WSS Port of New York’s Classic Harbor Cruise aboard the Beacon

Sunday, October 23, 2011 - The five ships encountered between 4pm and 7pm

Captions and All photos & Copyright by Theodore W. Scull

Gem

93,558-ton Norwegian Gem outbound for Bermuda

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148,528-ton Queen Mary 2 berthed at Red Hook, Brooklyn

summit

90,280-ton Celebrity Summit leaving Bayonne, NJ and bound for Newport, RI

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Celebrity Summit

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Seastreak Highlands, on a commuter run to the Atlantic Highlands, passes Queen Mary 2, now just underway.

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Queen Mary 2 in the Upper Bay

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NYC Police Boat escorts Queen Mary 2

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Queen Mary 2 begins her seven-night transatlantic crossing.

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Queen Mary 2 is outbound to Southampton.

seven seas

Regent Seven Seas’ 28,550-ton Seven Seas Navigator is outbound to Charleston, SC.

aida

Aida’s 42,289-TON AIDAaura is outbound to Baltimore, MD.

beacon

Classic Harbor's Cruises' 35-passenger Beacon at Pier 62 following the harbor trip.