Unusual Ft. Lauderdale sailaway

[rafinmd]

Not HAL but one of HAL’s corporate cousins, Queen Mary 2 will be making one of it’s rare appearances in Ft. Lauderdale .tomorrow (Wednesday) Times will be shown on the port web site but I expect she will arrive early and leave approximately 6PM.. The ship has one or more horns transplanted from the original Queen Mary, and is capable of astounding sounds. I have no idea what kind of show Captain Christopher Wells may put on but I’m quite optimistic.

 

http://portevergladeswebcam.com

 

http://ftlauderdalewebcam.com

 

I will be on Queen Victoria which is now scheduled to dock in Port Canaveral about 11AM. There is confusion about where we will dock. The port says Terminal 1 which is bad for webcame viewers but great for me as it is near shops, restaurants, and transit. The ship is convinced we will go to Terminal 10 which takes us right past the webcam but has nothing nearby for the passengers.

 

http://portcanaveralwebcam.com

 

After leaving Ft. Lauderdale QM2 will sail around Cape Horn to Valparaiso, then a southern Trans-Pacific to Sydney, and on around the world. She will next be seen in the US (NYC) on May 17. I hope to be watching if I can find appropriate wifi.

 

Roy

[Krazy Kruizers]

Thank you

I will have to try and remember to look at the Ft Lauderdale web cam tomorrow morning for the Queen Mary.

[Boytjie]

I was contemplating whether to start a sail-away thread for the QM2 visit to Port Everglades! Thank you for starting one.

 

If the Westerdam is the Queen of Toots, the QM2 i deserving of a royal title too. Queen Mother of Toots? Her's is phenomenal in it's own way.

 

I hope to be able to watch it and hopefully she doesn't leave late, during the quiet time.

[rafinmd]

The port schedule shows QM2 arriving at 0600 (I think that's pilot time) and leaving at 6PM. That's my dinner time so it's iffy if I will be able to watch. I think QV will leave Port Canaveral Thursday at 6:30PM.

 

Roy

[SJSULIBRARIAN]

I plan to be here tomorrow. The only Cunard ship I have ever sailed was the QE2 in 1985. I have stayed on the Queen Mary in Long Beach. And I did see the QM2 in Lisbon, her first or second year out. She is a beautiful and large ship.

[trystran72]

Thank you for the heads up! I look forward to seeing that!

[DeeniEncinitas]

Thank you for the reminder! We will be watching!

Denise:)

[SonnekeH]

What is going on with that submarine??:eek:

[Scrapnana]

Thanks for the reminder, Roy!

 

Be glad you are going to be in Florida on Friday. They are talking the "storm of the century" for the mid-Atlantic north. Hopefully, it won't be that bad!

[Boytjie]

They are talking the "storm of the century" for the mid-Atlantic north.

 

Argh, every snowfall over 4" now gets hyped into the "storm of the century". I guess I better go buy bread and milk...

Edited January 19, 2016 by Boytjie

[Love the beach]

Argh, every snowfall over 4" now gets hyped into the "storm of the century". I guess I better go buy bread and milk...

 

Me too...and don't forget the eggs!

[Seafoam Green]

Argh, every snowfall over 4" now gets hyped into the "storm of the century". I guess I better go buy bread and milk...

 

If 'bread and milk' is storm code for 'beer and wine'...;)

 

Considering the 'air mass' that is supposed to be this blizzard was south of the Aleutians this morning, I think we need to just be aware, but remain calm.

[rafinmd]

QM2 is now approaching the pilot station.

 

Roy

[Krazy Kruizers]

I am watching her arrival.

I actually remembered to turn on the Ft Lauderdale webcam this morning.

[Krazy Kruizers]

She is very pretty all lit up.

Looks like she will be docked at 21.

[Seafoam Green]

So nice to see the sun out in FLL today! The QM is lovely, but I think I'll miss the sail away as we have a dinner meeting this evening.

 

7 weeks from tonight is our flight to FLL for our cruise!

 

:D

[Lizzie68]

Looks like a nice day in Port Everglades. I hope to be back in time to watch her sailaway.

[Boytjie]

Nice shot on a nice day, of a nice ship.

 

[freestyling]

She is a nice looking ship

[POA1]

Nice shot on a nice day, of a nice ship.

 

Great photo! It's quite lovely here, although a bit cold for the locals. (65 degrees Fahrenheit / 18 C)

[Boytjie]

I was saying to myself, what is a dam ship doing in Port Canaveral?

 

 

But is is the Queen Victoria, a.k.a. Icky Vicky.

 

http://portcanaveralwebcam.com/

[rafinmd]

I was saying to myself, what is a dam ship doing in Port Canaveral?

 

 

But is is the Queen Victoria, a.k.a. Icky Vicky.

 

http://portcanaveralwebcam.com/

 

All aboard is 18:30 tomorrow (Thursday) so she should sail about 19:00. There would normally not be anything to see in a sailaway from Terminal 1, but since she's facing toward land will need to make a broad turn which the webcam should pick up.

 

No wifi in the terminal so I don't think I'll make QM2 sailaway.

 

Roy

[St Pete Cruiser]

Thanks to Roy and Peter for keeping us posted on "our" dark hulled sisters from Cunard.

A great onboard lecturer on HAL suggested I should try the QM2 once to experience her. He also said that he preferred the MDR on HAL over Cunard as well as most of the staff on HAL. I did look at the segment of the world cruise on QM2 from Ft Lauderdale to Valparaiso, which was reduced significantly last fall, but felt it misses too many smaller ports. Didn't want to get the Brazillian visa either for just a few days there.

Looking forward to sail away, hopefully with her horn "tooting"

[frankc98376]

Just heard on radio- 17:30 departure

[Scrapnana]

It's unusual to see one Cunard ship in an American port but two on the same day is unheard of!

 

Peter,

 

Why do you call her Icky Vicky?