RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH 2

QUEEN ELIZABETH in Lisbon 2011-12-24

2011-12-26T11:01:00.003Z

Cruise ship QUEEN ELIZABETH leaving Lisbon on 24 December 2011 while on a Christmas and New Year cruise.

Her new port of registry in Hamilton, Bermuda can be seen at the stern.

Texto e imagens /Text and images copyright L.M.Correia. Favor não piratear. Respeite o meu trabalho / No piracy, please. For other posts and images, check our archive at the right column of the main page. Click on the photos to see them enlarged. Thanks for your visit and comments. Luís Miguel Correia

DUBAI QUEENS 31 March 2011

2011-04-06T03:21:00.000+01:00

The QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 photographed in Dubai on 31 March 2011 with the newest cunarder, the QUEEN ELIZABETH of 2010 on her world cruise.

QUEEN VICTORIA in Funchal 30 December 2010

2011-01-15T23:47:00.000Z

QUEEN VICTORIA arrived at Funchal, Madeira Island very early on 30 December 2010 for a call extending until the first minutes of the new year when, as soon as the fireworks display ended it's salute to 2011, part of the fleet of cruise ships started leaving the bay of Funchal in convoy for Southampton: QV followed by ARTEMIS and SAGA PEARL II...

Copyright photographs by Luís Miguel Correia - 2010

QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 in Dubai

2010-04-14T15:01:00.001+01:00

QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 at her

Dubai berth on 16 February 2010 with the Vanuatu national ensign and Port Vila as port of registration.

Nuno de Jesus copyright photo.

QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 in Dubai

2010-04-14T12:05:00.000+01:00

QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 berthed in Dubai on 16 February 2010 with COSTA EUROPA ex-WESTERDAM, ex-HOMERIC.

Photo by Nuno de Jesus.

QE2 in Dubai limbo

2010-04-14T11:59:00.001+01:00

Our beloved QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 berthed in Dubai, photographed this past February by fellow Portuguese ship enthusiast Nuno de Jesus.

She still looks majestic, despite all the clouds of incertainty over her. So far she has ben the luckiest of all Cunard QUEENs, but I have mixed feelings while looking into her now.

In my oppinion the only way to really preserve a ship is by keeping her in active service, and the QE2 could still be fit to make happy many more passengers despite her age and associated shortcomings...

I might prefer to let her go to a breaker's yard rather than see her funnel replaced by glass apartmens... To have her returned to a UK port and let her become a museum in the same way as HMRY BRITANNIA would be acceptable...

Photos taken by Nuno Jesus in Dubai on 21 February (top) and 16 February (bottom).

Text by Luis Miguel Correia. Copyright photos by Nuno de Jesus

QM2 maiden arrival in South Africa

2010-03-23T22:36:00.000Z

QUEEN MARY 2 arrived in Durban today, 23 March 2010 on her first visit to South African waters and our friend Trevor Jones was there to photograph the event...

Copyright photographs by Trevor Jones

"I name this ship..."

2010-03-23T21:59:00.000Z

"I name this ship QUEEN ELIZABETH the SECOND: May God bless her and all who sail in her"

On 20 September 1967 H.M. Queen Elizabeth II said the word stated above on the launching ceremony of the new Cunarder.

And God blessed the QE2 and all who sailed in her until November 2008.

Post card from the collection of Luís Miguel Correia

QE2 post cards

2010-03-19T15:38:00.000Z

A french post card of RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 still in original form, showing her timeless elegance associated to the 1960s design.

Luís Miguel Correia collection

Photographing QE2 last Cunard crew

2010-03-16T01:44:00.000Z

The QE2 has just docked alongside Alcântara cruise terminal in Lisbon for the last time on 13 November 2008 and the crew is being assembled at the ships bow for an oficial portrait.

Copyright photograph by Luís Miguel Correia

QUEEN and PRINCE

2010-03-11T14:45:00.000Z

Cunard's QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 saluting Prince Henry, the famous Portuguese Prince Navigator who masterminded the first globalization of modern times back in the 15th century.

Photograph taken in Lisbon on 22 July 2008.

Copyright photograph by Luís Miguel Correia

MAGIC QUEEN off Lisbon

2009-12-02T20:04:00.003Z

QUEEN VICTORIA leaving the river Tagus on 2 December 2009 with the São Julião lighthouse past her stern...

Copyright photograph by Luís Miguel Correia

QE2 in Lisbon 29 October 2008

2009-11-24T01:57:00.002Z

Looking forward and taking care of the stern: the QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 in Lisbon 29 October 2008.
Copyright photos by L. M. Correia

QE2 gangways

2009-11-24T01:36:00.003Z

Gangways in position.
The QE2 was berthed again in Lisbon's Alcântara cruise terminal, 2nd September 2007...
Copyright photo by Luís Miguel Correia

QE2 in Bremerhaven dry dock

2009-11-23T13:13:00.002Z

The R.M.S. QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 photographed in Bremerhaven inside the Lloyd-Werft dry dock on one of her German refits.
The two photographs were taken by Andreas Busecke, an excellent German photographer and an addicted to the magic beauty of classic passenger ships...
Copyright photos by Andreas Busecke

QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 in 1975

2009-11-20T02:17:00.003Z

QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 arriving Lisbon on 3 June 1975 while doing a cruise from Southampton. She was moving closer to the Rocha Cruise Ship Terminal.

Copyright photograph by Luís Miguel Coreia

QE2 LEAVING LISBON 21 April 2006

2009-11-19T03:10:00.003Z

Three photos of QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 leaving Lisbon on 21 April 2006 taken from the Pilot Boat.
Copyright photographs by Luís Miguel Correia

QUEEN MARY 2 by Cees de Bijl

2009-08-01T10:49:00.002+01:00

The QUEEN MARY 2 photographed in Rotterdam waters on 22 July 2009 by our friend Cees de Bijn: amazing the way the Cunard gentle giant turns in port...

QM2 in Rotterdam 2009-07-22

2009-08-01T10:45:00.004+01:00

Superb images kindly sent by our friend Cees de Bijl showing the Cunard flagship RMS QUEEN MARY 2 leaving Rotterdam on 22 July 2009

QE2 final departure from Funchal

2009-07-19T23:40:00.003+01:00

QUEEN ELIZBETH 2 leaving Funchal, Madeira Island on her final call on 19 June 2008. Photographs kindly supplied by Captain D. M. Chaves Correia.
The QE2 was very popular in Madeira and a regular visitor since 2nd April 1970.

QM2 in Lisbon 2009-07-15: the departure

2009-07-16T12:58:00.005+01:00

With the QE2 in her exile in Dubai (should I say retirement?), the Cunard presence in Lisbon lives on with their two new QUEENS and the QUEEN MARY 2 has just paid another call in the Tagus on 15 July 2009: another opportunity to see the more beautiful passenger ship of the 21st century and a proud successor to the previous three QUEENS...
I did photograph the QM2 early in the morning on her arrival and at about 7.00PM when she left the Tagus bar again cruising into the Eastern Atlantic.More QM2 photos arriving Lisbon at the same day here.
Copyright photographs by Luís Miguel Correia

QE2 in Lisbon in 2001

2009-06-20T13:53:00.002+01:00

The QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 leaving Lisbon on a cruise in 2001, when she was still the Cunard flagship and the true queen of the passenger ship's fleet...
Copyright photo by Luís Miguel Correia

QE2 in the Daily Mail 7 June 2009

2009-06-07T22:21:00.006+01:00

What's happening to the QE2? No work carried out to transform the liner into a floating hotel eight months after leaving the UK
• By Katy Hastings
Article published by the Daily Mail on-line on 7 June 2009. Link kindly sent by Michael Sutcliffe
It's a sad end for the ship that was once the pride of Britain.
A birds-eye view shows the QE2 docked at in Dubai - but eight months after the iconic liner arrived in her final resting place no work appears to have been carried out to transform her into a luxury floating hotel.
The solitary ship stands alone against the backdrop of Dubai's dramatic skyline in a remote dockyard.
But the lack of work is fuelling speculation she could be sold off instead of becoming a hotel.
There is no sign of activity on the liner, which was bought for £50m by real estate developer Nakheel in the United Arab Emirates.
The only movement is the occasional wisp of smoke from the funnel where the engines are kept turning over to keep air circulating.
The owners have denied speculation that the cruise ship will be sold on instead of becoming a hotel.
The company has told the BBC the ship is not up for sale, even though work on the refurbishment has not begun.
Nakheel has said it will make the QE2 the centrepiece of the Palm Jumeirah development on the Dubai waterfront.
Last year, Nakheel said the QE2's giant red funnel would be sliced off and placed on the waterfront.
It said a glass penthouse - the most exclusive hotel room in Dubai - would be built in its place.
Every cabin was to be replaced with new, larger bedrooms and the engine space filled with a theatre, ahead of a scheduled opening next year.
The new-look vessel was also set to have a heritage museum displaying artefacts from the ship and from maritime history.
The cruise ship, which was Southampton-based during its life, reached Dubai on November 26.
Tens of thousands of people lined Southampton Water on 11 November to see the 70,000-tonne ship leave UK waters for the last time.
During her lifetime she acted as a troop ship in the Falklands Conflict in 1982, sailed more than five million nautical miles and completed 25 world cruises.
Her library, the largest still afloat, and grand ballroom have been transcended by new liners which boast everything from skating rinks to rock-climbing walls.

QUEEN MARY 2 off Carcavelos beach 2009-05-23

2009-05-25T07:48:00.004+01:00

QUEEN MARY 2 underway in the Tagus bar south channel on her departure from Lisbon on 23 May 2009 passing off Carcavelos beach.
Copyright photographs by Luís Miguel Correia - 2009

QUEEN MARY 2 in Lisbon

2009-05-25T00:55:00.008+01:00

The Cunard flagship QUEEN MARY 2 paid another visit to Lisbon, on 23 May 2009.
The adjoining two images show the ship at sea after her 5.05 PM departure from the Alcântara Cruise Terminal and the 48-minute cruise down the river Tagus back to the Eastern Atlantic.
Copyright photographs by Luís Miguel Correia - 2009

QE2 docking in Lisbon

2009-05-12T14:10:00.003+01:00

The QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 docking in the Alcântara Cruise Terminal, Lisbon, early in the morning in the late 1980s.
Veteran 1922-built tug PIONEIRO can be seen at the stern...
Copyright photograph by Luís Miguel Correia

QUEEN VICTORIA in Lisbon 2009-05-09

2009-05-09T09:50:00.004+01:00

Cunard's QUEEN VICTORIA arriving Lisbon early in the morning of 2009-05-09 for the Company first visit to Lisbon since the farewell of QE2 in November 2008.
Copyright photographs by Luís Miguel Correia

QUEEN MARY of 1936

2009-04-23T13:39:00.002+01:00

The first Cunard QUEEN photographed by Skyfotos in Southampton water in the 1960s.
Like QE2, she was withdrawn after a successful career (in 1967) and purchased by the city of Long Beach, California, where she arrived in December 1967 after a final cruise around South America. She is still in Long Beach as a tourist attraction and as such helped put the city on the world maps. On the other side she has been costly to run and her static career has been marked by financial trouble.
Skyfotos photograph - Luís Miguel Correia collection

QE2 in Funchal 30-12-2006

2009-02-23T03:24:00.003Z

QE2 mast

2009-02-23T03:12:00.003Z

The iconic QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 signals mast photographed in Funchal, Madeira Island during QE2 final overnight call on 30 December 2006.
Copyright photograph by Luís Miguel Correia

QE2 in Durban March 1984

2008-12-28T23:12:00.006Z

The RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 photographed arriving Durban on 14 March 1984 by Trevor Jones.
The funnel is still the original one although painted in Cunard red since the return from the Falklands in 1982.

QE2 in Durban March 1984

2008-12-28T20:56:00.004Z

Two fine views of the
QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
steaming out of Durban
early in the morning of
15 March 1984 while doing the
1984 World Cruise.
Photographs taken by Trevor Jones a very good ship photographer based in Durban, South Africa,
who sent the images to be shared with fellow QE2 enthusiasts.
Thanks a lot, Trevor...

QE2 IN DUBAI

2008-12-26T01:35:00.000Z

Just over five years since he left QE2 to take command of Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2, Commodore Ron Warwick, who retired in 2006 after 36 years of Cunard service, finds himself again in charge of the most famous ship in the world. Seatrade Insider has learnt Commodore Warwick is spending the Christmas holidays as master of QE2, berthed in her new home Dubai, in charge of a 38-man crew. Although she won’t be leaving her Port Rashid berth the ship continues to run on her own power, providing electricity and heating, and the bridge is manned 24 hours. Warwick was invited to take the role of master for a short-term contract when the liner was handed over to new owners QE2 Enterprises, Nakheel Hotels in Dubai on November 27. He will remain in charge until the ship moves to the nearby Drydocks World repair yard for the start of her major refurbishment. The last serving Cunard crew member left the ship on December 16. ‘I am thrilled to bits that the ship has come to Dubai,’ Warwick told Seatrade Insider last week. Speaking about QE2’s retirement from the Cunard fleet and prospect of a new life as an entertainment and leisure destination, he said, ‘I will shed only one tear, for any ship has only a limited life and this project will give her a new life.’ Warwick, whose father William E Warwick was appointed the QE2’s first master designate in the mid-1960s, hopes to return to see the liner in her new guise (reported on Seatrade Insider December 15) and bring his granddaughter to show her where her grandfather and great grandfather spent the bulk of their sea-going careers.(From Setrade News Inside 24-12-2008)

QE2 in Boston 1971-11-13

2008-12-19T09:27:00.003Z

The brand new RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 photographed in Boston, Mass., on 13 November 1971 by William Schell.
Photograph from a very beautiful negative exchanged many years ago with Bill.
The young Queen of the Atlantic still looks original and in my opinion at her very best contrasting with the photograph below which represents her with the less interesting profile of her career.
Copyright photograph Luís Miguel Correia photograph

QE2 still in steam

2008-12-19T09:20:00.004Z

The QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 on her 1984 world cruise departing Lisbon still in steam on 6 April 2004.
The funnel is still the original as well as the cranes at the bow.
Copyright photograph by Luís Miguel Correia

QE2 Final Profits

2008-12-19T09:01:00.001Z

"Lower fuel costs, stronger than expected yields on close-in bookings and a gain of $31m on the sale of Cunard’s QE2 helped push Carnival Corp. & plc past Wall Street expectations and its year-ago earnings by posting a fourth quarter profit of 47 cents per share."

So the QE2 made lots of money to the very end of her sailing days as stated above. (extract from CarnivalCorporation 4Q 2008 results...
Photograph of the QE2 leaving Lisbon on 29 October 2008. Copyright Luís Miguel Correia

QE2 DUBAI REFIT

2008-12-15T22:13:00.003Z

Some 200 hotel rooms, 110 luxury apartments, a 500-seat West End theatre, a 5,000sq mtr spa, fiv e restaurants and a maritime heritage trail are just some of the refurbishment plans for QE2 in her new life as a floating iconic destination on the Dubai waterfront unveiled by Manfred Ursprunger, ceo of new owner QE2 Enterprises, Nakheel Hotels at today’s opening session of the Seatrade Middle East Cruise Conference.
‘QE2’s arrival in Dubai is not the end for the most famous liner in the world but a new beginning,’ remarked Ursprunger. Currently berthed in Port Rashid where she arrived on November 26, QE2 will eventually be moved to the nearby Drydocks World repair yard to undergo an extensive refurbishment estimated to take two to three years, Ursprunger revealed.
All public areas will be rebuilt as will all cabins and suites. The makeover will take the philosophy of the original design combined with modern standards, said Ursprunger. This will result in 200 hotel rooms of 50sq mtr plus 110 apartments ranging from 80 to 250sq mtr. The engine room will be stripped out and a 500-seat theatre created staging West End shows and film premieres. Leisure facilities will also include a 5,000sq mtr indoor/outdoor health and wellness centre. Celebrity chef Michel Roux will mastermind the menus of the five restaurants on board and others shoreside. The bridge, captain’s cabin and Princess Grill will be kept as is, forming part of a heritage trail that visitors can follow. ‘I am sorry to be vague about the completion date but this is a complicated project which also needs major complementary land-based infrastructure alongside where the liner will be finally accommodated, none of which is built today,' Ursprunger said.
The QE2 Precinct, as the Nakheel executive referred to it, will be the flagship attraction at Palm Jumeriah and will comprise the ship itself moored at a berth accessible via a 40ft gangway, ‘giving visitors the feel of entering an ocean-going passenger liner’. Shoreside facilities will include luxury restaurants, retail outlets, a cultural and heritage centre, a maritime museum with large display of Cunard memorabilia taken from on board, an art gallery and amphitheatre for outdoor concerts.
Ursprunger told Seatrade Insider he was unable to disclose more information about plans on the hotel and leisure side as ‘this is a ship we are using and we first need to see if our visions can actually be realised’. Repair yard engineers are now conducting structural surveys. ‘It is difficult to accurately predict the cost of the project until substantial assessment has taken place. What we are going to do will ensure the ship is functional for another 50 years and will involve replacing all plumbing, accommodation, wiring, etc.,’ Ursprunger added.
The funnel will be removed from the ship and restored to become the central display of a new maritime museum located at the QE2 Precinct. An exact replica will be built to go on the liner. A luxury apartment will be created inside the replica making the funnel the most famous address in the Middle East, said Ursprunger. ‘They say a soul of a ship is represented by the people who sail in her. We hope under her new look QE2 will continue to provide experiences for many more years to come,’ he concluded.(Published by Seatrade on 15 December 2008)

QE2 Memorabilia

2008-12-02T00:48:00.002Z

Memorabilia of the QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 from my collection picked up here and there over all those years...

QE2 Accommodation-plan issued 1976

2008-12-02T00:43:00.002Z

The QE2 in Post-Falklands Grey

2008-12-02T00:37:00.002Z

Post-Falklands 1983-1984 brochure (Luís Miguel Correia collection)

QE2 10th Anniversary World Cruise brochure

2008-12-02T00:31:00.001Z

QE2 Maiden Voyages 1969

2008-12-02T00:16:00.006Z

One of my earliest brochures of the then still fitting out QE2, picked up from a Travel
Agent somewhere. She never did these cruises due to her late delivery following turbine trouble in December 1968. Click on the image to enlarge it.
(Collection of Luis Miguel Correia)

QE2 Europe to USA Timetable and fares 1970

2008-12-02T00:09:00.002Z

Cover and interior double page of QE2 timetable and fares 1970 (Collection of Luís Miguel Correia)

QE2 on North Atlantic 15-10-2008

2008-12-01T02:32:00.004Z

Two magnificent photographs of the QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 taken at sea on 15 October 2008 by Andreas Busecke when the veteran Cunarder was doing her final North Atlantic westbound crossing

QE2 in Dubai 11-2008

2008-12-01T02:28:00.002Z

The QE2 photographed alongside in Port Rashid, Dubai following delivery by Cunard to local interests on 27 November 2008.
Photos by Craig Leader to whom I thank the courtesy

QE2 in Lisbon 2008-08-29

2008-11-26T15:11:00.002Z

Another couple of details of the QE2 exterior taken on 29 August 2008. We must thank SVITZER in Lisbon for making available a tug...
Copyright photos by Luís Miguel Correia - 2008

QE2 in Lisbon 2008-08-29

2008-11-26T03:05:00.004Z

Close up views of the RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 taken in Lisbon on 29 August 2008. The QE2 was very popular in Lisbon and it is hard to realize she is no longer going to visit our port in the future...
Copyright photographs by Luís Miguel Correia - 2008

QE2 in Lisbon 2008-08-29

2008-11-26T03:00:00.002Z

Close up of QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 photographed in Lisbon on 29 August 2008 by Luís Miguel Correia
Copyright L. M. Correia - 2008

QE2 in Lisbon 29-10-2008

2008-11-12T21:43:00.002Z

The QE2 leaving Lisbon on 29 October 2008 on her pre final call
Text and photos by L. M. Correia

Her Majesty the Queen paid farewell visit to the QE2

2008-06-27T10:39:00.002+01:00

June 2, 2008 – In recognition of Cunard’s longest-serving ocean liner leaving the fleet in November, Her Majesty The Queen made her farewell visit to Queen Elizabeth 2 in Southampton today.
The Queen began by touring the vessel and meeting many crew members, some of whom have served on board since QE2 entered service in 1969 and others who went with the ship when she was requisitioned as a troop carrier in the Falklands Conflict. Later she attended a reception and lunch on board with 300 guests, including former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher.
Both the newest and longest-serving female crewmembers played a role in the visit. While on the bridge, The Queen gave a signal to Cadet Jennifer Haynes, who joined QE2 in April 2008, to sound QE2’s whistle to salute Cunard’s current flagship Queen Mary 2, which was also in port today and was named by The Queen in January 2004. Queen Mary 2 responded by sounding her whistle in salute of Her Majesty’s visit. After disembarking, Her Majesty was presented with 55 red roses by QE2’s Executive Housekeeper Roz Price Evans who is the longest-serving female member of crew; the gesture marked 55 years to the day since The Queen’s Coronation.
The Queen also met nine QE2 Captains including Captain Peter Jackson who became Master of QE2 in 1973 and who took the ship to the Falklands in 1982.
Her Majesty The Queen has visited QE2 twice since the launch – on May 1, 1969, immediately prior the Maiden Voyage, and on July 27, 1990 to mark Cunard Line’s 150th anniversary.
“We are delighted and honoured that Her Majesty The Queen has chosen to visit QE2 to wish her farewell. Her Majesty has taken a close interest in the ship over the last forty years, having launched the ship, visited twice and reviewed the ship four times, including during the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of D Day. I am certain this final visit will be a memorable occasion for all involved,” said Carol Marlow, president and managing director of Cunard Line.
QE2, the most famous ship in the world, and for 35 years the flagship of the Cunard fleet, was launched by The Queen at Clydebank on September 20, 1967 – forty years ago last year.
Since then the ship has travelled over 5.6 million nautical miles, more than any other ship; has carried over 2.5 million guests; has completed 25 World Cruises; and has crossed the Atlantic 803 times. She leaves Cunard service in November 2008 prior to starting a new life in Dubai as a first class hotel and entertainment destination.

QE2 IN LISBON 30-04-2008

2008-05-30T22:58:00.002+01:00

Two detail images of the QE2 at lisbon April 2008 by Luís Miguel Correia

QE2 departure from Lisbon 30 April 2008

2008-05-22T21:02:00.004+01:00

The QE2 leaving the Alcântara Cruise Terminal in Lisbon on 30 April 2008 after another call...
Copyright photographs by Luís Miguel Correia - 2008

QE2 IN LISBON 30-04-2008

2008-05-22T20:24:00.008+01:00

Now that the great Lady is on her final countdown relative to Cunard service, the QE2 calls in Lisbon are even more special moments. Here she is on her first call at Lisbon in 2008, on 30th April, fresh from her final refit...
Copyright photographs by Luís Miguel Correia - 2008

QUEEN VICTORIA in Lisbon 24-12-2007

2008-05-22T19:50:00.004+01:00

Photographs of the new Cunard Line cruise ship QUEEN VICTORIA berthed at the Alcântara cruise terminal in Lisbon on her maiden call to the port, 24th December 2007.
Copyright photographs by Luís Miguel Correia

The CARONIA (III) in Lisbon

2008-05-22T19:46:00.003+01:00

The CARONIA ex-VISTAFJORD leaving Lisbon on 14th March 2003 showing her elegant profile.
Copyright photograph by Luís Miguel Correia

CUNARD FAMOUS QE2

2008-01-20T18:13:00.002Z

Cunard Line's RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 is one of the most successful passenger ships ever constructed.

I have been privileged to first see the QE2 in Lisbon in April 1969 on her inaugural cruise and countless times ever since. I did cruise and cross the Atlantic aboard her and have been able to photograph this wonderful ship in as many ways as possible.

My lifelong interest in the QE2 led to the writing of the book RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 of 1969, co-authored by William H. Miller and myself, and published by LINER BOOKS of Lisbon.

Within this blog I want to go through QE2 images and words to share my enthusiasm and interest on the ship with fellow ship enthusiast.

Welcome aboard.

Luís Miguel Correia

The QE2 off Carcavelos beach

2006-09-01T03:55:00.002+01:00

When leaving the river Tagus on her way out of Lisbon cruise ships cross the bar at São Julião da Barra sailing the entrance channel on their way into the Eastern Atlantic. At this point they cruise past the São Julião fortress and the Carcavelos beach wher I was able to photograph the QE2 on 31.08.2006

Copyright photos by L. M. Correia - 2006

QE2 IN LISBON 31-08-2006

2006-09-01T03:16:00.002+01:00

Once again, the RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 spent the day of 31st August 2006 alongside the Alcântara Cruise Terminal in Lisbon and was the subject of some more pictures while leaving at 4 PM. It was a very hot day with haze and so the light was not at its best, but the ship is so beautiful that I could not resist to another shooting session...

Copyright photographs by Luís Miguel Correia - 2006

QE2 LEAVING LISBON 02-06-2006

2006-07-27T21:51:00.002+01:00

LINER BOOKS: RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 of 1969

2006-07-27T20:15:00.001+01:00

LINER BOOKS is a series of high quality illustrated reference books on passenger ships authored by maritime historians Luís Miguel Correia and William H. Miller.

One of several titles currently available is dedicated to the QE2

Title: RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 of 1969
Sofback, 100 pages, 165 x 235 mm, 150 illustrations, English text. ISBN:972-8536-01-1.
Price: €20,00.
You may request your copy from the following e-mail: passengerships@hotmail.com

CLASSIC CUNARDERS

2006-07-27T19:56:00.002+01:00

Famous Cunarders: from top to bottom, the QUEEN MARY (1936), the MAURETANIA (1939), the QUEEN ELIZABETH (1940), the CARONIA (1949), the CARMANIA ex-SAXONIA (1954) , the FRANCONIA ex-IVERNIA (1955) and the QE2 (1969) in earlier liveries with original white funnel and light grey hull.
Luís Miguel Correia collection copyrigh photos, printed in our book RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 of 1969, published by LINER BOOKS.

QE2 AT SEA OFF PORTUGAL 02-06-2006

2006-07-27T19:32:00.002+01:00

QE2 IN LISBON 11-05-2006 (I)

2006-07-27T18:44:00.003+01:00

Following her visit to Lisbon on 21st April 2006, at the very end of another world cruise, the QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 sailed to Southampton and was dry-docked in Germany, returning to cruise service in May for another call in Lisbon on 11th May on her way to the Mediterranean. She docked in Lisbon very early in the morning, but the weather was just fine by mid afternoon when she put to sea, so another series of photographs were taken with great pleasure. Here it is a sample of what I got.

QE2 IN LISBON 11-05-2006 (II)

2006-07-27T18:07:00.002+01:00

I never get tired of taking new photographs of the Cunard RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH 2. One of the most successful passenger ships of the twentieth century she is now quite an old Lady, but looks ageless and better than ever.

Copyright photographs by Luís Miguel Correia - 2006

QE2 IN LISBON 21-04-2006 (I)

2006-06-30T20:19:00.002+01:00

This series of QE2 photographs were taken at Lisbon on 21st April 2006. The Queen was leaving Lisbon for Southampton on the final leg of her world cruise.
All images are copyright photographs by Luís Miguel Correia - 2006

QE2 IN LISBON 21-04-2006 (II)

2006-06-30T20:11:00.002+01:00

QE2 AT FUNCHAL 31-12-2005

2006-06-30T19:33:00.002+01:00

QE2 LEAVING LISBON 13 DECEMBER 2005

2006-03-20T17:47:00.002Z

The QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 sailing from Lisbon in the evening of 13th December 2005
Copyright photos by Luís Miguel Correia