everyone enjoyed them, would have been nice, at least I have 3 weeks on her in November

[bunty14]

The following link to the Liverpool Echo (local paper) is very good.

 

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/2009/10/20/queen-mary-2-full-coverage-of-the-liverpool-visit-100252-24965509/

 

The souvenir supplement is great (link on the above site)

 

Just doing last minute packing before joining Queen Mary tomorrow, can't wait.

[cruisebore]

Peter Shank's blog and remarkable pictures.

http://wearecunard.com/2009/10/21/

 

BTW one sad Mancunian is spreading the rumour that she left Liverpool as: ueen Mary 2

;)

 

Regards

Cb

[DKNYC]

Thanks Rob and Lanky Lad

 

Was wonderful in person too! Will be in Southampton tomorrow. Hope to get off and do a museum or something. Then TA back to work:eek:.

 

Denise

[Murdoch]

Does anyone know why the QM2 had two of her tenders missing???

 

 

Thanks,

Murdoch

[southwestie]

Does anyone know why the QM2 had two of her tenders missing???

 

 

Thanks,

Murdoch

 

Dnkyc stole them maybe

[Serendipity50]

Does anyone know why the QM2 had two of her tenders missing???

 

 

Thanks,

Murdoch

 

Calm down now..our Murdoch!!;):)

 

Jean

[nfcu]

During the voyage we ran into Commodore Warner as he was passing through the casino and asked him about the missing tenders. He said that they were out for service/repairs in Southampton. He also said as a result, the total guests allowed on board was slightly restricted. Even though all the cabins were occupied, they restricted the number of 3rd/4th guests in some of the cabins.

[nellydean]

I am from Liverpool, and sailed across the pond on QM2 to NYC in her inaugural year in 2004, so was nice to see the pictures of her on the Mersey.

 

She is in Curacao today, during a Caribbean/Panana cruise, my brother in law and his wife are onboard

[Ryancoke]

I wondered about the missing ones in southampton. Since counting of lifeboats is my first order of business when I get on a ship.