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- SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL)
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- January 6, 2008
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Three Cunard Queen ships to rendezvous in New York
NEW YORK - The three Cunard Queen ships - the Queen Mary 2, Queen
Elizabeth 2 and the new Queen Victoria - are expected to meet in the
waters off Lower Manhattan on the evening of Jan. 13, with the Statue
of Liberty as a backdrop and fireworks celebrating the
once-in-a-lifetime event.
The Queen Victoria was christened Dec. 10 in Southampton, England, by
the Duchess of Cornwall (Camilla Parker Bowles, who is married to
Prince Charles). The ship embarks Jan. 6 on a three-month
around-the-world cruise, including a trans-Atlantic crossing with the
QE2.
After Victoria and the QE2 arrive in New York, they will rendezvous
with the QM2, ...