2 Old Dames on the best Dame in the World - Queen Mary 2

[Major]

I'm glad to see the frozen meals were eaten. They must have been well prepared and delicious

 

[Pushka]

"We are sailing."

Now for some videos.

Setting the scene. A perfect sunny day in Sydney. Circular Quay ferries have been stopped at 9pm on a Friday night. QM2 moves to the middle of Circular Quays and cranks up Rod Stewart "I am sailing" to the max on the outside decks. People lining the shore from the OPT to the Quays and the Opera House hearing the music. Perfect.

When speaking to some crew members later on they rated it as one of the best sail ways in the world (and these guys have pretty much seen them all!)

[video=youtube_share;zSVcP-eFXGM]http://youtu.be/zSVcP-eFXGM[/video]

 

[Pushka]

Rollin on a River. Proud Mary.
[video=youtube;BC0PRR2tyiQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC0PRR2tyiQ[/video]

 

[Pushka]

Last train out of Sydney. Last glimpse as we leave.

[video=youtube;M_mySaiVe0w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_mySaiVe0w[/video]

 

[Pushka]

Up the far reaches of the GBR we are travelling so slowly it's easy for outboards to keep pace with us.

[video=youtube;CV8aFG-86aY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV8aFG-86aY[/video]

 

[Pushka]

The crew who man the tender boats (actually, all the unseen people who make the ships run for us passengers) do amazing jobs in sometimes really difficult circumstances. As we left the tender port of Cairns a large tropical storm arrived (this one swept down the eastern coast of Australia). Passengers were not onboard the lifecraft at this time.

[video=youtube;rK76ip_IU08]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK76ip_IU08[/video]

This was their second attempt at coming in - they had to turn back about 15 minutes earlier and the ship changed direction by weighing anchor.

 

[Pushka]

This was a welcome to Hong Kong Port - the new port in Hong Kong is at the Old Airport - it was a nice welcome but the Port needs some major infrastructure improvements.


[video=youtube;d2PZkhSMexk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2PZkhSMexk[/video]

 

[Pushka]

Last video: A short but sweet ride in Hong Kong.

[video=youtube;OzeXKCWSzVY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzeXKCWSzVY[/video]

 

[Pushka]

And Dame the Younger signing out now.

My Favourite picture taken onboard QM2 on the wonderful Grand Piano in the Grand Lobby.
Not a selfie.

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[drron]

I guess you are now thinking of signing up for this offer-
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[Pushka]

I guess you are now thinking of signing up for this offer-
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Well, I am off on an Adriatic cruise in 5 weeks (Venice - Dubrovnik - Corfu - Santorini - Ephesus - Istanbul) and am then planning an Alaskan trip for July 2015.

I do like the QM2 though and she is circumnavigating New Zealand next year. . And there is a transatlantic on the list too.

 

[Simo]

Great TR...