In Greenock l was very lucky to be able to get my parents and sister onboard for the day.It started with a photo shoot on the quayside with the Daily Mail. Onboard they sampled Afternoon Tea, a quick tour of the ship, a champagne toast in my cabin with 2 very dear lady friends from 1988, l saw them again as l was having breakfast in the lido at the next table. l had been able to take my parents as a treat for their wedding Anniversary on a mini cruise in 2007 and none of us could believe it , and also another very special person
. Then a very rushed dinner in the Mauretania before they disembarked and watched QE2 sail away. It was a day l was immensely proud to be part of and being able to get 3 family members onboard is something l will always be in debt for. They had a great time and having been onboard before knew exactly what QE2 ment to me. And it was nice for them to meet some of my QE2 family. I had already scoured the logo shops, so a suitcase went home with them.
The next day sailing through the Pentland Firth and seeing my homeland Orkney from the decks of QE2 was quite special.
