Today I joined a group of fellow travel agents to 'inspect' the Queen Elizabeth on her inaugural visit to Sydney Harbour. What started as a grey, rainy morning turned into a sunny lunch time as we were shown the new Queen in all her glory. A very impressive deep blue hull and unusual exhaust stack give this vessel a stately presence at Circular Quay.
Of course I took my camera...so you too could get a glimpse of this beautiful lady!
Features that evoke Cunard's past and glorious maritime history are found throughout - here is the marquetry portrait of Cunard's first Queen Mary.
The Verandah - pictured - offers alternative dining options to all guests. For everyday dining, Brittania class guests dine in the Brittania restaurant; Brittania Club is a higher category of cabin and dining, and Queens Grill and Princess Grill guests have their own dining area and exclusive lounge.
Chess... or golf, or croquet - maybe you prefer the gym or would rather enjoy a siesta before going to the theatre, or listening and dancing to the afternoon session by the ship's swing band.
Welcome to the Brittannia - a restaurant which prides itself on Cunard's White Star service and can serve 200 people with ease. Here I enjoyed an excellent steak and a glass of Cunard's "house" red - a very pleasant merlot from the Wente vineyard in California's Napa valley.
You could be in a world class hotel in London, or meeting a friend in an exclusive club - but no, you are on the Queen Elizabeth.
Today the Queen Elizabeth arrived in Sydney Harbour with Queen Mary 2 - the most famous cruise ships in the world creating news and traffic as Sydneysiders came out in droves to see them.
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