Rare david,Mississauga Posted August 11, 2017 #1 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Unfortunately I could not get any photos from the harbour Webcam; the capture feature would not work. This is the last call in Halifax on an Atlantic crossing for the foreseeable future. Perhaps someone else was able to get photos. http://www.halifaxseaport.com/schedule-of-public-viewing-locations-for-queen-mary-2-departure-from-halifax-2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlueRiband Posted August 11, 2017 #2 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Thank you for sharing that. It seems to be a wonderful sail around for those on board and ashore. Although I personally won't miss having Halifax inserted in a TA. It seems to have been an excuse to justify a TA stretched to 9 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tv24 Posted August 11, 2017 #3 Share Posted August 11, 2017 On the other hand we had a great time in Halifax in June on a crossing, and it stretched the crossing to 8 days, not 9. Extra time on the QM2 is welcomed by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare david,Mississauga Posted August 11, 2017 Author #4 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Thank you for sharing that. It seems to be a wonderful sail around for those on board and ashore. Although I personally won't miss having Halifax inserted in a TA. It seems to have been an excuse to justify a TA stretched to 9 days. What I will miss is the opportunity to take a six-day crossing from Southampton to Halifax, disembarking in my own country. We had to pay the fare for New York and get permission from Cunard to leave the ship in Halifax. (According to the Canadian government, Canadian passport holders don't need permission to disembark, but we discussed that earlier.) We only did this once, in 2014. I hope they will bring back these occasional calls. Next year there is only one call in Halifax, down from four - two cruises and two TAs - for this and the previous few years. Next year the only way to take a QM2 TA to or from a Canadian port will be the annual autumn voyage to Quebec. This takes two weeks. We are taking this from Quebec to Southampton in October this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway9999 Posted August 11, 2017 #5 Share Posted August 11, 2017 I took some photos of her departure. It was a beautiful evening on the waterfront. However, the QM2 is due back in on Oct 4, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway9999 Posted August 11, 2017 #6 Share Posted August 11, 2017 I'm unsure how to add phtotos to this. I had to resize them so small to add them, that they are totally fuzzy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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