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Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Queen Mary 2 hits Sydney

This is one big ship. The largest to visit Sydney, and presumably Australia. Apparently not the biggest cruise ship, however, but the largest ocean liner. Apparently the largest ship, which services the American cruise market is not an ocean liner.

The QE2 will also be in Sydney this week. I have a vivid memory of watching the launching of the QE2 from our little Scottish classroom in the late 1960s on a fuzzy black and white television. Teaching stopped and we all watched the launch from John Browns Shipyard in Clydebank. Another great moment of Scottish History.

9 comments:

James Higham said...

So what is the biggest ship then, Colin? Also, my post was not so long ago from San Francisco so the ship must have fairly scooted across the Pacific.

Colin Campbell said...

I missed that one James. I just think that it is amazing how the ship makes the Opera House look so small. The QE2, which I can remember watching being launched in our little Scottish classroom on a grainy black and white television live from John Brown's Shipyard in Clydebank, is coming this week too. They have a web cam feed from the deck of both ships. Apparently one of the Carnival Cruise Lines ships is bigger, but it does not class as an ocean liner. Not sure what the difference is.

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