QE2's Last Departure from New York with QM2

[dougnewman]

On 16 October 2008, Cunard Line's RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 and RMS Queen Mary 2 met in New York City for the final time.

The ships sailed in tandem from their home port of Southampton, England on 10 October 2008, calling at New York on 16 October and returning to Southampton on 22 October.

This was QE2's final call in New York and her final round-trip crossing of the North Atlantic. She was Cunard's flagship and primary ship on the Southampton-New York run from 1969 to 2004 when she was replaced in that capacity by QM2. Since then she has operated mainly on cruises with occasional Atlantic crossings. Her final cruise will depart Southampton on 11 November 2008, arriving in Dubai on 27 November 2008, where she will be converted to a floating hotel.

These photos were taken from a NY Waterway Tours vessel chartered by the World Ship Society Port of New York Branch and the Steamship Historical Society of America Long Island Chapter. Thanks to WSS PONY, SSHSA-LI, NY Waterway Tours and Cunard for helping to make this such a spectacular event.

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[MathiasK]

Hello Douge,

thank´s for the great photos

Best regards from germany
Mathias K.

[Raoul Fiebig]

Great shots, Doug. Thank you so much!

[AIDAblu]

Thank you for those beautiful pictures of a sad event...

[dougnewman]

I'm glad everyone enjoyed the photos.

It was a very memorable and enjoyable evening, though a bittersweet one.