Hi from Steve & Mark

[Steve & Mark]

Hi to all our fellow QE2 admirers.

We are Steve and Mark who first sailed on QE2 back in the late 1970's, well Steve did at least, he managed three trips before I joined him in November 1980 for our first cruise together to the Canary Islands, our cabin or should I say stateroom number was 1094.
We were fortunate to sail on the "Final Voyage to Dubai" in that very same cabin!
After our first trip in 1980 we then sailed in May 1981 to Norway and again that same year to the Canary Islands again. We were booked on again in May 1982 to sail to the Mediterranean but as we packed our suitcases the day before the news broke that the ship had been requisitioned to go to the Falkland Islands. A couple of years later we moved to Spain where we still live today running a small restaurant. Thoughts of sailing ended for a few years, well for 24 years actually, then we decided to do a transatlantic crossing on QM2 in November 2005. Our love of Cunard was rekindled and once again we now can't stop sailing with them.
We booked the winter transatlantic crossing to New York on QE2 in January 2008 sailing in tandem with the new Queen Victoria. We had actually just disembarked from the QV after sailing on the maiden Christmas voyage. We sailed into New York along with Queen Mary 2 as well, the first time the three Cunard Queens met. We then transferred to QM2 and sailed out of NY harbour to the Caribbean. It was the trip of a lifetime and the highlight being back once again on the QE2.
We made a video during the "Final Voyage to Dubai" here is the link for anybody that would care to watch it :-

 http://gallery.me.com/barelsol/100030

I'm afraid it takes quite a while to download as it's 50 minutes long so be patient. Don't forget I'm no Stephen Spielberg, it's just our home movie.
We hope you enjoy it and look forward to hearing what you all think.
 
Regards
Steve & Mark

[Cruise_Princess]

Nice to have you both onboard....I can't download your movie just yet as I work mainly on a linux system...but have a windows  pc so at the weekend will download it on there and have a peek...might even see myself as I was on the final voyage too with my Mother...maybe we met??  Were you at Richards party in the boardroom by any chance?

[Steve & Mark]

Hi Cruise Princess

Thanks for the welcome. No we weren't at Richards party. We did meet an American called Richard and went for pre-dinner drinks in his cabin on signal deck, wow what a cabin!!
We did get invited to the wardroom party & John Duffy's party in the Yacht Club, a case of who you know not what you know I think!
Enjoy the movie.

Steve & Mark

[Cunarder Man]

Welcome 'on board' Mark & Steve.

Great memories from our voyages on QE2, hope we meet agian on board another Cunard Queen.

Auntie H sends her love!

[Twynkle]

Hi and welcome aboard, Steve and Mark!

It's great that you have joined us
You'll find lots about our favourite, best and greatest Liner ever, here!

Thanks so much for taking, making and posting the video
When you have the odd minute to spare,
it will be good too, to hear more of your time on QE2
when she was in her twenties!

Rosie.

[Steve & Mark]

Hi John, thanks for the welcome, it's been a while hasn't it.
I will send you an email letting you know what we have been up to and what are Cunard itinerary is for the future, maybe we will coincide again!

Hi Rosie, I've been reading these boards for of couple of days, it's going to take a while to get through it all, but looks like a fun place to be. Even recognize some of the crew from back in the 80's so going to dig out some old photos and post them, see if they remember us!

[Twynkle]

Hi Steve and Mark

Yes - Here IS a fun place to be!
It just feels so lucky to have known the experience of QE2, then to have it replicated here
'Double' lucky, you could say!
Rosie

[Rob Lightbody]

Absolutely superb video.  I urge everybody to watch it!

[Scott Ebersold]

Hi Mark & Steve,

This was really a wonderful video.  I felt like I was there!  ... and maybe you are Stephen Spielberg - you made me cry.

-Scott

[Steve & Mark]

Glad you liked the video Rob and thanks for recommending everyone should watch it.

Sorry it made you cry Scott. Maybe I missed my true vocation in life! Anyone fancy taking me on holiday with them to make their video, all expenses payed of course! Now there's a thought.

Mark

[Scott Ebersold]

Well, I guess YOU didn't make me cry.  But your video so vividly portrayed the experience of being onboard, I couldn't help but imagine it for real.  I could imagine what those final moments were really like ... and it was quite touching.