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Cruising on the Queen Mary 2
Text & photos by Anthony Cavanagh
Launched in 2004, the Queen Mary 2 is the
flagship of the Cunard Line, which has a
proud maritime history dating back over a
hundred years. The ship was named Queen
Mary 2 (QM2) by Queen Elizabeth II and
named after the 1936 namesake ship Queen
Mary, which in turn was named after Mary of
Teck the consort of King George V.
Estate, now living in Singapore, and who had
very kindly offered to show us some of the
local sights. Nadine duly arrived at our hotel
and guided us around this fascinating and
very cosmopolitan city showing us Little
India, Chinatown and Arab Street areas as
well as the bustling and very modern waterfront,
popular with the young set with
Entrance to the Lobby of QM2
In April Sue and I flew to Singapore where
we were due to board the QM2 for the
Singapore to Dubai leg of its 2016 world
voyage. Having a free day in Singapore prior
to boarding, we had made arrangements
to meet up with Nadine Benger, a former
member of Sue’s walking group on the
its many bars and restaurants. We travelled
around on the buses, which are so similar to
the London buses, and also on the extremely
clean and very efficient air-conditioned
underground rail system.
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