This Sunday some of the nicest cruise ships in the world met here in Sydney Harbour. The Queen Elizabeth 2 on it's last around the world voyage after it's 40 years of plying the seas, and the Queen Victoria on her maiden voyage. These two ships are two of the three Cunard Lines vessels that are very nicely appointed. A suite for the maiden voyage was around $240,000 and would be yours for the 100 day journey, that's $2,400 a day! The cheap rooms were going for around $40,000.
There was a huge crowd on hand, and at least 11 helicopters in the air to view the two ships pass each other around Fort Denison in the harbour. The officials were expecting around 100,000 people to go and watch, just goes to show how much Sydneysiders like their big boats. The Queen Victoria was berthed at Circular Quay and was so large that it could not turn around but had to be backed out. The QE2 was berthed at another part of the harbour until the QV was ready leave, and there are two photos of the QE2 making it's way towards Circular Quay. The last photos are of a fire boat celebrating and the Police Heli taking a closer look at the QV. The very last photo has the largest ferry that runs on the harbour for size comparison, for those that are in the know. Surprisingly, this free and somewhat random event turned out to be very fun because of the fair like atmosphere. It seemed that everyone in the crowd was relaxed and enjoyed the nice day.
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i can't even afford the cheap rooms. lol. i wonder if cocktails are included. :]
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