Two Queens
So it happened...The biggest luxury cruise liners (Queen Elizabeth 2 and the 
Queen Mary 2) were in Sydney Harbour at the same time and it was a big city festival. For the whole day, crowds flocked to see the HUGE liners in Sydney Harbour. Traffic was slowed as people stopped to see the HUGE QM2 docked at Woolloomooloo and slowed down even more at 7pm when the QE2 (left) came into the Harbour dragged by a little tug boat. There were hundreds of boats and yachts in the harbour to see the QE2 come in, and you can see amidst the traffice, the little tug boat had to spray water to clear the path for the huge cruise liner.
Queen Mary 2) were in Sydney Harbour at the same time and it was a big city festival. For the whole day, crowds flocked to see the HUGE liners in Sydney Harbour. Traffic was slowed as people stopped to see the HUGE QM2 docked at Woolloomooloo and slowed down even more at 7pm when the QE2 (left) came into the Harbour dragged by a little tug boat. There were hundreds of boats and yachts in the harbour to see the QE2 come in, and you can see amidst the traffice, the little tug boat had to spray water to clear the path for the huge cruise liner. The two ships started their round the world tours in Florida and this stop in Sydney was the only time their paths crossed on this tour.
When the QE2 and the QM2 passed each other, they each honked their horns which could be heard 20 KM away. Apparently the last time the two Queens were in Sydney together was during World War II, when the original Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth made joint visits as troop carriers in 1941 and 1942.
Then that evening right before the QM2 left port, the city put on fireworks to celebrate the day!
posted by Leighna @ 10:36 am
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