I came across this in the trades and thought you might be interested.
Dillon
Thus spake Bill :
>I am surprised that none of our resident press release posters
>have posted this but given that I've now heard the story twice
>on the local news I figured I would share the info. Perhaps
>someone here would like to get a Ritz-Carlton room and host a
>RTC party? :-). I'll volunteer to bring something for dessert.
>
>Bill
>
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>Three Cunard Queen ships to meet in NYC
>The Associated Press
>
>NEW YORK—The three Cunard Queen ships - the Queen Mary 2, Queen
>Elizabeth 2 and the new Queen Victoria - are expected to meet in
>the waters off Lower Manhattan on the evening of Jan. 13, with
>the Statue of Liberty as a backdrop and fireworks celebrating
>the once-in-a-lifetime event.
>
>The Queen Victoria was christened Dec. 10 in Southampton,
>England, by the Duchess of Cornwall (Camilla Parker Bowles, who
>is married to Prince Charles). The ship embarks Jan. 6 on a
>three-month around-the-world cruise, including a trans-Atlantic
>crossing with the QE2.
>
>After Victoria and the QE2 arrive in New York, they will
>rendezvous with the QM2, which homeports in Brooklyn. The
>meeting of the three grand ships should be quite a sight, all
>lit up and twinkling in the winter darkness of New York Harbor.
>Fireworks are scheduled for 7 p.m.
>
>The public will be able to view the spectacle from the parks and
>open spaces ringing Lower Manhattan, including Battery Park on
>Manhattan's southern shore; and Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park,
>located just south of the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
>
>If you're willing to pay for your viewing privileges, there are
>a couple of options. A special four-hour cruise scheduled for
>Jan. 13 departs South Street Seaport's Pier 16 at 4 p.m.,
>returning at 8 p.m., aboard the Zephyr. Tickets are $125,
>including cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Reservations required.
>The cruise is sponsored by the South Street Seaport Museum;
>details at
>
>href="http://www.nycharities.org/event/event.asp?CE—ID1911">http://www.nycharities.org/event/event.asp?CE—ID1911
>
>or 212-748-8786.
>
>The Ritz-Carlton New York in Battery Park in Lower Manhattan is
>offering an "Anchors Aweigh" package starting at $585 per couple
>with a nonrefundable three-day advance payment. The price
>includes breakfast in bed and a seafood tasting for two; all the
>rooms offered with this package have telescopes and harbor views
>for prime viewing of the ships. Details at
>http://www.ritzcarlton.com or 800-241-3333.
>
>The Queen Elizabeth 2 is expected to be retired from service
>later in 2008. Cunard is building a new Queen Elizabeth for a
>2010 launching.
>
>Details at http://www.cunard.com.
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dillon
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