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Three Cunard Queens
 
Page 1: Queen Mary 2 & Queen Victoria departing past Queen Elizabeth 2
 
Southampton - 22nd April 2008
 
 
On the 22nd April 2008, the three Cunard Queens, Queen Elizabeth 2, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria, met at Southampton for the one and only time in the UK. This page shows the departures of Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria past the Queen Elizabeth 2 (Queen Elizabeth 2 did not depart until 27th April). Three Queens - Page 2 shows the three Queens in port before the departures of Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria
 
Queen Elizabeth 2 returned from her world cruise on 18th April, and was originally scheduled to do a return liner voyage to New York. However she made a short dock maintenance visit which allowed this event to take place. She was berthed at the Mayflower Terminal on the 22nd April, along with Pacific Princess. Queen Mary 2 arrived at Southampton's QEII Cruise Terminal on 22nd April from her world cruise, and Queen Victoria arrived at Southampton's City terminal the same day from a New York liner voyage. The three ships were therefore widely separated in the docks. After a period of appalling weather, the skies were clear on the morning of 22nd April. I took a 14:00hrs harbour tour on the Ocean Scene of Blue Funnel Cruises, in case the fine weather did not last. This provided images of the individual ships, but only distant shots of all three. Queen Mary 2 was due to depart at 17:00hrs for New York, as was Pacific Princess for the Mediterrainean. Queen Mary 2 was planned to sail along the Western Docks past Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth 2, before turning around near the container terminal and returning out towards the sea. Pacific Princess was due to nip out whilst Queen Mary 2 was turning. Queen Victoria would then follow Queen Mary 2 out. I took a second Ocean Scene cruise at 16:00hrs which was due to follow the departures. In the event, Queen Mary 2 was delayed for half an hour so PP left on schedule. As Queen Mary 2 eventually departed, Ocean Scene preceded her past the other ships, allowing pictures of all three to be taken as Queen Mary 2 passed Queen Elizabeth 2, with Queen Victoria in the background. We again preceded her on Ocean Scene, before waiting near the QEII Cruise Terminal as the two ships past us, returning to the Ocean Village berth by about 19:30hrs.
 
 
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Three Cunard Queens - Queen Elizabeth 2, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria together
Queen Elizabeth 2 - Southampton - 22nd April 2008 - new page!
Queen Mary 2 - Southampton - 22nd April 2008 - new page!
Queen Victoria - Southampton - 22nd April 2008 - new page!
 
Three Queens Pages:-
Three Queens - Page 1 - Queen Elizabeth 2, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria together - this page!
Three Queens - Page 2 - Three Queens in port before the departures of Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria
 
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Three Cunard Queens
 
Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Mary 2 - Queen Victoria
Departure of Queen Mary 2 & Queen Victoria
Southampton - 22nd April 2008
 
 
First View of Queen Mary 2, with Queen Elizabeth 2 and Queen Victoria in the distance
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 14:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
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Queen Mary 2 leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2008, on the 16:00hrs harbour cruise
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Queen Mary 2 leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Queen Mary 2 leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Queen Mary 2 leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Queen Mary 2 leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Queen Mary 2 leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Queen Mary 2 leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Queen Mary 2 leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Queen Mary 2 leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Queen Mary 2 leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Queen Mary 2 leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Queen Mary 2 leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Queen Mary 2 leaving the QEII Cruise Terminal
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Queen Mary 2 sailing past the Western Docks
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Queen Mary 2 sailing past the Western Docks
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Queen Mary 2 sailing past the Western Docks
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Queen Mary 2 sailing past the Western Docks
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Queen Mary 2 sailing past the Western Docks
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Queen Mary 2 sailing past the Western Docks
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
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Queen Mary 2 sailing past the Western Docks
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
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Queen Elizabeth 2 and Queen Victoria
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
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Queen Elizabeth 2 and Queen Victoria
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Queen Elizabeth 2 and Queen Victoria
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
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Queen Mary 2 beginning to swing
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Queen Mary 2 beginning to swing
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Queen Mary 2 beginning to swing
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Queen Mary 2 beginning to swing
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Queen Mary 2 beginning to swing
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Victoria - Queen Mary 2
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Queen Mary 2 beginning to swing
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Queen Mary 2 swinging
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Queen Mary 2 completing her swing
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Queen Mary 2 passing Queen Elizabeth 2
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Queen Mary 2 passing Queen Elizabeth 2
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Queen Mary 2 passing Queen Elizabeth 2
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Queen Mary 2 passing Queen Elizabeth 2
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Queen Mary 2 passing Queen Elizabeth 2
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Queen Mary 2 passing Queen Elizabeth 2
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Queen Mary 2 passing Queen Elizabeth 2
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Queen Mary 2 passing Queen Elizabeth 2
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Queen Mary 2 passing Queen Elizabeth 2
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Queen Mary 2 passing Queen Elizabeth 2
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Queen Mary 2 passing Queen Elizabeth 2
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Queen Elizabeth 2 - Queen Mary 2 - Queen Victoria
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Queen Mary 2 departing
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Queen Mary 2 departing
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Queen Mary 2 departing
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Queen Mary 2 departing
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Queen Victoria departing with Queen Elizabeth 2
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Queen Victoria departing
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