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Re: Honeymoon on QE2 in 2002
« Reply #300 on: Jan 14, 2023, 10:52 PM »
A last few pictures at the Peninsular Hotel... and we are now nearly at the end of all this; only 18 more attachments still to come to complete the honeymoon...
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Re: Honeymoon on QE2 in 2002
« Reply #301 on: Jan 15, 2023, 10:37 AM »
Peter, I would love to know a bit about the planning for your luxury honeymoon.  Did you consider what the 5 star option could be and then make your choice?

The London Hilton
First Class travel to Gleneagles
Orient Express
QE2
NY Peninsular Hotel
Limousine transfers all the way

I am intrigued what other 5 star option could you have had! or is the best yet to come?
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Re: Honeymoon on QE2 in 2002
« Reply #302 on: Jan 15, 2023, 11:31 PM »
I planned it 100% around the dates of QE2's voyages!  In other words, I looked at the voyages first then built everything else around it; had the church not been available on the 30th August I had the following Saturday as a back up plan which would still allow the same Southampton departure - in that instance the Gleneagles bit would have been the last component rather than the first component.

There is still a rather big bit to come and which does tie in to QE2 in a way - have a look at the itinerary at the very start of the thread...  ;)
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Re: Honeymoon on QE2 in 2002
« Reply #303 on: Jan 17, 2023, 10:56 PM »
The final bill from the Peninsular as we checked out.
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Re: Honeymoon on QE2 in 2002
« Reply #304 on: Jan 20, 2023, 10:30 PM »
Time to check at JFK in to go home...

...and once again the camera flash failed at a critical moment!!!  Twice!!! ::)
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Re: Honeymoon on QE2 in 2002
« Reply #305 on: Jan 24, 2023, 09:27 PM »
...and we're off!
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Re: Honeymoon on QE2 in 2002
« Reply #306 on: Jan 25, 2023, 09:19 PM »
So wonderful to be along on your remembrance trip. I feel like I should help out by carrying some of the luggage !
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Re: Honeymoon on QE2 in 2002
« Reply #307 on: Jan 27, 2023, 08:38 PM »
The mandatory "stand next to the machmeter" picture - although the display hasn't come out all that well... this was at Mach 2 at 52,000 ft.
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Re: Honeymoon on QE2 in 2002
« Reply #308 on: Jan 30, 2023, 09:52 PM »
Needless to say, the curvature of the Earth was very apparent from that sort of altitude.

Then, as we slowed and descended, I had a chance to photograph some local landmarks.
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Re: Honeymoon on QE2 in 2002
« Reply #309 on: Feb 01, 2023, 10:09 PM »
A bumper crop for you tonight... memorabilia from the flight, including the tickets.  £4,163.80 each.  At that rate you'd think they'd knock off the 80p wouldn't you...?!

...and yes, I had permission for the safety card.  They always kept a few extra on board for people asking for one.
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Re: Honeymoon on QE2 in 2002
« Reply #310 on: Feb 04, 2023, 10:00 AM »
Quote from: Peter Mugridge on Feb 01, 2023, 10:09 PM
A bumper crop for you tonight... memorabilia from the flight, including the tickets.  £4,163.80 each.  At that rate you'd think they'd knock off the 80p wouldn't you...?!

...and yes, I had permission for the safety card.  They always kept a few extra on board for people asking for one.

Wonderful memories of your first class honeymoon from start to finish. 

£4163.80 for First class travel in 2002.  I wonder what it would cost today?
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Re: Honeymoon on QE2 in 2002
« Reply #311 on: Feb 04, 2023, 10:48 PM »
Quote from: Lynda Bradford on Feb 04, 2023, 10:00 AM
£4163.80 for First class travel in 2002.  I wonder what it would cost today?

Very difficult to compare because Concorde had its own specific pricing structure and this was part of a packaged price which included the QE2 element so that may not necessarily have been the same price as buying that same flight on a flight only basis; we will probably need an expert travel analyst to tell us.  It would definitely be interesting to know.

Well... just six images remaining to post now to conclude this; should be at least two of them tomorrow night...
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Re: Honeymoon on QE2 in 2002
« Reply #312 on: Feb 05, 2023, 09:14 PM »
We had an excellent view of central London as we lined up for the approach to Heathrow.
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Re: Honeymoon on QE2 in 2002
« Reply #313 on: Feb 08, 2023, 09:36 PM »
Much closer to Heathrow now and as we get very low, more details are visible on the ground.
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Re: Honeymoon on QE2 in 2002
« Reply #314 on: Feb 11, 2023, 10:56 PM »
Back in Blighty - a few of the other aircraft we saw after landing while taxiing to the stand.
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