[Happy2BMe]

We bid thee God's speed, QEII!

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[warchild9]

Just a peculiar bit of history:

In the good old days, the Vikings would sacrifice a virgin (or either gender) before launching a warship. Champaign has taken the place of the virgin, and ships have gotten much larger!

I don't know where this is supposed to go. I'll sit back down now.

[narby]

We bid thee God's speed, QEII!

You mean, "QMII"?

And for some reason, all the references I've seen on this news item have said "Queen Mary 2", not "Queen Mary II". Don't know why.

[antiRepublicrat]

Watch out for those icebergs on maiden transatlantic voyages of newly christened largest-ever cruise liners.

[xp38]

Built in France for Cunard, the venerable British shipping line now owned by Carnival Corporation of the United States, the Queen Mary 2 is the first transatlantic liner to be built in over 30 years.

I hope we don't see Kathy Lee Gifford singing in commercials for this.