Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rolfe-- Yikes, far be it from me to offend the Cunard line, heaven forbid! I guess the term "cruise" isn't a good word among the really serious shipping companies. The only cruise I ever took was on a beautiful ship in the Caribbean, and granted, there was all the usual hoo-ha on board--gambling, shows, etc.--but I preferred walking the long deck and looking out over the waves. It was a lovely experience to be on such a large ship in the middle of the ocean. But the QEII must be a luxury liner, even if "cruise" isn't the proper term for what they do. When I asked about references to freight ships, I was looking for something that would be more affordable, and with a bit more adventure, stopping at ports, being on board with a crew dedicated to working the ship, etc., staying at sea a bit longer. The links that Sam sent were quite interesting. I had no idea there were as many lines as there are offering passenger voyages. Kit - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Rolfe Tessem Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 6:02 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Guilt? Kit McChesney | acmefoto wrote: > Rolfe-- > > I didn't know that the QEII was running anything but luxury cruises. I like > the idea of a freighter! More adventure! Thanks! > > Kit Kit, The Cunard Line people would be offended that you think that the QE2 does cruises at all. For most of its life, the line resisted that and solely plied the transatlantic route. In recent years, they've taken the QE2 to the Carribean during the off-season and done something approximating a "cruise". It really isn't a very good ship for that purpose though, being too large to dock at some smaller ports and having to anchor out in the harbor and transport passengers by launch into the dock. It is really a ship that was built specifically for the transatlantic route, like the original Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary, United States, France, and other great liners before her. I understand that QE2 is going to be replaced by Queen Mary II at some point in the relatively near future. Some years ago, I had the pleasure of seeing the QE2 dock in New York without the assistance of tugs, which were on strike at the time. It was an "interesting" event, but the Captain and Pilot handled it with aplomb. Just to stay vaguely OT, I did shoot a few frames with my Leica. :-). Rolfe - -- Rolfe Tessem | Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. rolfe@ldp.com | 96 Morton Street (212) 463-0029 | New York, Ny 10014 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html