QE2's Final "Voyage around the British Isles"

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

Having just posted my first picture of the QE2 at Clydebank in a separate thread here is one of my final shots as she left the Tyne just over forty-one years later:

That's a beautiful picture! You got yourself a better position too than the people below... and so, you saw her lovely reflection on the water.

[Tyne Turbine]

Thank you for your kind comment Isabelle, it was a wonderful evening I am sure the people on board did not realise how many  had turned out to see her departure.

[cunardqueen]

Three years ago, we were setting of on a never to be forgotten voyage, as QE2 said goodbye.
It really was the start of the end...

[cunardqueen]

A little behind the scenes information...


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[cunardqueen]

just going through the memories.. and some 24 years later

Myles, funnily enough I dug up the details of this Channel hop offer and mailed them to Flagship myself a couple of weeks ago!

I'll let him have the pleasure of posting up a copy of the letter I scanned for him.  All I'll say now is that yes, it was offered but there was an interesting sting in the tail when it came to the fare...
   

What was the sting in the tale re the fare

[Peter Mugridge]

What was the sting in the tale re the fare

I suspect the fare was exactly the same as if they'd done a full TransAtlantic voyage - or in this case, the full Round Britain voyage, but the principle is the same.

That was done in case they couldn't sell the space on to someone for the Cherbourg - New York ( or vice-versa ) leg; Eric Flounders explained that to me once a bit over 40 years ago when I enquired about doing just the Channel hop to "claim" a ride on QE2.