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QE2 Historic Departure
April 16 , 2008
One legacy ends, and another begins…
RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 - Historic Departure Fort Lauderdale
In true Royal Fashion, the Queen Elizabeth 2 departed Thursday with a flotilla in her honor.
For the past 36 years, the QE2 has made Port Everglades her winter home.
"It's a great way to send a ship out," said Ellen Kennedy, spokeswoman for the port. "It's a traditional thing for ships to have a flotilla. It's being part of history."
And send her out they did! With helicopters, news reporters and spectators- in balconies, restaurants and boats, from bridges and shore, all waved a fond farewell to a long loved legacy.
The regal ship departed port about 5 pm on Thursday, and after being sent off by local and visiting boaters (many of whom came just for the event!) she is now headed to a new life in
Dubai
as a floating hotel, museum and mall.
Dubai
purchased the legend late last year for an estimated $100 million dollars. Before beginning her new life, she will be restored to her original condition, and a portion of the ship will be a museum dedicated to her rich and illustrious history. The QE2 will be delivered to Dubai World in November 2008 and is scheduled to open at the world’s largest man-made island, The Palm Jumeirah, in 2009.
Watch our exclusive footage of the QE2 Flotilla and upload your footage of the event as well!
With Royal regards, that’s a wrap!
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Top Gear Leaves the Road
April 15 , 2008
Wet Wild Challenge !
Car-Boat Challenge - Top Gear
If the blokes on Top Gear (BBC) didn’t already have the coolest job in the world, they certainly have one of the most entertaining!
For anyone who doesn’t know, Top Gear is an auto-centric show that also happens to be one of the funniest shows on the planet. These are just normal guys- not mechanics, not racers, not anything remotely related to the car industry- slow poke James is a pianist,
Hammond is a radio DJ and Jeremy Clarkson, a writer.
Anyways, along with testing super cars such as Lamborghini’s, Ferraris and the like, they also have ‘challenges’ that the Top Gear producers set up for them. In this episode, their challenge was to build a boat from a car and have it sail across the lake to a certain point. First one there, who car drive their car out of the water, wins.
Imagine the Three Stooges trying to take on this challenge. This is what the entire show amounts to.
Right from the get go,
Hammond breaks his propeller and is sinking, and needs to be rescued by Clarkson. Clarkson has his own problems with his ‘Toyboata’, and takes on water and is valiantly trying to bail it out. It’s not working so well. The truck flips- right at the end line and Clarkson and
Hammond end up in very cold water. Which leaves James May as the winner. A rare occurrence indeed. Although his clutch went and he was unable to drive up the slip, which to Clarkson and Hammond means, he didn’t win at all.
They also recently did a similar challenge- only they had to cross the
English Channel .
Have you made your own amphibious car or some other type of vessel? Send your video to SplashVision today and share your escapades with the rest of the world!
CUT! Oops…I mean, That’s a wrap!
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QE2 Final Voyage
April 10 , 2008
Queen Elizabeth 2’s final voyage (part one)
Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) leaves Tyne-17 September 2007
Launched in 1967 by Queen Elizabeth II, The QE2 and became the longest-serving ship in Cunard's 168-year history. The 70,327 ton, 1500 passenger vessel has crossed the
Atlantic Ocean
more than 800 times and has carried more than 2.5 million passengers.
Later this year, the Queen Elizabeth 2 will be sold to
Dubai
and become a hotel and mall.
In true royal fashion, several farewell voyages are planned for the QE2 before she makes its final port call in
Dubai
.
On September 30, 2008, a 10-night farewell cruise, with a British Isles itinerary, will depart
Southampton
. The sailing will include maiden calls to Dublin and
Belfast
. It will stop at the Clyde, where the QE2 was built, before journeying to Cork, Liverpool (Cunard's ancestral home), Edinburgh, and
Newcastle
. Fares begin at $2,455.
The QE2 will leave
Southampton
with Cunard's flagship, QM2, on a final tandem crossing to New York On October 10. Fares for the six-night crossing will start at $1,175.
On October 15, both liners will sail from New York's harbor as QE2 begins its Farewell to crossing. It will be the QE2's 806th and final Atlantic crossing, and both ships will arrive in
Southampton
on Oct. 22. Fares start at $1,065.
The ship's final "final voyage" will depart Southampton Nov. 11, headed for
Dubai
. It will call at Lisbon, Gibraltar, Civitavecchia, Naples, and Alexandria and transit the
Suez Canal
before journeying to its new destiny as a hotel on November 27. Fares start at $4,615.
The QE2's departure will not leave Cunard's royal fleet short handed. Next month, a new queen - the 1,980-passenger Queen
Victoria
- will join the QM2, and begin her reign on the high seas.
Haveve you voyaged on the QE2 or another super ocean liner? We would love to see your video footage! And don’t forget the Farewell flotilla later this week! Stand by for exclusive SplashVision footage!
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