Quen Elizabeth..the boat!
08 October 2010, 10:41 PM
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Quen Elizabeth..the boat!
Went on the QEII as a child ...great!!
What the hell happened to sexy ships..I love boats..latest one and most of the others look like a city centre on the sea.
Sorry,just thought the latest boat looks rubbish!
What the hell happened to sexy ships..I love boats..latest one and most of the others look like a city centre on the sea.
Sorry,just thought the latest boat looks rubbish!
09 October 2010, 09:20 AM
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QMII is as good as it gets currently.
Pretty hightech too (podular engine/propellar thingies) - which is why it keeps breaking down (modern engineering)
I once went on the Sky Princess - one of the last steam turbine cruise ships, it was designed to withstand more difficult seas like the QEII, unlike the much bigger "fun boats", sadly its now a fun boat in Spain and I think its been laid up due to the recession.
Could always go on an arctic cruise on a Russian icebreaker
Pretty hightech too (podular engine/propellar thingies) - which is why it keeps breaking down (modern engineering)
I once went on the Sky Princess - one of the last steam turbine cruise ships, it was designed to withstand more difficult seas like the QEII, unlike the much bigger "fun boats", sadly its now a fun boat in Spain and I think its been laid up due to the recession.
Could always go on an arctic cruise on a Russian icebreaker
09 October 2010, 10:45 AM
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09 October 2010, 11:39 AM
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The RAF sent us to Canada for our training via New York on the good old "Caronia" cruise ship. It was a real original type ship and we all enjoyed the trip.
We came back after training on a CN ship to Liverpool which was not in the same class.
Les
We came back after training on a CN ship to Liverpool which was not in the same class.
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09 October 2010, 03:48 PM
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I'm a bit rubbish at extracting and posting pics,but new one http://uk.news.yahoo.com/19/20101008...2c9ad0c98.html
old one http://www.qe2.org.uk/pictures_exterior.html
Looks like the old one could be one of the lifeboats to the new one!
old one http://www.qe2.org.uk/pictures_exterior.html
Looks like the old one could be one of the lifeboats to the new one!
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10 October 2010, 01:05 PM
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10 October 2010, 01:57 PM
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The difference is, being a liner, the QE2 (and also the QM2) was designed to get across the North Atlantic quickly, in all kinds of weather 
Cruise ships tend to stay in warmer areas with calmer seas, and travel more sedately, So can get away with being more top heavy and less sleek in appearance.
For what it's worth, the QE2 and Canberra, being born of the '60s, came in for similar criticism when they were new, for not being as sleek and luxurious as their predecessors. Although since amongst those predecessors were Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, United States, Normandie, etc, some of that criticism was possibly justified.
Cruise ships tend to stay in warmer areas with calmer seas, and travel more sedately, So can get away with being more top heavy and less sleek in appearance.
For what it's worth, the QE2 and Canberra, being born of the '60s, came in for similar criticism when they were new, for not being as sleek and luxurious as their predecessors. Although since amongst those predecessors were Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, United States, Normandie, etc, some of that criticism was possibly justified.
10 October 2010, 02:03 PM
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I used to install computer systems on cruise ships and all in all QEII is still by far my favourite. Coronia was good too like a mini version of the qe. Been on a couple of P&O's and they are just not the same. Cunard have it right. The only ships that still have 1st Class etc. QEII now a floating hotel in Dubai
10 October 2010, 03:45 PM
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12 October 2010, 12:50 PM
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You sure Les 
I think the original Queen Elizabeth is at the bottom of Hong Kong harbour, Queen Mary is the one at Long Beach
I think the original Queen Elizabeth is at the bottom of Hong Kong harbour, Queen Mary is the one at Long Beach
12 October 2010, 01:11 PM
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I had to pop down to Soton on Friday and saw this moored up, looked very impressive but not as impressive as this sight earlier in the year, QM2 on a visit to Sydney, they had to moor it in the Navy's Garden Island dock because the Harbour was full, I just remember thinking how blody tall is this thing, it peered over everything.
12 October 2010, 03:17 PM
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I had to pop down to Soton on Friday and saw this moored up, looked very impressive but not as impressive as this sight earlier in the year, QM2 on a visit to Sydney, they had to moor it in the Navy's Garden Island dock because the Harbour was full, I just remember thinking how blody tall is this thing, it peered over everything.
I had to pop down to Soton on Friday and saw this moored up, looked very impressive but not as impressive as this sight earlier in the year, QM2 on a visit to Sydney, they had to moor it in the Navy's Garden Island dock because the Harbour was full, I just remember thinking how blody tall is this thing, it peered over everything.
I had a hotel room at the ANA that overlooked that lot from the bathroom
12 October 2010, 08:43 PM
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QM2 doesn't look too bad....actually in proportion
QE2 looks more what I imagine prison ships would look like....
QE2 looks more what I imagine prison ships would look like....
13 October 2010, 04:37 PM
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Yes I know CPD, I went to HK shortly after it happened. I did mean the QM in fact, not sure how you misunderstood me. Maybe the post sequence.
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