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Queen Elizabeth, meet Queen Mary.
On March 12, Cunard Line’s Queen Elizabeth will make a Royal Rendezvous in Long Beach Harbor with the legendary Queen Mary. The public is invited to witness the occasion, which will feature whistle salutes between the ships and a fireworks display. This is Queen Mary’s first encounter with a Queen Elizabeth since 1967 when "Queen Mary, during her final Transatlantic Crossing in Cunard service, passed by the original Queen Elizabeth" on Sept. 25. Free access to the ship will be offered from 4-9 pm. Queen Elizabeth will sail into Long Beach Harbor at approximately 6:30 pm, and the fireworks display will begin at 7:30 pm. Even the famous Goodyear blimp will be overhead.
In her 30 years of service, Queen Mary served as a troopship during World War II. Cunard reports, "Winston Churchill credited Cunard with ending the war one year early due to the troop transport that both the Queen Mary and the original Queen Elizabeth provided." Today she is a popular tourist and maritime destination as a hotel and museum. -- Gerry
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