QE2 buffs

My folks were on a QE2 crossing back in ’86 or ’87 (?) when it lost power and drifted for a couple of days. My dad said he was taking a nap in the cabin and when he woke up, it was pitch black! He found his way up to the deck, where everyone was wearing those fluorescent necklaces. He just had to listen awhile and didn’t take long to find my mom (she’s a talker!). The backup generator eventually came on, they opened the bars (free drinks!) and served cold food. They said it was one big party and had a grand time!

Anyone familiar with this voyage?

In Liners to the Sun, John Maxtone-Graham describes an episode in which QE2 lost power and was assisted by Sea Venture (which eventually became Pacific Princess). I believe that passengers were transferred from one ship to the other. But as this book was published in 1985, the incident I'm recalling would have been before the dates you posted, so we may be talking about two different voyages.

Lisa63

Looking forward to Maasdam Canada/New England 2004

The trip Lisa was mentioning was in 1974...April. We were on Sea venture the trip before and QE2 followed us into NYC on our return. I think I remember NYC was cold and snowy !!!

My Uncle was epending the winter in Bermuda so he gave me the papers from there which I have ... someplace.

QE2 1969 x2, 1978 x2, 2001 x2 1 trip in 1991, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003

SS France 1972 x2 and 1974 x1

SS Raffaello 1974 & 1975

Sea Venture 1974 to Bermuda

SS Rotterdam 1976 & 1977 Nassau & Bermuda

Noordam 1992 & 94/95

Statendam 1993

Horizon 1996

Galaxy 1997 - trip #3 ??

Windward (Now Norwegian Wind) 1997 3 trips before lengthening

Ryndam 1999

Amsterdam - New Years 02/03 with sail7seas and many other happy folks

Serenade Of The Seas 2003 trip #7

QM2 1/31/04

Single since 1991 except Serenade.

QM2 11/6/04 & Queen Victoria - sometime in 2005