I had the privilege of sailing on the QE2 from Southampton to New York. It was an incredible experience. Then I did it again, sailing both ways on the QM2.
@@klenner, it was Captain Allan Bennell. However, when I was on the QM2, it was Commodore Ronald Warwick. Natch, I talked with both and had our pictures taken. on my journey on the QV, it was Captain Paul Wright.
I 'only' had the privilege of sailing on a short channel cruise on qe2 in 2005, from southampton to bilbao and guernsey. What a lovely ship. The previous year we (2004) we had our first transatlantic crossing on qm2 with captain paul wright in july 2004.
Have stumbled upon this documentary/footage and can say it made me so happy and nostalgic. Did I ever find myself lucky enough to step aboard this iconic liner? No, unfortunately I didn't but my parents did again and again and again, they absolutely loved it and relayed many stories to me. My parents are sadly no longer alive but this makes me feel so much closer to them. I have seen the ship a few times at Southampton and she was always breathtaking. I also have pictures of my parents meeting with the captain so to see him on here was fantastic. QE2 will always be special to me. Thank you for sharing this
I've traveled on this lovely lady SO many times (I think around 20 voyages), I knew her passenger decks inside and out; I spent most of my teenage years with my little brother wandering the halls and exploring the ship. There's nothing quite like her; I'm so glad she's now opened as a hotel, pity it's in Dubai, but they do seem to be taking care of her and restoring her to the original interiors, so I'm happy she's not scrapped. Such a legend, I miss that ship so much!
Hi I would like to inquire about the shortest trip possible from Europe to America (preferably New York), as I would like to travel to America within two months. I never want to get on a plane. I will go from Jordan to a European country (according to your answer) and then travel by ship to America. How can you help me and what is the shortest and most suitable trip? I have a fear of planes so I have to travel by ship. Thank you so much
My mother traveled from NY to Southhampton on QE2 in 1978. Her first and only visit back to the Country she loved. She has since passed but I have many charished pictures of her trip back home. I miss her very much. Love you mom.
My uncle Douglas Ridley was the commodore of the QE2 in 1978 ., he was a wonderful man ,he was the captain prior to going up the ranks to become commodore.😀
My lovely neighbours sailed on QE2...and bought me a QE2 biro as a ''Thank you'' for looking after their tortoise while they were away. They were from another Era themselves, but loved the Oceans. Modern Cruise ships are nothing like these beautiful sleek liners. Rest in Peace, Doreen and Gordon .
Harris Pye Marine did all the boiler repairs until She changed to diesel in 1986 ! I know because I was one of them! What a great bunch of Welsh lads ! Never forgotten!
Hi I would like to inquire about the shortest trip possible from Europe to America (preferably New York), as I would like to travel to America within two months. I never want to get on a plane. I will go from Jordan to a European country (according to your answer) and then travel by ship to America. How can you help me and what is the shortest and most suitable trip? I have a fear of planes so I have to travel by ship. Thank you so much
In 1971 my family and I made the crossing from New York to Southampton on the QE2 as our return to visit the the folks in Ireland. Back then she was like brand new. Not an ounce of rust nor a barnacle. Every cabin felt special. The ship was absolutely huge and filled with all manner of activity. Movie theaters, swimming pools both indoor and out, salt water swimming pools was quite different. Singing, dancing, and even the greatest of entertainers. Dinning was exquisite. The food was so delicious it seemed there was always too small of a portion and I'd end up looking for seconds. Everything felt like the lap of luxury. So much so that It made me a bit uncomfortable. I wasn't used to having someone standing by at my beck and call for every whim. I'm still not accustomed to that today and doubt I ever could be. However, another trip on the QE2 today sounds inviting, even though it could never happen again. Back then I was well aware of the sinking of the Titanic. I know of no one who wasn't. The history of it is, or at least was, well taught. As such that thought for some reason never left my mind. The worst part of the trip was two days of a bit the most slightest of roll from rough seas. Yes, one can get sea sick even on board the QE2, though it's not as bad as one thinks if your mind is focused elsewhere and it's not like there wasn't plenty to focus on. The Queen's sheer size displaces nearly all of the sensation of the movement for the most part. It's when you are trying to sleep that it might catch up to you on a particularly rough day on the waves. You can barely feel it, but for me that was enough. The worst part of the voyage was actually the life boat drills. I hated them with a passion as they were never convenient and for some reason I was always unprepared and cold up on deck for the drills. You'd think after the first one I would have gotten the idea to break out a jacket. The thought of getting into a lifeboat, possibly separated from my family, and being lowered into the vast endless ocean was simply more than I wanted to contemplate. Thankfully it never went that far. My cabin had a single porthole, two beds, and sanitarial facilities. The only one complaint was the counter top with the mirror was so small that you couldn't put anything on it without it removing the utility of the mirror. Naturally, it just had to become the catch-all for everyone. I can still remember after all these years the smell and feel of the linens in both the cabin and the dinning room. A fresh crispness. Everything was spotless and the service unsurpassed. It's unfortunate that I recently lost everything of my lifes collectables in the 23 June Erskine fire. I had some fine souvenirs of that voyage that can never be replaced. For us the trip was mostly days of sunshine. Time spent on the deck was just more than I really wanted to do as staring out at an endless ocean with no land is sight is a very isolated and lonely feeling. The sight of land was for me always a sigh of relief. Naturally I didn't spend a lot of time up on deck and with so much to explore for the sheer vastness of the ships interior I think I spent more time lost than anything else. Now if someone had handed me a fishing pole then we could have been talking. The nice part was always finding something new for attractions just by stumbling upon it. The problem was that if I wanted to go back I could never find it. I was forever lost and asking directions. I was darn lucky to remember where the dining room was and getting back to my own cabin was sometimes an exercise in Boy Scout training. How I would have loved a ball of string or a chalk. Suffice it to say that I loved it all. The video here really did not even come close to doing it justice. Doesn't even touch on it. It's a voyage and experience that one has to actually undertake to feel it and love it. One that I would recommend to all. God bless the fine skipper, crew, and the Queen Elizabeth II. John Campbell
Hi I would like to inquire about the shortest trip possible from Europe to America (preferably New York), as I would like to travel to America within two months. I never want to get on a plane. I will go from Jordan to a European country (according to your answer) and then travel by ship to America. How can you help me and what is the shortest and most suitable trip? I have a fear of planes so I have to travel by ship. Thank you so much
I concur with everything you said....I can't put into words how it felt at 10 years old from a working class background to have the transatlantic experience on this great lady, 40+ years later watching this evokes those memories again,I wish she was still sailing as I would have loved to have taken my family(i would hv afforded it some how) alas its not to be...but then again most of life is memory, I feel privileged to have this one..
My first cruise was on the QE2 from New York to Nassau, Bahamas. We loved the experience and cruising has been our vacation of choice. We have crossed the Atlantic on QM2 twice.
Some of my 2 years working on QE2 (1982-83) is a blur, but I also have some really great and clear memories. This film has re-awakened them. What I learned about life, work and the world, living and working on QE2 as a young man (including going with her to the Falklands war), set me up for a happy and successful life. I'm very grateful. Made some good friends who sadly I haven't seen since. As a song of the time goes, "Like a roller on the ocean, life is motion, move on."
Hi I would like to inquire about the shortest trip possible from Europe to America (preferably New York), as I would like to travel to America within two months. I never want to get on a plane. I will go from Jordan to a European country (according to your answer) and then travel by ship to America. How can you help me and what is the shortest and most suitable trip? I have a fear of planes so I have to travel by ship. Thank you so much
My dad was a chief engineer with the merchant navy ,and his father my grandfather was a captain in the royal navy ,I loved listening to their stories and the caramaderie they all had when at sea . QE2 Was a beautiful ocean liner ,I never had opportunity too go on loved watching this documentary .
Both Ronald Warwick and his father captained the QE2 ... There seems to be quite a story behind the fact that a ship this grand was captained by both father and son....... They have written a book together about the ship "QE2 by Commodore Ronald W. Warwick and Sam Warwick" Ps thank you so much for uploading this footage!!!!
In 1967 I was the sole person working nightshift in Belfast Ropeworks (during the day there were around 2,000 workers in that huge factory). I made every inch of rope for the QE2 , from one-inch to the heavy mooring and guy ropes. While the traditional ropes of hemp etc were made on ancient belt-driven laying machines, I was the only person making synthetic ropes on a new Italian, electrically-driven layer, turning out approximately 1,000 feet of one-inch rope every 3-4 hours (not counting breakdowns)! The mooring ropes were (if I remember correctly) eight one-inch ropes intertwined on an upright layer called "The Octopus." Each bobbin was roughly six feet high, and each completed "drum" or coil weighed about half-a-ton. The ropes were mostly made of Terylene or Nylon and other mixes, depending on the intended use. After about nine months working alone, I decided to leave the company and became a police officer. Not long afterwards, the Ropeworks were closed down and the factory demolished. It was the second-biggest factory in Belfast, after the shipyard.
So much has changed in terms of naval architecture and technology; 'the times' and people have changed dramatically as well. Looking at this now makes the pre-internet era look almost archaic, and yet there's a strong nostalgia for those days.
This was many years ago but I have taken approx 12 large ships for various reasons and there is always a Filipino crew! Always professional, I just wonder do they recruit in your country? One thing I do not like, I feel they may underpay them. Perhaps they have contracts that are set by agencies that take a large portion. That makes me sad
My family and I were on this great lady...1980.southampton to ny. .seasick till day 2 but oh boy what a privilege to experience this great ship and the first class service. ..I was only 10 then but still have vivid memories I wish I could put into words the feeling of those 5 days at sea ...from the awe of the Atlantic to the adventure of the ship ..a feeling I will treasure always..that's the effect of the qe2
Very fond memories of a VERY rough crossing in the QE2 from NY to Southampton in 1985 as a kid, the atlantic in bad weather was a truly awe inspiring and magnificent sight (if a little terrifying!). It was so rough the dining room was deserted , and we had to stay at sea an extra day because Southampton harbour was full of small vessels sheltering from the storm and we couldn't safely get in to port. Great experience, thanks for posting this , brought back lots of recollections from that voyage.
So glad to find this video about the QE2. It was such an exciting experience to sail from Southhampton (back in 1995) to New York although the ship had encountered a bad weather. There was huge wave crashing into the fifth deck and we were having dinner at that time I could not finish my meal as I got seasick and went back to our cabin.
Mabuhay is a Filipino greeting, usually expressed as Mabuhay!, which literally means "to live". The term is also occasionally used for toasts during celebrations to mean "cheers". It is similar to the Hawaiian expression "aloha". It is used in the local hospitality industry to welcome guests, a practice rooted in a 1993 campaign launched by restaurateur Rod Ongpauco to more uniquely welcome foreign visitors to the Philippines.
Thank you for posting the video. It was a very beautiful ship. I see that some have complained that the video was depressing, but it is fitting to the loss of this magnificent ship from service and quite appropriate to the epic journey.
Worked on the QE2 1977 to1982 when it was all British crew some great times. Done 4 world cruises made some great mates .worked in the kitchen and pantry’s.
We took a cruise from the west side of Manhattan to San Juan and St. Thomas and were upgraded to the Princess Grille. Truly a one of a kind experience. Wonderful.
About the same time that this film was made, while the QE2 was in New York, they offered a Friday night to Sunday morning cruise for several hundred dollars. I was living in Connecticut at the time and figured that this would be my only opportunity to experience time at sea on a legendary ocean liner, so I bought a ticket. Turned out to be a very good decision. Ironically, when I woke up Saturday morning, the ship was off the coast of Connecticut! That was a little disappointing. But it was just a temporary stop for some special event, after which it set out to sea. We sailed around in the Atlantic Saturday and Saturday night and returned to New York harbor Sunday morning. There was great food and great entertainment and we were treated very well by the crew. I even got to lose about a hundred bucks in the ship's casino. It was a fun time.
I had the pleasure as a young boy of traveling from NYC to Cherbourg, France and then return from Southampton to NYC 5 weeks later on the QE1. Wonderful deck stewards who let us help on the return leg with great stories. Hit some high winds but the size prevented a rough ride (no auto stabilizers) unlike a modern ship I rode decades later in te Carribean. Even saw a small iceberg being shadowed by the Canadian Coast Guard. Very powerful part of my vacation. Many thanks to the Cunard crew.
I sailed from Southhampton to NY on the QE2 in May of 1973 with my husband and two children. Still have the pictures. I remember the children's coordinator was the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen- - even to this day, and my children won the best costume design in a competition arranged by this girl. She must be in her 60's now.
@@stevenholton438 Sir? I am a lady. Since that was 46 years ago, I could not even guess what it might have been, nor even remember if we knew her name at that time. She was blonde, with shoulder length, wavy hair, big blue eyes, beautiful tanned skin, a beautiful figure- not skinny or heavy. beautiful legs, fairly on the tall side and more beautiful than Beyonce. I am an artist and photographer, so I viewed her as artistic perfection. Our passage was in May and the costume contest was all done with crepe paper- I made the green dragon costume that won, but boy, were my kids mad (especially the tail end one) because they had to hunch over to make that costume work! I remember when a pic was taken of the winner and participants, the beautiful young girl sat on the floor beside the winner (looking at the picture, it would be to the right side.) I believe she had on a pink dress.
I worked 19 years on many cruise ships and on one liner, I had a great time and saw the world while being highly paid but would not even go on a holiday on a cruise now, no i am exagerating, ..... maybe on a Cunard, or a P&O ship, but never on anything else. I worked on all other lines, but Cunard and P&O have something that others don't have. I think it"s because they are British, and thats what makes them special, and I am not British, so there!
Hi I would like to inquire about the shortest trip possible from Europe to America (preferably New York), as I would like to travel to America within two months. I never want to get on a plane. I will go from Jordan to a European country (according to your answer) and then travel by ship to America. How can you help me and what is the shortest and most suitable trip? I have a fear of planes so I have to travel by ship. Thank you so much
I took the QE2 in 1979 with my parents. What a great time! We had a bad storm about halfway through the sailing. Everyone was seasick except for me... Fun stuff.
My dream - to make the transition on the liner from Southampton to New York - after watching this film was strengthened. Thanks for this to its creators.
What a wonderful documentary! Brings back memories of seeing the QE2 in Auckland, my dad would drive up to the upper decks of a carpark which is now aparments and the Hilton Hotel, so my brother an I could get a really good view of the ship. I still remember waving at the passengers as the QE2 departed.. we did that quite a few times over the years (late 80's to early 90's).
This ship was and is still ahead in profile and dignity of any ship that has been built since. Sort ironical that the C/Eng. mentioned that was far from being hotel and know, although not gracing the oceans, it will nevertheless be preserved as a hotel in Dubai. Over the years since it was 'retired' by Cunard, we have often thought of it's destiny and as a family member so connected with this vessel I am pleased that she will be preserved as a hotel and museum for those who are interested in 'the last true ocean liner'. David B. Warwick - the youngest son who they came to see!
Yes. Lately , it has been very well preserved in Dubai. It looks like it's just anchored in Dubai a day before with a spectacular view in the night . It's still so beautiful. It was lying just like abandoned from 2007 and was so heart breaking to see it so. Few years back, I choose to live in a very old building only because ,My apartment balcony opens to the amazing view of QE2 those days just apart a road width distance in port Rashid area, Dubai. I literally enjoyed it's view for 2 Years. I was sure that its a master piece with lot of memories for people all over the world. Now, QE 2 is in its best look and it's still amazing to pay a visit if you plan. Google QE2 experience , Dubai for more details.
How Wonderful this was ableto imagine and to see, the fresh air, the couple reminding someone here about that persons parents, the depressing Music, glasses of the bathing lady. Magnificent and all like a fantasy. Cheers!
This was From 1992 and that very same year on the 16th July 1992 i did my own Crossing Across the Atlantic From Boston To Liverpool on Board the Tall Ship "Fryderyk Chopin" with a mixture of Calm Seas and Rough Seas Watching this documentary brings back all the memories of my crossing
This was one of the most spellbinding and riveting videos I've seen of an ocean crossing on any vessel. I loved it. Just discovered it by chance. Beautiful job! What an experience it must have been to sail on this magnificent vessel.
I've never been on a cruise. Now that I saw this beautiful "Lady" sail into New York Harbor....Yeh I think I could like a trip like the lucky ones who were on her. Thanks so much for this video, dcbrit2003
I really admire this kind of Seamans dealing with landlubbers (passsengers ) I was sailing 25 years on chemical tankers and i beleive that i couldn't stand on a passenger cship not even a single day
I visited the QE2 in 2019 in Dubai. My parents and I intended to book a trip to New York on the QE2 in 1997 and back by Concorde but my mom got sick and we had to cancel the trip...We already flew the Concorde in 1987. And my other dream came true on board the QE2. A pity she does not sail anymore...
Back again in remembrance of my Uncle John . Famous last words of his to me “ make sure everything goes according to plan “ ❤ A beautiful, elegant ship . I’m privileged to of sailed on her
Apparently I was almost born on Queen Mary mid October 1951and the passengers had a 'whip round' for my disadvantaged mum. Narrowly, I was actually born in Whitechapel at Mile End hospital making me an authentic Cockney I continued in this vein all my life working on boats in fisheries in Alaska as a citizen of the Ocean.
The band was playing Rod Stewarts song "Sailing" when the ship was leaving its home port of Southampton Britain....they should have been playing this tune when the Ship was leaving New York for Britain, as this is a homeward song.
Thank you for uploading QE2 . I wish I can travel on board to enjoy a short break. Now I am too old and I don;t think there is any chance to travel again as I am a pensioner
Interesting to see how tense the Captain and officers were while docking the QE2. No wonder, with a vessel like that. I get tense docking my 34ft sailboat.
The captain is not responsible once a pilot is on the bridge. A pilot takes navigational control, brings the ship into the harbour, maneuvers it to the dock and then ensures it is securely moored. The pilot then leaves the bridge.
Good documentary! very interesting how the captain thought it would be the last transatlantic cruise ship. Maybe at the time folks didn't foresee the growth of cruise ships. Now there are plenty of transatlantic ships. Thanks for posting!
@obrbob194 Correct! A Cruise liner has a very small draft in order to visit smaller, shallow-water ports that are attractive to a certain clientele... An Ocean Liner, on the other hand, is exactly that: A ship capable of offering fast passage with safety...due to its greater draft... across dangerous oceans. I find it amazing that the general public is unaware of such a basic fact. A difference between life and death. It is but a question of time until the Concordia fiasco is repeated on a much greater scale
Uh, sorry. The Queen Mary 2 IS a true Ocean Liner. In many respects, perhaps the "truest" true Ocean Liner EVER built!!! With its ice breaker bow, 50 - plus hull design life, diesel motors PLUS steam turbines derived off its gas turbines! Built specifically for the Transatlantic Trade, too big to fit in the Panama Canal!!!
It was a real occasion to travel on this wonderful ship. A bit like Concord was. Modern Cruise liners and airliners don’t have the same occasion these days. Even though they are much bigger. I’m looking forward to when they launch the new Titanic. 🙂
The QE2 was an ocean liner, not a cruise ship. There's a very real difference that is lost on most people today. I did the LA to Sydney portion of the 2002 RTW cruise (12,000 miles in 24 days, I think) and thoroughly enjoyed it. It's sad knowing now what happened to that wonderful ship. If you don't know the story look it up on wiki.
I was seeing it in Dubai from 2009 where my building was the next building after the ship was anchored. A huge great news for QE 2 fans worldwide is that, the ship is now back to its glorious days look and Dubai has preserved it as a hotel cum museum.in the Night, it looks so beautiful with all the lights on, and truly it looks so great even now. Google QE 2 experience Dubai for more details ......
Hi I would like to inquire about the shortest trip possible from Europe to America (preferably New York), as I would like to travel to America within two months. I never want to get on a plane. I will go from Jordan to a European country (according to your answer) and then travel by ship to America. How can you help me and what is the shortest and most suitable trip? I have a fear of planes so I have to travel by ship. Thank you so much
In some way she looks like a pretty used Taxi to me. Which I guess she is. And the big mighty Ocean is not for gleaming pleasureboats either. Phenomenal documentation,. Thankyou :)
I enjoyed watching this full documentary on the great QE2... Unlike nowadays programs - when one image jumps on to the other in less than a second, so as to not letting you grasp any of it - it lets you see something of the ship and have the time to enjoy it. You dig deep into the ship's life and events. I enjoyed the personal lives described here, the elderly couple, the crew... I liked some noticeable things: English humor "hopefully no rain between showers...", the cook who couldn't stop laughing because one passenger told him his fish was too fishy... Ha ha ha! Also captain Warwick saying how much he was fond of this ship and that this was probably the greatest and last of its kind... Certainly true at that time, hadn't he foreseen what was awaiting him years beyond : Appointed captain of the Queen Mary 2, way bigger and entirely different in its propulsion design and technology... Not to belittle the great QE2, to each era its heroes I guess. QE2 was an amazing, graceful, wonderful liner, capable of speeding up to 30 knots and beyond.
I'm that lucky to have a mother who lives inside the world's longest fjord in a populated area, and every summer during the summer month's it goes 150-200 ships in and out again, most of them goes to a place called Flåm who has a railway from the sea and up to Myrdal 867 m/h. So from my mothers living room we see all these ships, most often every morning, and I think it was in 2004 QE2 passed in, and I think Queen Victoria was there the same day
Hi I would like to inquire about the shortest trip possible from Europe to America (preferably New York), as I would like to travel to America within two months. I never want to get on a plane. I will go from Jordan to a European country (according to your answer) and then travel by ship to America. How can you help me and what is the shortest and most suitable trip? I have a fear of planes so I have to travel by ship. Thank you so much
One lonely liner pulling up to dock where dozens from all over the world would've been to greet her in the old days I wish liners would make a come back
Had to laugh at 13:10, "The whistle will be blown to attract the attention of any passers by". I don't think you'll see many in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Yeah...made me smile too. But is it not the same with the aircraft demonstrations ...? With most water landings I doubt you'll get to tweet your little whistle.... or remember to activate your little lamp. (Miracle on the Hudson excepted, of course!)
Took three trips on old Queens in '50's and '60's--two Queen Mary, one Queen Elizabeth. This ship is very nice--simpler, more clean lined--beautiful. But each had its own unique character.
Wish RMS TITANIC could have arrived too in NY without sinking in at North Atlantic. 😭 Love for all the old and aristocratic ocean liners. They were historical. 🧡💚
I love/hate the style of this documentary. On one hand the slow pace makes you feel more immersed in the ship world, but can also drag. It's nice not to have a modern style with glaring music and quick edits. Thanks for the upload.
Yes, I felt a bit like that too... I was 17 years at sea & it evoked many memories. Standing at the stern and just looking out at the wake...alone with your thoughts. You can truly delve very deep into your own mind without any interference or distractions. Those times were precious indeed. The world of hustle & bustle...the honking horns & the ever intrusive mobile phones.... No, I much prefer that sedate passing of time that this documentary exemplified so very well.
I worked on the ship as pastry chef. And i remember they always had a helicopter taking photos (i assume film as well) and these photos would be offered for sale to passengers and crew back then.
To think you had to have a Full Foreign Going Masters' Ticket just to be a 3rd Mate (3rd Officer Deck) on this ship. Cunard sacked all their Cadets once they had finally received their 2nd Mates' Tickets anyway !
freakyflow Titanic max was 22, she ran on 21.xx something that nite. And it's not always that the current days speed is faster than old days, they let go Concorde
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I had the privilege of sailing on the QE2 from Southampton to New York. It was an incredible experience. Then I did it again, sailing both ways on the QM2.
Hey was Ronald Warwick the captain on one(or more) of your crossings ? Just curious
@@klenner, it was Captain Allan Bennell. However, when I was on the QM2, it was Commodore Ronald Warwick. Natch, I talked with both and had our pictures taken. on my journey on the QV, it was Captain Paul Wright.
So you like doing it both ways?
I 'only' had the privilege of sailing on a short channel cruise on qe2 in 2005, from southampton to bilbao and guernsey. What a lovely ship. The previous year we (2004) we had our first transatlantic crossing on qm2 with captain paul wright in july 2004.
@@pistonburner6448 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Have stumbled upon this documentary/footage and can say it made me so happy and nostalgic. Did I ever find myself lucky enough to step aboard this iconic liner? No, unfortunately I didn't but my parents did again and again and again, they absolutely loved it and relayed many stories to me. My parents are sadly no longer alive but this makes me feel so much closer to them. I have seen the ship a few times at Southampton and she was always breathtaking. I also have pictures of my parents meeting with the captain so to see him on here was fantastic. QE2 will always be special to me. Thank you for sharing this
You can always visit her for a tour in Dubai..
I've traveled on this lovely lady SO many times (I think around 20 voyages), I knew her passenger decks inside and out; I spent most of my teenage years with my little brother wandering the halls and exploring the ship. There's nothing quite like her; I'm so glad she's now opened as a hotel, pity it's in Dubai, but they do seem to be taking care of her and restoring her to the original interiors, so I'm happy she's not scrapped. Such a legend, I miss that ship so much!
Sounds like a blessed childhood. I was stuck in Australia. Things like this I could only dream of lol.
You must have many wonderful stories.
Do you know Jeff?
I just stayed on the QE. It’s beautifully restored
Hi
I would like to inquire about the shortest trip possible from Europe to America (preferably New York), as I would like to travel to America within two months.
I never want to get on a plane.
I will go from Jordan to a European country (according to your answer) and then travel by ship to America.
How can you help me and what is the shortest and most suitable trip?
I have a fear of planes so I have to travel by ship.
Thank you so much
My mother traveled from NY to Southhampton on QE2 in 1978. Her first and only visit back to the Country she loved. She has since passed but I have many charished pictures of her trip back home. I miss her very much. Love you mom.
I crossed the ATlantic 8 times on QE2.
My uncle Douglas Ridley was the commodore of the QE2 in 1978 ., he was a wonderful man ,he was the captain prior to going up the ranks to become commodore.😀
Your lucky to have them pictures and special memories
My lovely neighbours sailed on QE2...and bought me a QE2 biro as a ''Thank you'' for looking after their tortoise while they were away.
They were from another Era themselves, but loved the Oceans.
Modern Cruise ships are nothing like these beautiful sleek liners.
Rest in Peace, Doreen and Gordon .
Harris Pye Marine did all the boiler repairs until She changed to diesel in 1986 ! I know because I was one of them! What a great bunch of Welsh lads ! Never forgotten!
I worked 12 years at sea on cruise ships. Watching this documentary, brings me back plenty of memories. Both good and not too good
Hi
I would like to inquire about the shortest trip possible from Europe to America (preferably New York), as I would like to travel to America within two months.
I never want to get on a plane.
I will go from Jordan to a European country (according to your answer) and then travel by ship to America.
How can you help me and what is the shortest and most suitable trip?
I have a fear of planes so I have to travel by ship.
Thank you so much
In 1971 my family and I made the crossing from New York to Southampton on the QE2 as our return to visit the the folks in Ireland. Back then she was like brand new. Not an ounce of rust nor a barnacle. Every cabin felt special. The ship was absolutely huge and filled with all manner of activity. Movie theaters, swimming pools both indoor and out, salt water swimming pools was quite different. Singing, dancing, and even the greatest of entertainers. Dinning was exquisite. The food was so delicious it seemed there was always too small of a portion and I'd end up looking for seconds. Everything felt like the lap of luxury. So much so that It made me a bit uncomfortable. I wasn't used to having someone standing by at my beck and call for every whim. I'm still not accustomed to that today and doubt I ever could be. However, another trip on the QE2 today sounds inviting, even though it could never happen again.
Back then I was well aware of the sinking of the Titanic. I know of no one who wasn't. The history of it is, or at least was, well taught. As such that thought for some reason never left my mind. The worst part of the trip was two days of a bit the most slightest of roll from rough seas. Yes, one can get sea sick even on board the QE2, though it's not as bad as one thinks if your mind is focused elsewhere and it's not like there wasn't plenty to focus on. The Queen's sheer size displaces nearly all of the sensation of the movement for the most part. It's when you are trying to sleep that it might catch up to you on a particularly rough day on the waves. You can barely feel it, but for me that was enough. The worst part of the voyage was actually the life boat drills. I hated them with a passion as they were never convenient and for some reason I was always unprepared and cold up on deck for the drills. You'd think after the first one I would have gotten the idea to break out a jacket. The thought of getting into a lifeboat, possibly separated from my family, and being lowered into the vast endless ocean was simply more than I wanted to contemplate. Thankfully it never went that far.
My cabin had a single porthole, two beds, and sanitarial facilities. The only one complaint was the counter top with the mirror was so small that you couldn't put anything on it without it removing the utility of the mirror. Naturally, it just had to become the catch-all for everyone. I can still remember after all these years the smell and feel of the linens in both the cabin and the dinning room. A fresh crispness. Everything was spotless and the service unsurpassed. It's unfortunate that I recently lost everything of my lifes collectables in the 23 June Erskine fire. I had some fine souvenirs of that voyage that can never be replaced.
For us the trip was mostly days of sunshine. Time spent on the deck was just more than I really wanted to do as staring out at an endless ocean with no land is sight is a very isolated and lonely feeling. The sight of land was for me always a sigh of relief. Naturally I didn't spend a lot of time up on deck and with so much to explore for the sheer vastness of the ships interior I think I spent more time lost than anything else. Now if someone had handed me a fishing pole then we could have been talking.
The nice part was always finding something new for attractions just by stumbling upon it. The problem was that if I wanted to go back I could never find it. I was forever lost and asking directions. I was darn lucky to remember where the dining room was and getting back to my own cabin was sometimes an exercise in Boy Scout training. How I would have loved a ball of string or a chalk.
Suffice it to say that I loved it all. The video here really did not even come close to doing it justice. Doesn't even touch on it. It's a voyage and experience that one has to actually undertake to feel it and love it. One that I would recommend to all.
God bless the fine skipper, crew, and the Queen Elizabeth II.
John Campbell
John Campbell thank you, i am enjoying reading this
Hi
I would like to inquire about the shortest trip possible from Europe to America (preferably New York), as I would like to travel to America within two months.
I never want to get on a plane.
I will go from Jordan to a European country (according to your answer) and then travel by ship to America.
How can you help me and what is the shortest and most suitable trip?
I have a fear of planes so I have to travel by ship.
Thank you so much
I concur with everything you said....I can't put into words how it felt at 10 years old from a working class background to have the transatlantic experience on this great lady, 40+ years later watching this evokes those memories again,I wish she was still sailing as I would have loved to have taken my family(i would hv afforded it some how) alas its not to be...but then again most of life is memory, I feel privileged to have this one..
My first cruise was on the QE2 from New York to Nassau, Bahamas. We loved the experience and cruising has been our vacation of choice. We have crossed the Atlantic on QM2 twice.
I hope to do my second QM2 crossing soon.
Some of my 2 years working on QE2 (1982-83) is a blur, but I also have some really great and clear memories. This film has re-awakened them. What I learned about life, work and the world, living and working on QE2 as a young man (including going with her to the Falklands war), set me up for a happy and successful life. I'm very grateful. Made some good friends who sadly I haven't seen since. As a song of the time goes, "Like a roller on the ocean, life is motion, move on."
Hi
I would like to inquire about the shortest trip possible from Europe to America (preferably New York), as I would like to travel to America within two months.
I never want to get on a plane.
I will go from Jordan to a European country (according to your answer) and then travel by ship to America.
How can you help me and what is the shortest and most suitable trip?
I have a fear of planes so I have to travel by ship.
Thank you so much
@@معاذأبوعدس
drive uk to amercian on qm2 you would have
My dad was a chief engineer with the merchant navy ,and his father my grandfather was a captain in the royal navy ,I loved listening to their stories and the caramaderie they all had when at sea .
QE2 Was a beautiful ocean liner ,I never had opportunity too go on loved watching this documentary .
Both Ronald Warwick and his father captained the QE2 ... There seems to be quite a story behind the fact that a ship this grand was captained by both father and son....... They have written a book together about the ship "QE2 by Commodore Ronald W. Warwick and Sam Warwick"
Ps thank you so much for uploading this footage!!!!
In 1967 I was the sole person working nightshift in Belfast Ropeworks (during the day there were around 2,000 workers in that huge factory). I made every inch of rope for the QE2 , from one-inch to the heavy mooring and guy ropes. While the traditional ropes of hemp etc were made on ancient belt-driven laying machines, I was the only person making synthetic ropes on a new Italian, electrically-driven layer, turning out approximately 1,000 feet of one-inch rope every 3-4 hours (not counting breakdowns)!
The mooring ropes were (if I remember correctly) eight one-inch ropes intertwined on an upright layer called "The Octopus." Each bobbin was roughly six feet high, and each completed "drum" or coil weighed about half-a-ton. The ropes were mostly made of Terylene or Nylon and other mixes, depending on the intended use. After about nine months working alone, I decided to leave the company and became a police officer. Not long afterwards, the Ropeworks were closed down and the factory demolished. It was the second-biggest factory in Belfast, after the shipyard.
Wow. it's amazing. So many memories for QE2
Wait. Why would they have 2000 working on dayshift, and only one person for nightshift?
So much has changed in terms of naval architecture and technology; 'the times' and people have changed dramatically as well. Looking at this now makes the pre-internet era look almost archaic, and yet there's a strong nostalgia for those days.
Jesse Clifton no
I can assure you that the technology of today will look archaic in thirty years! 😂
proud to be a Filipino and i am proud as a son of a seafarer....
This was many years ago but I have taken approx 12 large ships for various reasons and there is always a Filipino crew! Always professional, I just wonder do they recruit in your country? One thing I do not like, I feel they may underpay them. Perhaps they have contracts that are set by agencies that take a large portion. That makes me sad
@@paudsmcmack3117 yes trough agencies as always underpay...
@@paudsmcmack3117 if being pay the market value, no body will want to hire filipino. that's the whole idea.
My family and I were on this great lady...1980.southampton to ny. .seasick till day 2 but oh boy what a privilege to experience this great ship and the first class service. ..I was only 10 then but still have vivid memories I wish I could put into words the feeling of those 5 days at sea ...from the awe of the Atlantic to the adventure of the ship ..a feeling I will treasure always..that's the effect of the qe2
Must've been thrilling
Very fond memories of a VERY rough crossing in the QE2 from NY to Southampton in 1985 as a kid, the atlantic in bad weather was a truly awe inspiring and magnificent sight (if a little terrifying!). It was so rough the dining room was deserted , and we had to stay at sea an extra day because Southampton harbour was full of small vessels sheltering from the storm and we couldn't safely get in to port.
Great experience, thanks for posting this , brought back lots of recollections from that voyage.
Interesting.
Quite an experience it must've been
So glad to find this video about the QE2. It was such an exciting experience to sail from Southhampton (back in 1995) to New York although the ship had encountered a bad weather. There was huge wave crashing into the fifth deck and we were having dinner at that time I could not finish my meal as I got seasick and went back to our cabin.
The best cruise in the world. I love this cruise. What a beautiful experience to watch the video
Mabuhay ang Pilipino's who worked in here...
Mabuhay is a Filipino greeting, usually expressed as Mabuhay!, which literally means "to live".
The term is also occasionally used for toasts during celebrations to mean "cheers".
It is similar to the Hawaiian expression "aloha".
It is used in the local hospitality industry to welcome guests, a practice rooted in a 1993 campaign launched by restaurateur Rod Ongpauco to more uniquely welcome foreign visitors to the Philippines.
Had a trip in the 1950s. Wonderful service and will never forget it.
Thank you for posting the video. It was a very beautiful ship. I see that some have complained that the video was depressing, but it is fitting to the loss of this magnificent ship from service and quite appropriate to the epic journey.
Worked on the QE2 1977 to1982 when it was all British crew some great times. Done 4 world cruises made some great mates .worked in the kitchen and pantry’s.
We took a cruise from the west side of Manhattan to San Juan and St. Thomas and were upgraded to the Princess Grille. Truly a one of a kind experience. Wonderful.
About the same time that this film was made, while the QE2 was in New York, they offered a Friday night to Sunday morning cruise for several hundred dollars. I was living in Connecticut at the time and figured that this would be my only opportunity to experience time at sea on a legendary ocean liner, so I bought a ticket. Turned out to be a very good decision. Ironically, when I woke up Saturday morning, the ship was off the coast of Connecticut! That was a little disappointing. But it was just a temporary stop for some special event, after which it set out to sea. We sailed around in the Atlantic Saturday and Saturday night and returned to New York harbor Sunday morning. There was great food and great entertainment and we were treated very well by the crew. I even got to lose about a hundred bucks in the ship's casino. It was a fun time.
texman81 qq
I love these old documentaries
I had the pleasure as a young boy of traveling from NYC to Cherbourg, France and then return from Southampton to NYC 5 weeks later on the QE1. Wonderful deck stewards who let us help on the return leg with great stories. Hit some high winds but the size prevented a rough ride (no auto stabilizers) unlike a modern ship I rode decades later in te Carribean. Even saw a small iceberg being shadowed by the Canadian Coast Guard. Very powerful part of my vacation. Many thanks to the Cunard crew.
I sailed from Southhampton to NY on the QE2 in May of 1973 with my husband and two children. Still have the pictures. I remember the children's coordinator was the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen- - even to this day, and my children won the best costume design in a competition arranged by this girl. She must be in her 60's now.
What was her name sir if you have please?
@@stevenholton438 Sir? I am a lady. Since that was 46 years ago, I could not even guess what it might have been, nor even remember if we knew her name at that time. She was blonde, with shoulder length, wavy hair, big blue eyes, beautiful tanned skin, a beautiful figure- not skinny or heavy. beautiful legs, fairly on the tall side and more beautiful than Beyonce. I am an artist and photographer, so I viewed her as artistic perfection. Our passage was in May and the costume contest was all done with crepe paper- I made the green dragon costume that won, but boy, were my kids mad (especially the tail end one) because they had to hunch over to make that costume work! I remember when a pic was taken of the winner and participants, the beautiful young girl sat on the floor beside the winner (looking at the picture, it would be to the right side.) I believe she had on a pink dress.
For those curious, looks like this was filmed/produced around 1991/92 as it's copyright 1992.
Chief Engineer "The QE2 is not a hotel and never will be a hotel"
Dubai: Hold My Cup!
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I worked 19 years on many cruise ships and on one liner, I had a great time and saw the world while being highly paid but would not even go on a holiday on a cruise now, no i am exagerating, ..... maybe on a Cunard, or a P&O ship, but never on anything else. I worked on all other lines, but Cunard and P&O have something that others don't have. I think it"s because they are British, and thats what makes them special, and I am not British, so there!
That is a great recommendation!
different strokes for different folks!
Wow this is great to know
Hi
I would like to inquire about the shortest trip possible from Europe to America (preferably New York), as I would like to travel to America within two months.
I never want to get on a plane.
I will go from Jordan to a European country (according to your answer) and then travel by ship to America.
How can you help me and what is the shortest and most suitable trip?
I have a fear of planes so I have to travel by ship.
Thank you so much
@@معاذأبوعدس Check out Cunard, they go regularly from UK to New York and back .
i sailed on the QE2 with my late husband in 1994 also stayed on the Qeen mary in long beach, both built on the clyde Scotland, best in the world
I took the QE2 in 1979 with my parents. What a great time! We had a bad storm about halfway through the sailing. Everyone was seasick except for me... Fun stuff.
My nan was a stewardess on this lovley ship for 27 years and my mum sister dad and i went aboard in hamburg w germany in 1977 when she docked there x
My dream - to make the transition on the liner from Southampton to New York - after watching this film was strengthened. Thanks for this to its creators.
You can do it!
Beautiful story. Thank you for sharing it with us
Captain Ron Warwick... Now that's what a captain should look like... :-)
Just like Sean Connery in Red October!
Not like Captain Stabbing
He later became the first captain of the Queen Marry 2 and promoted to commodore
@@RapunzelinOttawa the same thing went through my head, I'm watching this soon after his passing!
Wow great film. Thank you for the upload.
"if you can afford the luxury of time" what a statement....... she's absolutely right.
What a wonderful documentary! Brings back memories of seeing the QE2 in Auckland, my dad would drive up to the upper decks of a carpark which is now aparments and the Hilton Hotel, so my brother an I could get a really good view of the ship. I still remember waving at the passengers as the QE2 departed.. we did that quite a few times over the years (late 80's to early 90's).
Thank you so much for sharin' this wonderful video🙏🏻🙏🏻🙇🏻🙇🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
WOW The Radio Room. Love the view of that room. the classic HF SSB voice transmission.
Yeah...me too as an Ex-Sparks....
Happy days until all ships got satellite comms.
I noted the sat-dome here on the QE2....Beginning of the end for us!
HF SSB still very much alive and kicking on Amateur Radio. Have a listen online hackgreensdr.org:8901/ use Firefox as your browser.
This ship was and is still ahead in profile and dignity of any ship that has been built since. Sort ironical that the C/Eng. mentioned that was far from being hotel and know, although not gracing the oceans, it will nevertheless be preserved as a hotel in Dubai. Over the years since it was 'retired' by Cunard, we have often thought of it's destiny and as a family member so connected with this vessel I am pleased that she will be preserved as a hotel and museum for those who are interested in 'the last true ocean liner'. David B. Warwick - the youngest son who they came to see!
Yes. Lately , it has been very well preserved in Dubai. It looks like it's just anchored in Dubai a day before with a spectacular view in the night . It's still so beautiful. It was lying just like abandoned from 2007 and was so heart breaking to see it so. Few years back, I choose to live in a very old building only because ,My apartment balcony opens to the amazing view of QE2 those days just apart a road width distance in port Rashid area, Dubai. I literally enjoyed it's view for 2 Years. I was sure that its a master piece with lot of memories for people all over the world.
Now, QE 2 is in its best look and it's still amazing to pay a visit if you plan. Google QE2 experience , Dubai for more details.
@@rijzdxb I thought it was retired in 2008 not 2007.
RMS QM2 is a true ocean liner.
Yes, QM2 is a TRUE Ocean Liner to beat the BAND!!!
David Warwick oh it's you lol
How Wonderful this was ableto imagine and to see, the fresh air, the couple reminding someone here about that persons parents, the depressing Music, glasses of the bathing lady. Magnificent and all like a fantasy. Cheers!
This was From 1992 and that very same year on the 16th July 1992 i did my own Crossing Across the Atlantic From Boston To Liverpool on Board the Tall Ship "Fryderyk Chopin" with a mixture of Calm Seas and Rough Seas Watching this documentary brings back all the memories of my crossing
I remember the QE2 docking in South Africa - Cape Town when i was a kid
This was one of the most spellbinding and riveting videos I've seen of an ocean crossing on any vessel. I loved it. Just discovered it by chance. Beautiful job! What an experience it must have been to sail on this magnificent vessel.
Wonderful video. My daughter and I were aboard in 1998 from Southampton to NYC.
Nice looking ship and it has visited down under.. Thanks from NZ. 👍🇳🇿
A different time. Seems like yesterday but still so long ago. Oh how I wish I could have taken a journey like this.
You still can on the Queen Mary 2!!!
Very beautiful, calming. A story from a bygone era.
Looking forward to staying on this magnificent ship in Dubai May 2024!, This video gives us a great insight !, And will remember all involved!.❤
I've never been on a cruise. Now that I saw this beautiful "Lady" sail into New York Harbor....Yeh I think I could like a trip like the lucky ones who were on her. Thanks so much for this video, dcbrit2003
"We do not expect any rain between the showers"! LOL! :D
marvelous, thank you.
I really admire this kind of Seamans dealing with landlubbers (passsengers ) I was sailing 25 years on chemical tankers and i beleive
that i couldn't stand on a passenger cship not even a single day
I visited the QE2 in 2019 in Dubai. My parents and I intended to book a trip to New York on the QE2 in 1997 and back by Concorde but my mom got sick and we had to cancel the trip...We already flew the Concorde in 1987. And my other dream came true on board the QE2. A pity she does not sail anymore...
I watched ya whole video it was excellent
Great video and music ! Very nice ! Many thanks
What was that great music?
How sweet the couple was. Reminds me of my parents .
Only one trip, but never forgotten!
10.07, 15.08 and 32.11 spotted QE2 legend John Duffy , my uncle RIP
Back again in remembrance of my Uncle John . Famous last words of his to me “ make sure everything goes according to plan “ ❤
A beautiful, elegant ship . I’m privileged to of sailed on her
🕯️ RIP John Duffy
Among the finest of the british superliners, a lost age of stylish, british built beauty
I did La Guaira -Curacao - Ft Lauderdale - NYC - and part of the Caribbean
on the way back, 1974. I wish I could do it today. Awesome ship!
Apparently I was almost born on Queen Mary mid October 1951and the passengers had a 'whip round' for my disadvantaged mum. Narrowly, I was actually born in Whitechapel at Mile End hospital making me an authentic Cockney I continued in this vein all my life working on boats in fisheries in Alaska as a citizen of the Ocean.
What a great story you have! Thank you for sharing
Cool
Wow
i sailed on QM2 for 16 days from Fort Lauderdale to Madeira to Dakar to Gran Canaria to Lisbon and Southampton.
Excellent video, the old liners will be missed, once they've gone!
The band was playing Rod Stewarts song "Sailing" when the ship was leaving its home port of Southampton Britain....they should have been playing this tune when the Ship was leaving New York for Britain, as this is a homeward song.
You are a knobhead.. both the ship and the song are ICONIC.. you’ve got to be a 4kn yank with a comment like that!
Thank you!
Thank you for uploading QE2 . I wish I can travel on board to enjoy a short break. Now I am too old and I don;t think there is any chance to travel again as I am a pensioner
@@puppybreathwales Thank You for the information
I love this old QE2
Interesting to see how tense the Captain and officers were while docking the QE2. No wonder, with a vessel like that. I get tense docking my 34ft sailboat.
The captain is not responsible once a pilot is on the bridge. A pilot takes navigational control, brings the ship into the harbour, maneuvers it to the dock and then ensures it is securely moored. The pilot then leaves the bridge.
@@Peggyt-jp6mt Maybe - (technically) responsible or not, they all looked tense.
@@Peggyt-jp6mt Pilot only give instructions, deck crew have to do the physical work.
@@Desertfox18 The deck crew certainly look after the lines and the winches.
Very enjoyable, thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
Good documentary! very interesting how the captain thought it would be the last transatlantic cruise ship. Maybe at the time folks didn't foresee the growth of cruise ships. Now there are plenty of transatlantic ships. Thanks for posting!
@obrbob194 Correct! A Cruise liner has a very small draft in order to visit smaller, shallow-water ports that are attractive to a certain clientele... An Ocean Liner, on the other hand, is exactly that: A ship capable of offering fast passage with safety...due to its greater draft... across dangerous oceans.
I find it amazing that the general public is unaware of such a basic fact. A difference between life and death.
It is but a question of time until the Concordia fiasco is repeated on a much greater scale
Uh, sorry. The Queen Mary 2 IS a true Ocean Liner. In many respects, perhaps the "truest" true Ocean Liner EVER built!!! With its ice breaker bow, 50 - plus hull design life, diesel motors PLUS steam turbines derived off its gas turbines! Built specifically for the Transatlantic Trade, too big to fit in the Panama Canal!!!
It was a real occasion to travel on this wonderful ship. A bit like Concord was. Modern Cruise liners and airliners don’t have the same occasion these days. Even though they are much bigger. I’m looking forward to when they launch the new Titanic. 🙂
Thanks very good work.
Wow, The Cure, what a surprise!
The QE2 was an ocean liner, not a cruise ship. There's a very real difference that is lost on most people today. I did the LA to Sydney portion of the 2002 RTW cruise (12,000 miles in 24 days, I think) and thoroughly enjoyed it. It's sad knowing now what happened to that wonderful ship. If you don't know the story look it up on wiki.
Dubai shit for this wonderful ship going on :/
I was seeing it in Dubai from 2009 where my building was the next building after the ship was anchored. A huge great news for QE 2 fans worldwide is that, the ship is now back to its glorious days look and Dubai has preserved it as a hotel cum museum.in the Night, it looks so beautiful with all the lights on, and truly it looks so great even now. Google QE 2 experience Dubai for more details ......
@@rijzdxb Thanks I will...Why? Because I care.
Hi
I would like to inquire about the shortest trip possible from Europe to America (preferably New York), as I would like to travel to America within two months.
I never want to get on a plane.
I will go from Jordan to a European country (according to your answer) and then travel by ship to America.
How can you help me and what is the shortest and most suitable trip?
I have a fear of planes so I have to travel by ship.
Thank you so much
@Megan Greene
Was it a relatively safe trip? Strong and scary waves? Is time passing slowly through the ocean? Thank you very much for your answer
In some way she looks like a pretty used Taxi to me. Which I guess she is. And the big mighty Ocean is not for gleaming pleasureboats either. Phenomenal documentation,. Thankyou :)
I love the 90s!
Can't remember much, alot of heroin.
A beautiful Ship, slightly surprised she never held the Blue Riband.
I enjoyed watching this full documentary on the great QE2... Unlike nowadays programs - when one image jumps on to the other in less than a second, so as to not letting you grasp any of it - it lets you see something of the ship and have the time to enjoy it. You dig deep into the ship's life and events.
I enjoyed the personal lives described here, the elderly couple, the crew... I liked some noticeable things: English humor "hopefully no rain between showers...", the cook who couldn't stop laughing because one passenger told him his fish was too fishy... Ha ha ha! Also captain Warwick saying how much he was fond of this ship and that this was probably the greatest and last of its kind... Certainly true at that time, hadn't he foreseen what was awaiting him years beyond : Appointed captain of the Queen Mary 2, way bigger and entirely different in its propulsion design and technology... Not to belittle the great QE2, to each era its heroes I guess. QE2 was an amazing, graceful, wonderful liner, capable of speeding up to 30 knots and beyond.
Hate that fast cut, makes you wanna hurl.
I'm that lucky to have a mother who lives inside the world's longest fjord in a populated area, and every summer during the summer month's it goes 150-200 ships in and out again, most of them goes to a place called Flåm who has a railway from the sea and up to Myrdal 867 m/h.
So from my mothers living room we see all these ships, most often every morning, and I think it was in 2004 QE2 passed in, and I think Queen Victoria was there the same day
Flam Railway, in beautiful Norway. Been there -Did that-You are very lucky!
Lucky you, fresh air of the seaside
Hi
I would like to inquire about the shortest trip possible from Europe to America (preferably New York), as I would like to travel to America within two months.
I never want to get on a plane.
I will go from Jordan to a European country (according to your answer) and then travel by ship to America.
How can you help me and what is the shortest and most suitable trip?
I have a fear of planes so I have to travel by ship.
Thank you so much
One lonely liner pulling up to dock where dozens from all over the world would've been to greet her in the old days I wish liners would make a come back
What's the song that played at around 5:00?
Sailing by Rod Stewart ( played by a brass band)
I personally never heard of this Ship, but it is Beautiful🇺🇸
Had to laugh at 13:10, "The whistle will be blown to attract the attention of any passers by". I don't think you'll see many in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Yeah...made me smile too.
But is it not the same with the aircraft demonstrations ...?
With most water landings I doubt you'll get to tweet your little whistle....
or remember to activate your little lamp.
(Miracle on the Hudson excepted, of course!)
Took three trips on old Queens in '50's and '60's--two Queen Mary, one Queen Elizabeth. This ship is very nice--simpler, more clean lined--beautiful. But each had its own unique character.
I still miss her
yep, same here. will be on QM2 when she docks in Dubai later this year so hopefully I will get to see her again...
Wish RMS TITANIC could have arrived too in NY without sinking in at North Atlantic. 😭
Love for all the old and aristocratic ocean liners. They were historical. 🧡💚
Just knew that they have separate pilot to go in/out of a dock. Interesting!
Satyawati Sitawardhani lots of places use pilots!
The.qe2..a.wonderful.ship.with
Many.traditions.and.lifestyle.
Thats.never.come.back..
what's the musiq band plays as ship leaves? thanks
Sailing by Rod Stewart
I love/hate the style of this documentary. On one hand the slow pace makes you feel more immersed in the ship world, but can also drag. It's nice not to have a modern style with glaring music and quick edits. Thanks for the upload.
Yes, I felt a bit like that too...
I was 17 years at sea & it evoked many memories.
Standing at the stern and just looking out at the wake...alone with your thoughts. You can truly delve very deep into your own mind without any interference or distractions. Those times were precious indeed.
The world of hustle & bustle...the honking horns & the ever intrusive mobile phones....
No, I much prefer that sedate passing of time that this documentary exemplified so very well.
The same Captain Warwick that commanded Queen Mary on her maiden voyage
Alec L really? So that his dream came thru, there was always another ocean liner they built for the world to feel the true heritage
Curious to know, how were you able to get the screen shots of the bow slicing through the waves and also at 54:18? Amazing photography.
The uploader didn't film it. It was recorded in 1992, and they probably used a camera mount.
I worked on the ship as pastry chef. And i remember they always had a helicopter taking photos (i assume film as well) and these photos would be offered for sale to passengers and crew back then.
I love when the guys says QE2 is not a hotel and never will be a hotel. 😂
Wasn't expecting to see The Cure on a sedate cruise ship!
No kidding. A nice surprise!
By the way, the QE2 is an ocean liner, not a cruise ship!
Lovely
To think you had to have a Full Foreign Going Masters' Ticket just to be a 3rd Mate (3rd Officer Deck) on this ship. Cunard sacked all their Cadets once they had finally received their 2nd Mates' Tickets anyway !
Thankfully they built the Queen Mary 2.
Looks like they were running about 28 knots. Not bad.
Off the top of my head Titanic's speed was 23 knots when she seen a iceberg 1912---------- 5 knots after 80 years of design...not so good lol
freakyflow the United States could hit 40
freakyflow Titanic max was 22, she ran on 21.xx something that nite.
And it's not always that the current days speed is faster than old days, they let go Concorde
What song is the orchestra playing?
Sailing by Rod Stewart