Honeymoon pictures aboard QE2 in 1983

[Cruise_Princess]

oh yes....where you go we go ..or vice versa.....hee hee  good times though

[cunardqueen]

Great photos indeed ! and always nice to see   , Do l see a young Bob Haines, A lot of these officers featured in the Whickers World programme and how nice to see a decent line up of ships officers. I seem to recall in 1986 it was rather  a long line of them as well, then after 1987 the line seemed to be much shorter.

[Rob Lightbody]

Absolutly FANTASTIC photos!  Keep them coming!

Some of them are quite faded - like has happened to many 70s & 80s photos people have at home - I just 'corrected' one of them in my photo package to see if I could correct it and the results are attached.  I've had some dramatic results doing this to old family photos.

[QE2 whistle]

Wow Rob, and I thought I was doing well just shrinking them!!!!   How are you with wrinkles?
I've put a few more pictures on for you to see.

Cunardqueen, well spotted, it was a young Bob Haines and a few faces from Whicker's World.  I've posted our first Daily Programme so you can look for other familiar names.  I have the full set and can post the others if anybody wants to see them.  The line-up did shrink in later years as did the Happy Honeymonn cakes too!

[QE2 whistle]

Here's our first programme.

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And a few other keepsakes.
The first one is a nice postcard showing her with her grey hull.
Next it's our baggage tag.
Next it's our Restaurant card.

[cunardqueen]

Strange how we never hear much about Captain Wadsworth in tales of the past?
Seeing that old programme it makes you wonder how todays passengers would have put up with the fixed times for breakfast and lunch and the limited entertainment.

Its the waiting staff on Dinner imagine having to serve a dinner between 6.30 to 8.15pm and clear away and reset for the next sitting, Must have been the warm seat system again

The photo on the Double room staircase is really great (in fact all the photos are great! )and not to mention the players club hideaway, it was always a very quite spot, l guess revenue wasnt such a big issue back then for Cunard

 And who can forget the singles gathering in the Double down bar, l was always at them, the hosts used to ply the poor passengers with drink to loosen them up, well that was how it felt for me, l remember Alexandra Pauli and Peter Mullington two names l cant ever forget, funny how some names stick with you and others by pass you..
 When you have time it would be nice to see your other programmes .

 What things do you remember about that voyage? what did you like or not as the case maybe? what sticks in your memory?

 Do you remember that you had the sense of you were going somewhere and pretty fast as well, it used to be a thril to be on deck and feel the sensation as you raced to New York   

[QE2 whistle]

Hello Cunardqueen.

My most memorable thing was QE2's whistle, I became addicted to it and every other voyage we went on her was always out on deck with my video camera.  I loved the fresh air and the isolation being in the middle of the Atlantic.  I used to love when the Captain announced we were halfway!  Transatlantic was always the most special for me on QE2.
I remember our entrance to New York and seeing the Twin Towers.  I had never seen anything like them before and although I used to see them on televison I could not believe how amazing they were.  I remember being absolutely skint when we got to New York too but it was worth every penny.  We had said it was a once in a lifetime but after we got home we dream't of doing it all again. 
There was nothing I did not like about the voyage and absolutely nothing I did not like about my lovely Queen.  It was the most amazing experience of my life.  Every cruise that followed was amazing but this was the most exciting of them all.

[Cruise_Princess]

QE2 Whistle...what lovely honest down to earth memories....too many times you hear of the over the top stories of eating caviar and travelling in a suite etc...but  just like me you are ordinary ( if you don;t mind me saying so)...but did an EXTRAORDINARY honeymoon. on an EXTRAORDINARY ship!!  ..and those memories...i can feel  your emotion coming out in your words.. Like me... QE2 really has got you hasn't she???  . especially  liked the comment of 'being skint'....we have all been there too many times but QE2 ALWAYS came first!! LOL..

And I agree that Transatlantic was by far the best...and .the ONLY way to cross!!  The most elegant, the most relaxing, and wonderful way to get to New York...

And yes that whistle....I have eventually managed to download that most  wonderful sound on my mobile phone so that everytime someone rings I nearly jump out of my seat with  glee .....I just luv it even though its taken me 18 months to actually do it.!!

Thanks for posting so much info....its really appreciated on the forum by all us fellow geeks!!    Keep em coming!!

[QE2 whistle]

Hello Cruise Princess, nice to hear from you again.  We were never really into the caviar and champagne (don't like either).  We just liked the life on board, out on boat deck watching the Atlantic go by.  I used to love people-watching too, we met many interesting characters on board.  I always enjoyed seeing everybody dressed up in their posh frocks.  Oh I just wish I was back there again.

I have attached some more Daily Programmes.  Do you remember when Boat Drill was on the first day of the voyage, not any more.  See the first programme, it was at 10.30am on the first day.

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Day 3 Daily Programme.

[Beardy Rich]

What a fabulous collection of photo's and QE2 memorabilia. Thanks for sharing them on the forum.

[Bob C.]

Outstanding photos!  I particularly enjoy the shot of the stern with the black deisel fuel-marine (DFM) from the old steam plant (phpBy3plsPM.jpg).  A reminder of early glory days. 

[Cruise_Princess]

Your scanner is gonna go into overdrive!! Well done...loved seeing the old progs..and yes I remember boat drill next day also remember coming back into Southampton about 1pm...so civilised!! But then they moved the clocks forward so much that day you felt you had breakfast and lunch on the one plate at the same time!!

[Jem]

Great photo's! Makes me feel young again