The first ten images were taken on Thursday, October 16, 2008
during the final departure of Queen Elizabeth 2 from New York
to begin her final eastbound tandem Atlantic crossing with Queen Mary 2.

View from a Staten Island Ferry of the QM2 awaiting the arrival of the QE2 seen sailing downriver.

View from a Staten Island Ferry of the QM2 reversing course
mid-river with Jersey City at left and Lower Manhattan at right.

The QM2 off Jersey City and NY Waterway high speed ferry Bravest.

Rendezvous of the QE2 and QM2 off Lower Manhattan.

The QE2 passing the QM2 off Lower Manhattan.

The QE2 passing the QM2 off Lower Manhattan another view.

The QE2 passing the QM2 off Lower Manhattan a close-up view.

The QE2 passing the Statue of Liberty for the last time.

The QE2 leading the QM2 out of the harbor.

The QE2 leading the QM2 out of the harbor, final view.
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Golden Princess outbound approaching the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge 05-06-2006.
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Albatross inbound with dinner boat Celestial 04-21-2007.
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Three generations of Staten Island Ferry: Samuel I. Newhouse (Barberi Class) in foreground,
Gov. Herbert H. Lehman (Kennedy Class), and a Molinari Class boat at the Whitehall Terminal 05-06-2007.
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Liberty of the Seas outbound from Bayonne passing Robbins Reef Lighthouse 05-06-2007.
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Liberty of the Seas and auto carrier Texas Highway outbound from Bayonne 05-06-2007.
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NYFD Fire Fighter, and Azamara Journey outbound from Bayonne 06-23-2007.
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Azamara Journey and Norwegian Spirit (to right of Statue of Liberty) outbound 06-23-2007.
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Norwegian Spirit outbound 06-23-2007.
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Carnival Miracle outbound from the Passenger Ship Terminal 07-22-2007.
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Lunch stop at Fairway for NYPD No. 9, Det. Luis Lopez, Red Hook, Brooklyn 09-09-2007.
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Saga Ruby at the Passenger Ship Terminal 10-03-2007.
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Norwegian Spirit at Pier 88 and Norwegian Dawn at Pier 92 06-22-2008.
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Caribbean Princess at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal 06-22-2008.
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Caribbean Princess at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal (with warehouse pier in foreground) 06-22-2008.
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