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Three Cunard Queens
Page 1: Queen Mary 2 & Queen Victoria departing past Queen Elizabeth 2
Southampton - 22nd April 2008
On the 22nd April 2008, the three Cunard Queens,
Queen Elizabeth 2, Queen Mary 2
and
Queen Victoria
, met at Southampton for the one and only time in the UK. This page shows the departures of
Queen Mary 2
and
Queen Victoria
past the
Queen Elizabeth 2
(
Queen Elizabeth 2
did not depart until 27th April).
Three Queens - Page 2
shows the three Queens in port before the departures of
Queen Mary 2
and
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth 2
returned from her world cruise on 18th April, and was originally scheduled to do a return liner voyage to New York. However she made a short dock maintenance visit which allowed this event to take place. She was berthed at the Mayflower Terminal on the 22nd April, along with
Pacific Princess
.
Queen Mary 2
arrived at Southampton's QEII Cruise Terminal on 22nd April from her world cruise, and
Queen Victoria
arrived at Southampton's City terminal the same day from a New York liner voyage. The three ships were therefore widely separated in the docks. After a period of appalling weather, the skies were clear on the morning of 22nd April. I took a 14:00hrs harbour tour on the
Ocean Scene
of Blue Funnel Cruises, in case the fine weather did not last. This provided images of the individual ships, but only distant shots of all three.
Queen Mary 2
was due to depart at 17:00hrs for New York, as was
Pacific Princess
for the Mediterrainean.
Queen Mary 2
was planned to sail along the Western Docks past
Queen Victoria
and
Queen Elizabeth 2,
before turning around near the container terminal and returning out towards the sea.
Pacific Princess
was due to nip out whilst
Queen Mary 2
was turning.
Queen Victoria
would then follow
Queen Mary 2
out. I took a second
Ocean Scene
cruise at 16:00hrs which was due to follow the departures. In the event,
Queen Mary 2
was delayed for half an hour so PP left on schedule. As
Queen Mary 2
eventually departed,
Ocean Scene
preceded her past the other ships, allowing pictures of all three to be taken as
Queen Mary 2
passed
Queen Elizabeth 2
, with
Queen Victoria
in the background. We again preceded her on
Ocean Scene
, before waiting near the QEII Cruise Terminal as the two ships past us, returning to the Ocean Village berth by about 19:30hrs.
Sections on these Pages:-
Three Cunard Queens
- Queen Elizabeth 2, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria together
Queen Elizabeth 2
- Southampton - 22nd April 2008
- new page!
Queen Mary 2
- Southampton - 22nd April 2008
- new page!
Queen Victoria
- Southampton - 22nd April 2008
- new page!
Three Queens Pages:-
Three Queens - Page 1
- Queen Elizabeth 2, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria together
- this page!
Three Queens - Page 2
- Three Queens in port before the departures of Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria
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- Postcards: Original Condition
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QE2 - Page 1c
- Postcards: Diesel Powered
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- Postcards: Interiors
QE2 - Page 4
- Photographs
QE2 - Page 5
- 2005 Photographs
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- 2005 On Board Photographs
QE2 - Page 6b
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QE2 - Page 7
- 2007 Photographs
QE2 - Cruise 2005
- Cruise to Iceland & Norway
QE2 - Cruise 2006
- Short break to Zeebrugge
QE2 Final Cruise to Dubai
- Last departure from Southampton
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- Postcards
QM2 - Page 2
- Photographs by Ian Boyle and others
QM2 - Page 3
- Photographs by
Mike Louagie
QM2 - Page 4
- Photographs by
Daniel R.Carniero
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Queen Victoria - Page 2 - Postcards
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Three Cunard Queens
Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Mary 2 - Queen Victoria
Departure of Queen Mary 2 & Queen Victoria
Southampton - 22nd April 2008
First View of
Queen Mary 2,
with
Queen Elizabeth 2
and
Queen Victoria
in the distance
Photo: ©
Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 14:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
Photo: ©
Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 14:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2
leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
Photo: ©
Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2
leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2
leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2
leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2
leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2
leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2
leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2
leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2
leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2
leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2
leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2
leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2
leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2
sailing past the Western Docks
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2
sailing past the Western Docks
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2
sailing past the Western Docks
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2
sailing past the Western Docks
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2
sailing past the Western Docks
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2
sailing past the Western Docks
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2
sailing past the Western Docks
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
Photo: ©
Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
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Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Elizabeth 2
and
Queen Victoria
Photo: ©
Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise