QE2 visited Sydney Harbour numerous times over the years. This video is the last time she sailed out after mooring at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Circular Quay.
Most beautiful?? You're joking I hope. Maybe one of the most beautiful RECENT ships, but compared to the old ocean liners this one is super ugly. Just compare it to the Mauretania.
I sailed on her for my first shipboard experience, a transatlantic crossing In November 1996....we had 50 foot waves for part of the journey. Took her again in 2003, her last transatlantic season. Loved her. She looks so sleek compared to all the ships that came after her.
I remember her tying up there at Circular Quay...I've walked along the shoreline there quite a few times! Sydney is such a wonderful city, shame they had to retire her. I miss sailing on her immensely, but the QM2 and sometimes QV make for a good consolation....
remember sitting by the harbour in Sydney and she just appeared ( didn't know she was due) wow what a sight and memory. Then when docked she blew her horn and the sound echoing off the high rise buildings in the city was immense.
_(for some reason her horn sounds a bit different to me; much higher than the usual low pitch I'm used to hearing but that may be just me)_ My 5th favorite liner of all time. Glad she's still here and hope to visit her again someday. She singlehandedly saved the transatlantic run and gave us the wonderful QM2 to go out. Still wish the Victoria and the new Elizabeth and Anne were also liners so we could have four active new liners than just one though. Oh well. It's vessels like QE2 that continue to give me the motivation to design and one day build my own superliner. :D
It was spectacular leaving Sydney. Everywhere we visited around the world this had to be one of the best send offs. Brought a tear to my eye today watching it again. Thank you.
Hello Mr Eggleson. I'm Matt from Auckland in New Zealand, and I just wondered, was the whistle of the QE2 in your video here the loudest cruise ship horn that you've ever heard? The Diamond Princess is REALLY impressive in person.
Nice to see, but why on earth are bits of this footage sped up , please repost it with all the video at NORMAL speed, we’ve all got the time to watch it, this is, after all, RU-vid 😎
Perhaps the last sleek Ocean Greyhound of the Cunard fleet. The mania for private balconies makes new ships awkward and unstable looking. Wide promenades affording all passengers uninterrupted views are considered plebeian in a World awash in self importance. So many folks dying to be a celebrity, even if only for a week at sea. Anyone who's ever crossed the North Atlantic (regardless of the time of year) will know that you'd need a parka to spend any time sitting on that....oh so exclusive balcony.
I've even seen ships moored at Circular Quay backed out and spun around and return to birth to allow passengers on the other side to get views of the Sydney Opera House.
As a regular traveller on the current Queen’s, there is a style and grace the QE2 had compared to the new Queen’s, that said the QM2 is a very worthy successor and much more suitable for cruising as well as her day job of crossing the North Atlantic. The QE2 was quicker than the QM2. As for the other two, the QE and QV they’re not liners just luxury cruise ships and certainly don’t sail as well in the rougher seas of the North Atlantic.
