The CannibalRabbits are just back from Sydney. We headed up there to see the passing of the two Queens – Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2 and the new Queen Victoria.
There are more photos on the Photo Gallery [^]
We were lucky enough to have booked a harbour cruise for the big event. This meant that we had grandstand seats to watch the passing of the two Queens. It was amazing the number of people that decided to join us the shores of the Harbour all around Mrs Macquaries Seat and Cremorne Point and Ashton Park on the north side of the Harbour were absolutely crowded. On the Harbour itself had every size of vessel from ten-foot tinnies up to the 90,000 ton, 965 foot long, 179 foot tall Queen Victoria.
The passing was billed by Cunard as a Royal Rendezvous. This was the QE2’s 29th and final visit to Sydney, and marked the 30th anniversary of her first visit to Sydney on the 24th February 1978. Once this world cruise is over she will be turned into a luxury floating hotel in Dubai. The Queen Victoria was on her maiden world voyage. While passing on either side of Fort Denison the liners sounded a whistle salute, which could heard 16km (10miles) away.
Sydney Morning Herald Photo Gallery:
Queen Victoria [^]
Queen Elizabeth 2 [^]