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Isn't the Queen Mary 2 set to depart today? And if I remember correctly, isn't the destination Miami?

7,231 posted on 01/06/2004 2:20:18 PM PST by liberallyconservative ("I'm a politician ergo I'm a cheat & a liar. If I'm not kissin babies Im stealin their lollipops.")

To: liberallyconservative

Correction: the maiden voyage of the Queen Mary 2 departs Jan. 12. It is a 14 day cruise; the final destination is Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

7,233 posted on 01/06/2004 2:38:17 PM PST by liberallyconservative ("I'm a politician ergo I'm a cheat & a liar. If I'm not kissin babies Im stealin their lollipops.")

To: liberallyconservative

QM2 is more than twice as long as the Washington Monument is tall (550 ft)
QM2 is 147 feet longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall (984 ft)
QM2 is more than 3 ½ times as long as Big Ben is high (310 ft)
QM2 is only 117 feet shorter than the Empire State Building is tall (1248 ft.)
QM2 is more than three times as long as St. Paul's Cathedral is tall (366 ft.)
QM2 is as long as 36 double-decker London buses (31 ½ ft. each)
The Queen Mary II, the biggest and most luxurious passenger ship ever built, was to take to the seas for the first time 25 September 2003 for a series of tests ahead of her maiden voyage in January.

7,383 posted on 01/06/2004 8:15:53 PM PST by JustPiper (Register Independent and Write-In Tancredo for March !!!!)

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