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Sunday, January 9, 2011

Crossing the Atlantic on the Queen Mary 2

Tri Trang beach Phuket Thailand and Queen Mary 2
Tri Trang Beach Phuket Thailand late afternoon February 3rd 2010 and yes that is the worlds' largest cruise liner Queen Mary 2 parked in the bay with another cruise ship.






Queen Mary 2 Departing Paihia, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, world tour
The biggest cruise ship to visit Northland is in the Bay of Islands - bringing a tourist bonanza. The Queen Mary II arrived off Paihia on Friday morning carrying 4000 passengers and crew.






Queen Mary comes under the Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco
It was historic to say the least to see the Queen Mary 2 pass under the Golden Gate Bridge. One mammoth invention of the Industrial era commingling with another. I couldn't help but wonder if the soul in each even marveled at each other. The Queen Mary 2 is known as the grandest, most magnificent ocean liner ever built. She is in all her Glory: 1132' long and 113' longer than the original Queen Mary; 147' longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall; equals the length of 41 double decker london buses end to end; her Whistle can be heard for up to ten miles; she carries a guest capacity of 3056 passengers with a crew of 1253; and she cost a whopping $800 million to build. The Queen Mary 2 was visiting the Golden Gate as part of her Maiden World Cruise which set sail from Fort Lauderdale. The 81 day cruise stops at the worlds most dazzling destinations including Paris, Hong Kong, Sydney, Cairo and San Francisco, and storied lands like the South Pacific, Cape Horn, Southeast Asia and India.






Queen Mary 2
Queen Mary 2






Crossing the Atlantic on the Queen Mary 2
Stormy sea on the Atlantic crossing on the Queen Mary 2 produced a large wave.

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