Queen Mary 2 sailed into Big apple on Saturday 1 June 2013, she arrived at the 77th anniversary of the maiden call of the unique Queen Mary in The big apple in 1936.
Queen Mary’s Maiden Voyage began in Southampton on 27 May 1936 and she or he left to the sounds of bands and ecstatic crowds. On board were the famous bandleader, Henry Hall , scheduled to present a sequence of live radio broadcasts in the course of the crossing; the virtuoso harmonica player, Larry Adler ; and a well-known singer of the time, Frances Day , who performed a song written specially for Queen Mary by Henry Hall , ‘Somewhere at Sea’. And, much as she can have liked being at sea, Miss Day didn’t trust the ship’s eggs to be fresh by the top of the voyage so she took along her own chickens. Queen Mary received a rapturous welcome in Manhattan.
Peter Shanks , Cunard President and Managing Director, said:
“Since her launch to great acclaim in 2004, Queen Mary 2 has proudly continued the Transatlantic legacy of elegance and glamour that Queen Mary personified during her long reign of service – the legend lives on.
“On this special anniversary, we’re also pleased to continue to name Ny our homeport inside the USA, a city which has embraced our ships during the centuries and played a prominent role in lots of of Cunard’s historical milestones.”
77 years on, Queen Mary 2 left Southampton last Saturday (25 May) for brand new York. Onboard to talk is Jeffrey Weinberg , adviser to seven US Presidents, and passengers are enjoying our legendary entertainment including presentations from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA). Today the eggs – all 45,000 of them – are fresh and plentiful and our legendary experiences live to tell the tale.
Queen Mary would cross the Atlantic another 1,000 times during her 31-year career before being retired in 1967. Queen Mary 2 will make her 200th crossing on 6 July in this, her ninth year at the Atlantic.