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Queen Elizabeth II World Cruise 2005

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POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SATURDAY, APRIL 16:

AT SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND
ARRIVAL SCHEDULED FOR 0700
The 2005 WORLD CRUISE HAS ENDED

Queen Elizabeth 2 at the Queen Elizabeth II Terminal, Southampton.
(Photograph John McFarlane)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
THURSDAY, APRIL 14/FRIDAY, APRIL 15:

CRUISING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
ENROUTE TO SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND
AND THE END OF THE 2005 WORLD CRUISE
ETA SOUTHAMPTON SATURDAY, APRIL 15 - 0700

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13:

AT MALAGA, SPAIN
ARRIVAL 0800 ~ DEPARTURE 1800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
TUESDAY, APRIL 12:

CRUISING THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ENROUTE TO MALAGA, SPAIN
ETA MALAGA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 - 0800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SUNDAY, APRIL 10/MONDAY, APRIL 11:

AT BARCELONA, SPAIN
ARRIVAL APRIL 10 - 0800 ~ DEPARTURE APRIL 11 - 1800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SATURDAY, APRIL 9:

CRUISING THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ENROUTE TO BARCELONA, SPAIN
ETA BARCELONA SUNDAY, APRIL 10 0800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
FRIDAY, APRIL 8:

AT NAPLES, ITALY
ARRIVAL 0800 ~ DEPARTURE 1900

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6:

AT MARMARIS, TURKEY
ARRIVAL 1100 ~ DEPARTURE 1800

THURSDAY, APRIL 7 - CRUISING THE IONIAN SEA

ENROUTE TO NAPLES, ITALY
ETA NAPLES - FRIDAY, APRIL 8 0800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
TUESDAY, APRIL 5:

TRANSITING THE SUEZ CANAL
ENROUTE TO MARMARIS, TURKEY
ETA MARAMRIS APRIL 6 - 1100

(Photograph John McFarlane)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
MONDAY, APRIL 4:

AT SOKHNA, EGYPT
ARRIVAL 0700 ~ DEPARTURE 1900
BOUND FOR A TRANSIT OF THE SUEZ CANAL - TUESDAY, APRIL 5

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SUNDAY, APRIL 3:

CRUISING THE GULF OF AQABA AND GULF OF SUEZ
ENROUTE TO SOKHNA, EGYPT
ETA SOKHNA, APRIL 4 - 0700

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
THURSDAY, MARCH 31/FRIDAY, APRIL 1:

CRUISING THE RED SEA
ENROUTE TO AQABA, JORDAN
ETA AQABA, APRIL 2 - 0700

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
TUESDAY, MARCH 29:

AT SALALAH, OMAN
ARRIVAL 0800 ~ DEPARTURE 1800
BOUND FOR AQABA, JORDAN - ETA AQABA APRIL 2 - 0700

Daybreak in the Indian Ocean.
(Photograph from QE2 at sea Jeff Cassells)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
MONDAY, MARCH 28:

CRUISING THE ARABIAN SEA
ENROUTE TO SALALAH, OMAN
ETA SALALAH, MARCH 29 - 0800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SUNDAY, MARCH 27:

AT MUSCAT, OMAN
ARRIVAL 0800 ~ DEPARTURE 1800
BOUND FOR SALALAH, OMAN - ETA SALALAH MARCH 29 0800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
FRIDAY, MARCH 25/SATURDAY, MARCH 26:

AT DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
ARRIVAL MARCH 25 - 0800 ~ DEPARTURE MARCH 26 - 1300
BOUND FOR MUSCAT, OMAN - ETA MUSCAT MARCH 27 0800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23/THURSDAY, MARCH 24:

CRUISING THE ARABIAN SEA
ENROUTE TO DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
ETA DUBAI, MARCH 25 - 0800

(Photograph of QE2 at sea courtesy Cunard Line.)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
MONDAY, MARCH 21/TUESDAY, MARCH 22:

AT MUMBAI, INDIA
ARRIVAL MARCH 21 - 2200 ~ DEPARTURE MARCH 22 - 2300

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SUNDAY, MARCH 20:

CRUISING THE INDIAN OCEAN
ENROUTE TO MUMBAI, INDIA
ETA MUMBAI, MONDAY, MARCH 21 - 2200

Queen Elizabeth 2 in the Indian Ocean.
(Photograph Jeff Cassells.)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SATURDAY, MARCH 19:

AT COLOMBO, SRI LANKA
ARRIVAL 0800 - DEPARTURE 2000
ENROUTE TO MUMBAI, INDIA
ETA MUMBAI MONDAY, MARCH 21 - 2200

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16/FRIDAY, MARCH 18:

CRUISING THE INDIAN OCEAN
ENROUTE TO COLOMBO, SRI LANKA
ETA COLOMBO, MARCH 19 - 0700

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
MONDAY, MARCH 14/TUESDAY, MARCH 15:

AT SINGAPORE
ARRIVAL MARCH 14 - 0800 ~ DEPARTURE MARCH 15 - 2100

Queen Elizabeth 2 during her 1985 World Cruise.
(Collection of Theodore W. Scull)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SUNDAY, MARCH 13:

CRUISING THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
ENROUTE TO SINGAPORE
ETA SINGAPORE, MARCH 14 - 0800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
FRIDAY, MARCH 11/SATURDAY, MARCH 12:

AT LAEM CHABANG, THAILAND
ARRIVAL MARCH 11 - 0800 ~ DEPARTURE MARCH 12 - 1800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9/THURSDAY, MARCH 10:

CRUISING THE SOUTH CHINA SEA and GULF OF THAILAND
ENROUTE TO LAEM CHABANG, THAILAND
ETA LAEM CHABANG FRIDAY, MARCH 11 - 0800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SUNDAY, MARCH 6/TUESDAY, MARCH 8:

AT HONG KONG, CHINA
ARRIVAL MARCH 6 - 0800 ~ DEPARTURE MARCH 8 - 1800

Queen Elizabeth 2 at Hong Kong in 1977.
Canberra can be seen at the terminal on the left.
(Photograph Theodore W. Scull Collection)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SATURDAY, MARCH 5:

CRUISING THE TAIWAN STRAIT
ENROUTE TO HONG KONG, CHINA
ETA HONG KONG SUNDAY, MARCH 6 - 0900

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
FRIDAY, MARCH 4:

AT KEELUNG, TAIWAN
ARRIVAL 0800 ~ DEPARTURE 1800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2/THURSDAY MARCH 3:

CRUISING THE EAST CHINA SEA
ENROUTE TO KEELUNG, TAIWAN
ETA KEELUNG FRIDAY, MARCH 4 - 0800

(Photograph courtesy Cunard Line)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
TUESDAY, MARCH 1:

AT OSAKA, JAPAN
ARRIVAL 0800 ~ DEPARTURE 1800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28:

CRUISING THE PACIFIC OCEAN
ENROUTE TO OSAKA, JAPAN
ETA OSAKA TUESDAY, MARCH 1 - 0800

Queen Elizabeth 2 - May 1969.
(Photograph Ted Scull)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27:

AT NAGASAKI, JAPAN
ARRIVAL 0800 ~ DEPARTURE 1800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25/SATURDAY FEBRUARY 26:

CRUISING THE LUZON STRAIT AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN
ENROUTE TO NAGASAKI, JAPAN
ETA NAGASAKI SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27 - 0800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24:

AT MANILA, PHILIPPINES
ARRIVAL 0800 - DEPARTURE 1800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22/WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 23:

CRUISING THE MAKASSAR STRAIT AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
ENROUTE TO MANILA, PHILIPPINES
ETA MANILA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24 - 0800

Queen Elizabeth 2 at sea.
(Photograph Jeff Cassells.)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21:

AT PADANG BAY, BALI, INDONESIA
ARRIVAL 0700 ~ DEPARTURE 1800

Queen Elizabeth 2 at sea.
(Photograph courtesy Cunard Line.)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20:

CRUISING THE INDIAN OCEAN
ENROUTE TO PADANG BAY, BALI, INDONESIA
ETA BALI MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21 0700

Queen Elizabeth 2 in the Indian Ocean.
(Photograph Jeff Cassells.)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19:

AT EXMOUTH, AUSTRALIA
ARRIVAL 0800 ~ DEPARTURE 1800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18:

CRUISING THE INDIAN OCEAN
ENROUTE TO EXMOUTH, AUSTRALIA
ETA EXMOUTH SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19 0800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17:

AT FREMANTLE, AUSTRALIA
ARRIVAL 0800 ~ DEPARTURE 1800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14:

AT ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA
ARRIVAL 0800 ~ DEPARTURE 1800

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15/WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16

CRUISING THE SOUTH AUSTRALIA BASIN
ENROUTE TO FREMANTLE, AUSTRALIA
ETA FREMANTLE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17 0800

QE2 at sea.
(Photograph John McFarlane.)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13:

CRUISING THE BASS STRAIT
ENROUTE TO ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA
ETA ADELAIDE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14 0800

QE2 at sea.
(Photograph courtesy of Derek Horn.)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12:

AT MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
ARRIVAL 0800 ~ DEPARTURE 2300

View of QE2 arriving at Melbourne.
(Photograph Paul Harris courtesy "The Age".)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11:

AT PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA
Call cancelled due to bad weather conditions.

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8/THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10:

AT SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
ARRIVAL FEBRUARY 8 - 0500 ~ DEPARTURE FEBRUARY 10 - 1800

(Photographs of QE2 courtesy of Solange Laverty/David Lee)

Queen Elizabeth 2 at Circular Quay Sydney.
One can see that the crew members are painting the funnel.

Queen Elizabeth 2 sailing from Circular Quay Sydney.

Queen Elizabeth 2 sailing passed the Opera House at Sydney.

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 ~ UNTIL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7

CRUISING THE TASMAN SEA
ENROUTE TO SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
ETA SYDNEY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 - 0600

Queen Elizabeth 2 in the Tasman Sea, February 1995.
(Photograph John McFarlane)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4:

AT LYTTELTON, NEW ZEALAND
ARRIVAL 0800 ~ DEPARTURE 1800

Queen Elizabeth 2 departing Lyttelton, February 1995.
Members of the local chapter of the World Ship Society were on board
the classic vessel, Lyttelton I, that can be seen in the distance.
(Photograph John McFarlane)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3:

CRUISING THE SOUTH PACIFIC
ENROUTE TO LYTTELTON, NEW ZEALAND

ETA LYTTELTON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4 0800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2:

AT AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
ARRIVAL 0800 ~ DEPARTURE 2200

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SATURDAY, JANUARY 29 - until - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1:
(MONDAY, JANUARY 31 - CROSSING THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE - LOST DAY)

CRUISING THE PACIFIC OCEAN
ENROUTE TO AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
ETA AUCKLAND WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 0800

Queen Elizabeth 2 in the South Pacific.
(Photograph courtesy Cunard Line)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
FRIDAY, JANUARY 28:

AT MOOREA, FRENCH POLYNESIA
ARRIVAL 0800 ~ DEPARTURE 1700

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27:

AT PAPEETE, TAHITI
ARRIVAL 0800 ~ DEPARTURE 2300

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SUNDAY, JANUARY 23/WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26:

CRUISING THE PACIFIC OCEAN
ENROUTE TO PAPEETE, TAHITI
ETA PAPEETE THURSDAY, JANUARY 27 0800

Queen Elizabeth 2 at sea.
(Photograph courtesy Cunard Line)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SATURDAY, JANUARY 22:

AT KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
ARRIVAL 0800 ~ DEPARTURE 1800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
FRIDAY, JANUARY 21:

AT HONOLULU, HAWAII
ARRIVAL 0800 ~ DEPARTURE 2300

Queen Elizabeth 2 at Honolulu, January 1995.
(Photograph John McFarlane)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
TUESDAY, JANUARY 18/THURSDAY, JANUARY 20:

CRUISING THE PACIFIC OCEAN
ENROUTE TO HONOLULU, HAWAII
ETA HONOLULU FRIDAY, JANUARY 21 - 0800

Queen Elizabeth 2 at sea.
(Photograph John McFarlane)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
MONDAY, JANUARY 17:

AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
ARRIVAL 0800 ~ DEPARTURE 2200

Queen Elizabeth 2.
(Photograph Ted Scull)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
SATURDAY, JANUARY 15/SUNDAY, JANUARY 16:

CRUISING THE PACIFIC OCEAN
ENROUTE TO LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
ETA LOS ANGELES MONDAY, JANUARY 17 0800

Queen Elizabeth 2 at sea.
(Photograph Courtesy Cunard Line)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
FRIDAY, JANUARY 14:

AT ACAPULCO, MEXICO
ARRIVAL 1100 ~ DEPARTURE 1900

Queen Elizabeth 2 anchored at Acapulco - January 1994.
(Photograph John McFarlane)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12/THURSDAY, JANUARY 13:

CRUISING THE PACIFIC OCEAN
ENROUTE TO ACAPULCO, MEXICO
ETA ACAPULCO FRIDAY, JANUARY 14 1100

Queen Elizabeth 2 - dawn in the Pacific - January 12, 1994.
(Photograph John McFarlane)

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11:

AT FUERTE AMADOR, PANAMA
ARRIVAL 0700 DEPARTURE 1800

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
MONDAY JANUARY 10, 2005:

TRANSITING THE PANAMA CANAL 0600 ~ 1800

QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 in the Panama Canal - January, 1994.

A view from the QE2 during the 1994 Panama Canal transit.

QE2 passing through a Panama Canal lock in January 1994.
Enroute from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean.

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 ~ SUNDAY JANUARY 9, 2005:

CRUISING THE CARIBBEAN SEA
ENROUTE TO THE PANAMA CANAL

POSITION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 - SATURDAY JANUARY 8, 2005:

AT WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO

POSITION OF QE2 JANUARY 6/7, 2005:
IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA

ENROUTE TO CURACAO
ETA CURACAO SATURDAY, JANUARY 8 0800HRS

QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 at sea.
(Photograph John McFarlane)

POSITION OF QE2 JANUARY 5, 2005:
AT PORT EVERGLADES, FLORIDA

ARRIVAL 0800HRS - DEPARTURE 1700HRS

QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 docked at Port Everglades January 1994.
(Photograph John McFarlane)

POSITION OF QE2 JANUARY 4, 2005:
IN THE ATLANTIC SAILING SOUTH

ETA PORT EVERGLADES 0800HRS JANUARY 5.

The bow of QE2 slices through a Force 10 gale
off Cape Hatteras on January 4, 1994.
(Courtesy Cunard Line)

POSITION OF QE2 JANUARY 3, 2005:
PORT OF NEW YORK 0800 ~ 1645

QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 sailing from New York on January 3, 2005.
(Photograph Howard Paulman)

POSITION OF QE2 DECEMBER 15, 2004:
PORT OF SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND

The 2005 Circumnavigation began in Southampton on December 15, 2004.
It will end there on April 16, 2005.

QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 at the Queen Elizabeth II Terminal, Southampton.