Cunard Line's Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) cruise ship made its last stop ever in Hawaii on her current iteniary yesterday (March 25). She came into Honolulu Harbor early yesterday morning (at around 5 am) and left early this morning at 1:00 a.m. The legendary cruise liner is on its way to Los Angeles, retirement and the history books.
Late this year Cunard Line will retire the QE2 . The mighty ocean liner will be sold to an investment firm in Dubai where she will set sail for in November. Once there she will be refurbished and converted to a "floating luxury hotel, museum, retail and entertainment destination."
The QE2 has been a regular Honolulu port visitor on her annual around the world cruises. Upon leaving Honolulu today, she set sail for Lahaina, Maui.
More photos at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/macprohawaii/tags/qe2/
Larger version of the top photo:
QE2 graced Honolulu Harbor for the last time ever on March 25, 2008.
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She's always been such an amazing sight when she was in the harbor. I have a friend in New Orleans who took QE2 cruises several times ... over twenty years ago. What a grand lady of the sea she's been for so many years!
Mahalo for participating in the Carnival of Aloha!
The QE2 is one of the most iconic symbols of Britishness and I believe that the Government have let us down. Gordon Brown promised to listen, but has failed to act on the calls to save the QE2 and keep her in UK waters. If like me, you believe that the QE2 should remain in the UK, please sign my petition vist:
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/SaveTheQE2/
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