Trio of Queens in New York

The three Cunard Queens, QM2, QE2 and QV, will all be meeting in New York on January 13. According to Cunard, this will be the first, and only, meeting of all three since the QE2 is retiring at the end of the year. It's a unique opportunity, as this is the first time in Cunard's history they've had 3 Queens sailing at one time.

Scheduled for departure at 6:30PM, Queen Mary 2 will depart her winter home at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, Queen Elizabeth 2 will leave from Pier 92 of the Manhattan Cruise Terminal and Queen Victoria from Pier 88 also in Manhattan. The three regal ladies will then rendezvous and sail by the Statue of Liberty together at approximately 7PM, accompanied by a "spectacular" fireworks display.

If you're in the area and would like to witness this historic cruising event, Cunard recommends the following vantage points:

• Battery Park: On the southern shoreline of Manhattan, www.thebattery.org
  Map link: http://www.bpcparks.org/bpcp/map/map.php


• Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park: Overlooking the Hudson River with great views of the Statue of Liberty
  Getting there: Just south of the Museum of Jewish Heritage. By subway: 4 or 5 to Bowling Green, or N or R to Whitehall.


• The Esplanade: Running the entire length of Battery Park City, along the Hudson River from Stuyvesant High School on the north end all the way south to Battery Park


• Hudson River Park: 550 acre park extends for five miles along the Manhattan shoreline from Battery Place to West 59th Street.