QE2's Final Season - TEN years on

[Rob Lightbody]

Can you believe its been 10 years already?  Wow.  I have such clear memories of her last couple of months, but her last visit to the Clyde is something I'll never forget.

Inverclyde news just ran this - https://www.inverclydenow.com/single-pages/ten-years-ago-the-qe2-visited-the-clyde-for-the-last-time

And the Chronicle ran a story about her first and last visit to Tyneside

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/qe2s-first-last-visit-tyneside-13623229

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

Thank you, Rob!

I was so glad I was there... I really needed a concrete farewell to this ship, and the visit to the Clyde was the perfect place for me. Rob and his wonderful family and friends made it so special, that I could see her go with tears in my eyes and a smile on my face.

Powerful memories.

[Lynda Bradford]

Happy memories of when Clydesiders turned out to welcome the ship back to the River Clyde.

You can see the memories, photos and videos shared on this topic on QE2's final call to Greenock. 

[cunardqueen]

If i never hear Time to say Goodbye again ., it wont be a moment to soon, it was played to death. On the Farewell to the UK and both crossings ....

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

If i never hear Time to say Goodbye again ., it wont be a moment to soon, it was played to death. On the Farewell to the UK and both crossings ....

I have come to loathe that tune, beautiful though it is, as I emphatically did not feel it was Time to Say Good-Bye. I always turn off the radio whenever it is played...

[Michael Gallagher]

It became known as Time to Say DUBAI at Cunard.

[Thomas Hypher]

I tend to think Coldplay's Viva La Vida is more "QE2" and therefore more appropriate. The song also being released in her last few months of service adds to the poignancy.

[Rob Lightbody]

I tend to think Coldplay's Viva La Vida is more "QE2" and therefore more appropriate. The song also being released in her last few months of service adds to the poignancy.

I agree with that - when I hear it, I can also see the BBC's montage video, and it is a celebration of what she was, rather than just sadness at her departure.

[Thomas Hypher]

I agree with that - when I hear it, I can also see the BBC's montage video, and it is a celebration of what she was, rather than just sadness at her departure.

Yes, I remember the BBC South Today montage too and have seen it on YouTube since. I think it may have come at the end of their excellent live coverage of her final Southampton departure that didn't leave a dry eye in our house - it was a fitting tribute to QE2. The song also goes quite well with the official video of her arrival into Dubai - showing she was going out on a high and with her head held high so to speak.