bluemarble Posted December 10, 2022 #276 Share Posted December 10, 2022 47 minutes ago, exlondoner said: For those who enjoy these things, you will be pleased to know QM2 and QV are about to pass, south of the IOW. Still probably not quite waving distance, but I calculate QM2 and QV got within 6NM of each other this time. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dranuc2016 Posted December 12, 2022 #277 Share Posted December 12, 2022 A little late, but a webcam showing QM2 departing Rotterdam. (Can rewind 12 hours) Screenshot of Now (2022-12-12 19:50 UTC) - 4:54 now - 1:37 pulling away Thankyou to Youtube channel "Open Up to Rotterdam" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted January 19, 2023 #278 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Here's a webcam capture of QM2 at Heraklion this morning. This is a distant view to be sure, but it's a chance to feature a port we haven't seen yet on this thread. This is from Skyline Webcam's "Heraklion Live cam" found at "skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/ellada/crete/heraklion/heraklion.html". 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted February 1, 2023 #279 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Here's another distant webcam view. QM2 is in Dubai for the next couple days. This is a capture from Webcamtaxi's "Fairmont The Palm Cam" found at "webcamtaxi.com/en/united-arab-emirates/dubai/fairmont-thepalm-cam.html". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted March 8, 2023 #280 Share Posted March 8, 2023 QM2 is in Brisbane today, so of course I had to go over for a look. Two photos attached below. I hope all passengers and crew have a good port day. We have some high clouds keeping the late summer sunlight more comfortable, and a high of 32c expected. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted March 8, 2023 #281 Share Posted March 8, 2023 She sure is @sfred... I see they have changed the berth location since we flew over... ****** Have a great day in that wonderful city... https://solentrichardscruiseblog.com/2016/01/08/one-way-to-do-brisbane/ No doubt you'll be getting into the Morton Bay Bugs in town... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted March 8, 2023 #282 Share Posted March 8, 2023 (edited) Thanks @Solent Richard. Your review is a pretty good overview of Brisbane. I'm not a particular fan of bugs, but Mrs sfred loves them. Unfortunately the Eagle Street Pier restaurant area is being redeveloped for a new office tower. Several popular restaurants, including the seafood place where you had the bugs, have been shut for the construction. As you noticed, Brisbane has a new cruise terminal, at Luggage Point on the opposite side of the Brisbane River to the Grain Terminal. It is much nicer than the industrial pier, although still a ways out of the city centre. It was completed in early 2020 just in time for the covid shutdown years, and sat unused. It is now in full operation this year. QE was here a few weeks ago, and QM2 today. Edited March 8, 2023 by sfred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Solent Richard Posted March 8, 2023 #283 Share Posted March 8, 2023 55 minutes ago, sfred said: Thanks @Solent Richard. Your review is a pretty good overview of Brisbane. I'm not a particular fan of bugs, but Mrs sfred loves them. Unfortunately the Eagle Street Pier restaurant area is being redeveloped for a new office tower. Several popular restaurants, including the seafood place where you had the bugs, have been shut for the construction. As you noticed, Brisbane has a new cruise terminal, at Luggage Point on the opposite side of the Brisbane River to the Grain Terminal. It is much nicer than the industrial pier, although still a ways out of the city centre. It was completed in early 2020 just in time for the covid shutdown years, and sat unused. It is now in full operation this year. QE was here a few weeks ago, and QM2 today. And I believe that it’s Queen Mary 2’s maiden call at the new terminal…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted April 22, 2023 #284 Share Posted April 22, 2023 QM2 returns to Southampton this evening to complete her 2023 world voyage for those who started in Southampton. She's returning early with reports there is a technical issue with one of her engines which needs to be worked on while she's in port. As of this posting, she isn't scheduled to depart Southampton until the morning of Monday, April 24th. This is a capture from the Netley Cam stream on the Solent Ships YouTube Channel. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techteach Posted April 23, 2023 #285 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Fortuitous that Stephen Payne is on board. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaisyDancer Posted April 23, 2023 #286 Share Posted April 23, 2023 My view this morning from my hotel room. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted April 23, 2023 #287 Share Posted April 23, 2023 7 hours ago, techteach said: Fortuitous that Stephen Payne is on board. Only if he’s got his screwdriver. 😀 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North West Newbie Posted April 23, 2023 #288 Share Posted April 23, 2023 33 minutes ago, exlondoner said: Only if he’s got his screwdriver. 😀 And this..... 😏 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techteach Posted April 23, 2023 #289 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Sounds like they need him down in the engine room today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted April 23, 2023 #290 Share Posted April 23, 2023 (edited) Deleted Edited April 23, 2023 by exlondoner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted April 23, 2023 #291 Share Posted April 23, 2023 (edited) Deleted Edited April 23, 2023 by exlondoner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfred Posted April 23, 2023 #292 Share Posted April 23, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, techteach said: Sounds like they need him down in the engine room today. Indeed! Sympathies to all those aboard and/or affected by the cancellations. I wonder what the "technical issues" are that have caused the 23/30th cancellations? QM2 was making good speed to arrive in Southampton early, so at that point there was sufficient diesel and gas turbine generating capacity for propulsion and hotel loads. In aviation, there's something called the Minimum Equipment List (MEL) or Minimum Equipment Requirements (MER), which are the things that must be working for an aircraft to legally depart, particularly on a long overwater route. I imagine shipping and QM2 might have a similar list. If so, what went crook on QM2's MEL to require cancellation? Fresh water generation? Fire prevention? Ventilation? Edited April 23, 2023 by sfred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemarble Posted April 24, 2023 #293 Share Posted April 24, 2023 The Southampton VTS website has been updated to show QM2 scheduled to depart April 27 at a time TBA. It still shows her destination as New York which of course is not correct. But that updated departure date from April 24 to April 27 is an interesting development. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercruiser Posted May 2, 2023 #294 Share Posted May 2, 2023 (edited) Looks like QM2 is underway again, after spending many days in port! Edited May 2, 2023 by Mercruiser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonzoWCS Posted May 2, 2023 #295 Share Posted May 2, 2023 52 minutes ago, Mercruiser said: Looks like QM2 is underway again, after spending many days in port! That's some good news! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altrincham Charter Posted May 2, 2023 #296 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Ryde webcam captured Queen Mary 2 earlier, en route to Liverpool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted May 2, 2023 #297 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Looks like a beautiful evening for sailing 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan101 Posted May 3, 2023 #298 Share Posted May 3, 2023 14 hours ago, Mercruiser said: Looks like QM2 is underway again, after spending many days in port! Almost ran in to the Isle of Wight though... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted May 3, 2023 #299 Share Posted May 3, 2023 1 hour ago, buchanan101 said: Almost ran in to the Isle of Wight though... The IOW is most confusing. As you know, things are occasionally described as X times the size of the IOW. How do they know this? Because they take it away to use as a measure. Certainly there are clear days when it is not visible from Bournemouth, so they must be using it do do this. On those days, I imagine the ships just go straight across.😀😀 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan101 Posted May 3, 2023 #300 Share Posted May 3, 2023 10 minutes ago, exlondoner said: The IOW is most confusing. As you know, things are occasionally described as X times the size of the IOW. How do they know this? Because they take it away to use as a measure. Certainly there are clear days when it is not visible from Bournemouth, so they must be using it do do this. On those days, I imagine the ships just go straight across.😀😀 Wales is the usual measure in the UK. How many IoWs to a Wales? (Answer, 1 Wales = 54.5 Isle of Wights) I have heard "Belgium" used some times, but that's not quite so useful for a Brit (about 1.5 Wales to a Belgium) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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