Without a doubt, there have been few ships that have garnered such a devoted following as Queen Elizabeth 2 has. Indeed, with 39 years of service, sailing over 5.5 million miles and carrying over 2.5 million passengers, sailing to nearly every region of thew world, few ships have had the same sort of opportunity to [...]
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Saturday, 29 November 2008
BBC QE2 farewell coverage round-up
Many of us have enjoyed the BBC’s excellent coverage of Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2’s final months in service. For those who haven’t been following it, here is a round-up of the coverage in chronological order:
2008/06/02: Queen’s goodbye to QE2 liner: The Queen has boarded the QE2 cruise ship for the third, and final time, since she [...]
Monday, 31 March 2008
The End of Orient Lines
Last Sunday, Orient Lines completed its last cruise, ending nearly 15 years of operation. Marco Polo arrived in Lisbon after a 21-night cruise from Rio de Janiero.
The ship was handed over to her new owners, Global Maritime, and will enter service on a charter to Transocean Tours on 19 April with a cruise to the [...]
