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QUEEN MARY 2 - Oct 2009

5th Anniversary Voyage Around Britain 15 - 23 October 2009 Southampton, South Queensferry, Greenock, Liverpool, Cobh, Cherbourg, Southampton A number of short movie clips showing the various ports and firework displays in Greenock & Liverpool are online at http://www.magwa.co.uk/qm25thanniversary/qm25thanniversaryvoyageclips.htm Not much has changed since we sailed on QM2's Maiden Transatlantic Crossing in April 2004; if you wish to compare the photographs please see http://www.magwa.co.uk/qm2/qm2phototrans.htm

Southampton & Sailaway 15 October 2009: Southampton shipping before & during Sailaway aboard QM2 inc fire-tug. Views of Southampton Water as far as Calshot Spit & on deck pictures; albums: 4

At Sea 16 October 2009: Sailing up the East Coast of the UK aboard Queen Mary 2. Some nice roughish weather in the morning; Sailing close in by Flamborough Head, Scarborough, Whitby & Redcar Steelworks; albums: 8

South Queensferry [Edinburgh] 17 October 2009: Queen Mary 2 on the Firth of Forth at South Queensferry & a visit to HMY Britannia at Ocean Terminal, Leith; albums: 13

At Sea 18 October 2009: Pentland Firth, The Old Man of Hoy, Cape Wrath & south through The Minch [Isle of Lewis, Shiant Isles, Isle of Harris - Outer Hebrides]; albums: 5

Greenock 19 October 2009: Queen Mary 2's inaugural visit to The Clyde. Thousands lined the shores & many took to their own boat/yachts for sailaway. A rainy miserable day, but thankfully it cleared for the wonderful firework display at 18:30 & departure. Much Whistle Blowing.; albums: 6

Liverpool 20 October 2009: Fireworks on Sailaway with Liverpool [Royal Liver Building/Cruise Terminal] at night, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Dublin Viking, Apollo Lupus & Clipper Pace, Mersey Viking, Norbank, Mersey Ferries & much more; albums: 9

Cobh 21 October 2009: albums: 6

Cherbourg 22 October 2009: A wander about the centre of Old Cherbourg on a lovely sunny day. Lord Nelson [Jubilee Sailing Trust] departs. Ferries Oscar Wilde & Barfleur. Victor Hugo on the stocks. Cherbourg's Old Transatlantic Railway Terminal & Cite de La Mer; albums: 8

Arriving Back in Southampton 23 October 2009: The lights of Ventura as she turns into Ocean Terminal, other night views across the Water from QM2 & later the bright sunlight & low lying mist with various vessels alongside in Southampton; albums: 2

Queen Mary 2 Interiors: subfolders: 5 and albums: 1