Queens Together in Southampton

[guernseyguy]

From the BBC:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/4451241.stm

 

Good to see that both still 'newsworthy' in the UK at least - and hope the lucky so-and-sos sailing today enjoy the views!

[transat_jon]

I notice the BBC seem to think that QM2 is ".....also the fastest and probably the most famous passenger ship in the world today. "

 

There are a number of mid sized ferries that are faster, the HSS travel at 40 knots, let alone the dozens of secat things that travel at 50+. And don't forget QE2, she is markedly quicker.

 

The most famous? Certainly one of the most famous, but not the most.

[guernseyguy]

They also think she 'weighs' 151,400 tons......but as I write, the QM2 is making her way down the Channel for New York at 28.3 knots, while the QE2 ambles along at a more sedate 25 knots for Funchal.....

 

Peter