Forget Blue Ribands. They come and go, but the Queens don’t. The first two were built in response to other European countries putting up a show on the high seas. Even the Americans built a ship, the SS United States, but where are they now? All scrapped and no future plans.
Pictures say a thousand words..
RMS Queen Mary.. now preserved at Long Beach, USA
She even looked impressive in her ‘war togs’.. New York Harbour 1945
RMS Queen Elizabeth.. the big sister.. in Cherbourg, France
She had ‘war togs’ too. After the war, Mary and Elizabeth got to fulfil their purpose.. to run the finest trans-oceanic crossing EVER..Unfortunately, at the end of her service, she was sold off to be a floating University. After a fire broke out on board, Hong Kong Fire Department sprayed so much water onto her, she sank.
RMS Queen Elizabeth II.. preserving standards and carrying out her duties with the same grace as her namesake..
So this is where the story of the ‘real’ Queens ends, , for me anyway..
And now for the sad part..
The Cunard Queens which followed the QE 2 are not what I would call real Queens. QM 2 is designed to do Trans-Atlantic crossings, but the new Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria are just a couple of high-rise river barges. Even QM 2 has that look about her.
They have even unregistered in Southampton, and re-registered in Hamilton, Bermuda, and guess why? They want to be able to do weddings in the Caribbean.
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