Maritime Research Center Tour of Queen Mary 2 and Sail Out on Spirit February 10, 2009

We are most grateful to Cunard Line for allowing 25 of our members to tour the Queen Mary 2 on her visit to Los Angeles.
At her berth in Los Angeles Harbor
Moving down the Main Channel at San Pedro (Los Angeles Harbor). To her immediate right is the Los Angeles Maritime Museum and just to the right of that is the fire boat house..
Queen Mary 2 moving down the Main Channel. To the right is the SS Lane Victory, a wonderfully restored and still-sailing World War II Victory Ship that is open to the public and offers summertime cruises.
Passengers taking a last look at San Pedro on their way to Hawaii and other points west on the Queen Mary 2's World Cruise.
Out in open waters past the breakwater as sun settles past a crisp Southern California day. The hills to the left are Santa Catalina Island, about 26 miles across the channel.
Waiters at the Britannia Restaurant, the main dining room on board the Queen Mary 2. It is two stories.
Todd English is a reservations-only restaurant on board the ship that requires a surcharge.
Some of our members in the Commodore Club photographing the waterline model of the Queen Mary 2 behind the bar.
Photos on this page by Dr. Scott Gray
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