Archive through December 12 2008

M

Michael H. Standart

Member
From The Australian:

Queens' harbour rendezvous creates sea of publicity for Cunard
quote:

IT was either a priceless historic moment or a 160,000-tonne publicity stunt.

Thirty years after first entering Sydney Harbour, the luxury Queen Elizabeth 2 yesterday enjoyed a historic rendezvous with another grand queen as she bid a final farewell to the city.

The QE2 sailed into Sydney Harbour yesterday morning on a perfect summer's day, and joined her younger replacement, the Queen Victoria, which was making its maiden voyage to the city.
Click to expand...
For the rest, see http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23269563-5006784,00.html
 
QV arrived at Lisbon (Portugal) yesterday and will leave today in the afternoon (GMT) to Southampton. This is the last stop of the world trip. A TV network made a guided visit to the ship and I was really astonished with the interiors. I think they're really different from QM2 and QE2, a bit more classic and traditional. To a certain point it reminded me the great liners of the early 20th century.

Regards,
João
 
Yes it is almost 4 months since the tandem crossing of the Queen Victoria and the QE2.But I have just finished reading the blogs of QM2 Officer Ben Lyons who was aboard the Queen Victoria for the tandem crossing as a passenger since he was on leave from the QM2,And his blogs about the days activities and also photos taken of the QE2 from the decks of the Queen Victoria makes for very interesting reading.Here is the link to the blogs. www.cruisecritic.com/cruisestyles/articles.cfm?ID=617
 
From Cruise Critic:

Queen Victoria Makes a Crashing Entrance in Malta
quote:

Cunard's newest ship, Queen Victoria, certainly made an entrance as it arrived for its maiden call in Malta -- by hitting a quay.
Click to expand...
Details at http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=2585

Comment: Just one question: Is the media going to cover every bump, scrape and Noro outbreak that happens during this ship's career and keep on blaming it on a champagne bottle which wouldn't break?
 
So I see the Queen Victoria aka Mrs.Brown hit her rear-end against the dock wall in Malta causing what may be just about a superficial 20 foot dent to her stern.Who is to blame for this? Is it the harbor pilot or the captain of the ship? I just hope the the Queen Victoria's captain,Captain Paul Wright is not severly punished for this since the Captain is always responsible for the ship.He was in command of the QE2 when I took my first cruise aboard her in September of 2000 and also when I took my first cruise aboard the QM2 in June of 2004.He was very nice to all the passengers.Does anyone know what is the worst that can happen to Captain Paul Wright?
 
>>Does anyone know what is the worst that can happen to Captain Paul Wright?<<

Well, I don't think he'll have to worry about execution in the public square.
wink.gif


That said, the matter is under investigation. If he's found culpable, the worst I can see happening is that he'd be sacked.
 
"Queen Victoria...hasn't had a huge amount of luck in its first six months of service. First, the Champagne bottle failed to smash at the glittering naming ceremony. A month later in January about 80 passengers were struck with Norovirus. And now this event in Malta.
Let's hope the second half of the year is better for Queen Victoria!
--by Kelly Ranson, Associate Editor"

oooh Kelly you're so clever! So she's got a ding now. Oh, and that norovirus, that IS unique to a cursed ship.
 
>>USA Today had the class and good judgement not to mention that silly notion of Camilla's champagne bottle.<<

I wish the other media outlets and sources would exercise the same restraint. It's not as if Noro is unique to any one ship and the index case which hit the Queen Victoria would have been infected before s/he ever came anywhere near the ship. As for this accident, this one was strictly minor league and lots of other ships have bumps and grinds like this throughout their careers. When manuevering in restricted waters, it's a risk that just comes with the territory. Any mistakes leading to same would have been on the part of the navigation detail and/or the tugs being used.

Besides, I think the Duchess of Cornwall has much better things to do with her time then to hit a ship she sponsored with some sort of hoodoo evil eye.
 
From Cruise Critic:

Rumours Surface as Queen Victoria Gets Underway
quote:

As reported on Cruise Critic yesterday, the 90,000-ton, 2,014-passenger Queen Victoria made an impression on its maiden call to Malta -- by hitting the quay as it arrived at the port.

After overnight work, Queen Victoria's stern has now been patched up and the ship is on its way to Gibraltar ... but is the big boss onboard?
Click to expand...
More at http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=2591
 
I guess backup sensors weren't in her options package at Fincantieri.
I bet the captain felt like the teenager who backed the family car into the garage door (and dad was rumored to be onboard the ship).
 

Similar threads

M
Archive through December 12 2007
3 4
Replies
49
Views
5K
Iain Stuart Yardley
I
J
Archive through December 20 2008
2
Replies
24
Views
3K
Rocky Whiteside
R
Tracy Smith
Archive through December 30 2000
2
Replies
19
Views
3K
John M. Feeney
J
Sam Brannigan
Archive through December 29 2000
2
Replies
19
Views
2K
Shelley Dziedzic
Shelley Dziedzic
Shelley Dziedzic
Archive through December 28 2000
2
Replies
19
Views
3K
Tracy Smith
Tracy Smith
Back
Top