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| Well despite the intention of not bothering with Grand Princess until her last call in September, the possibility of passing QM2 was too big a temptation. QM2 was in 38/9 starboard for the third time out of the past four calls. Grand Princess was port and both were due to leave at 5pm. | |||||||||
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| Hearing lifeboat drill at 4.15pm on QM2 gave us hope as it's always one hour before departure. We also heard it begin on Grand Princess shortly after QM2's eight bells had finished. It began to get cloudier, breezy and cold but the marina was once again packed with about 200 people. The sailaway party was in full swing on QM2 but then she decided to spoil ours by casting her first ropes at 5pm. ARGH!!! Why are these damn ships never cooperative??!! Nothing for a while then her last ones went five minutes later and she blasted as she started to move out. It appears they've cured her laryngitis at long last. One woman behind asked this bloke (who had been educating her about ships all the while we waited) why she wasn't using tugs and he said he didn't know! So much for his knowledge! | |||||||||
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| (C) Copyright Patricia Dempsey 9th August 2007 Not to be reproduced without permission |
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