Transatlantic Crossing

[Louis De Sousa]

Looking at my records and during my time with the QE2 i done 136 crossings.Of theses 64 Crossings were Eastbound and 72 was Westbound.One more count can be added when i done the crossing between New York and Hamburg in 1994 this led the ship into that famous well known refit.

Can other forum members tell how many they have done.

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

Looking at my records and during my time with the QE2 i done 136 crossings.Of theses 64 Crossings were Eastbound and 72 was Westbound.One more count can be added when i done the crossing between New York and Hamburg in 1994 this led the ship into that famous well known refit.

That is a lot of crossings, Louis! The one bound for Hamburg must have stood out for you, of course.

How about the others -- were they all pretty much the same, or did each differ from the others? Would you roughly know what to expect, or was there always something unexpected happening?

[Louis De Sousa]

They are all pretty much the same Isabelle its a working routine and you get it done of course for the crew the Westbound Crossing with the hour back meant for time for drinking and partying.

The Crossing to Hamburg was out of this normal routine but happy to have done it.But the Crossing that ill never forget was the one when we hitted Hurricane Luis a night that until today i say what if.........?

[Chris Thompson]

Transatlantic D.I.Y....this fella tried to run from Miami to London in a giant hamster wheel contraption!
Made it as far as Tybee Island Georgia. Hope he gets a bill from the Coastguard....bloody idiot!

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

Looking at my records and during my time with the QE2 i done 136 crossings.Of theses 64 Crossings were Eastbound and 72 was Westbound.One more count can be added when i done the crossing between New York and Hamburg in 1994 this led the ship into that famous well known refit.

Can other forum members tell how many they have done.

Louis started this interesting topic a while back -- I wonder did anyone else here keep track of their transatlantic crossings? And were they always between Southampton and New York?

My own contribution is small, easy and memorable : The Autumn Colours cruise, which could be said to be

one East-West, being Southampton to New York, and
one West-East, being Quebec to Southampton.

[cunardqueen]

   Louis started this interesting topic a while back -- I wonder did anyone else here keep track of their transatlantic crossings? And were they always between Southampton and New York? 

June 86 Round trip
April 87 Round trip The Maiden voyage of the NEW QE2
August 1991 Round trip with a 5 day canada cruise
October 2008 Farewell Round trip

The idea of flying out to join or flying home from QE2 was never an option.
An elderly lady l met onboard in 1991 was weighing her luggage each night depending what souvenirs she had bought  as she was flying home on Concorde  and didn't want any extra baggage.   

[Andy Holloway]

Louis started this interesting topic a while back -- I wonder did anyone else here keep track of their transatlantic crossings? And were they always between Southampton and New York?

Post Twin Towers, QE2 moved her USA TransAtlantic port to Boston for a long time, Michael might be able to say exactly how many Trannies were S'ton to Boston and when QE2 moved back to NY.