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Blue Bombay
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posted 03-18-2010 06:37 PM      Profile for Blue Bombay   Email Blue Bombay   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Southampton 12 July 1990

QE2 docked portside just before lunch i walk up 5 deck fwd crew gangway into our lobby-the sailors square.My dream had became true to work on the biggest,fastests and most famous ship in the world.Almost 9 years later and after 136 transatlantic crossings over 1000 days at sea,111 visits to New York,7 Panama Canal transit,3 Suez Canal transit,4 complete world cruise and 3 incomplete world cruise,with lots of good days and bad days too,that was the best time of my life.The QE2 is still part of my life and i am proud to be part of her life too.

Once onboard we were taken to the crew library on one deck fwd stb.side.We were a group of 40-50 new crewmembers.There we meet our head of deparments,we had a brief welcome speech,then papers given out with lots of ship information.The 2 most important papers are the MUSTER CARD for boat drill and the CAPTAINS MASTER ORDER.Afterwards we were lead to cabins ,my cabin was 503 on five back fwd stb.side.The showers and toilets were more foward of my cabin as you can imagine it is way way forward.Trying to do your needs there on FORCE 10-11 is an adventure.Later that afternoon we set sail for New Ýork,my first transatlantic crossing what a feeling that was.We done back to back transatlantic crossing returning to Southampton on the 22 of July.During theses 10 days is was a challenge trying to find your way around.


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Johan
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posted 03-19-2010 11:55 AM      Profile for Johan   Email Johan   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
I hope you can post more of your experiences. It seems very interesting, and you seem to have good memories.
What was your occupation ?
J

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Jepp
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posted 03-19-2010 05:43 PM      Profile for Jepp   Email Jepp   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by Johan:
I hope you can post more of your experiences. It seems very interesting, and you seem to have good memories.occupation ?
J

Indeed!
/Jepp


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rem-dk
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posted 03-28-2010 01:35 PM      Profile for rem-dk     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
I think it was very interesting to read this. And as it allready is said, I also hope more will follow.
I guess many here in this forum will find it very interresting.

Best regards

René.

[ 03-28-2010: Message edited by: rem-dk ]


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Blue Bombay keeps an excellent blog of his fascinating life aboard QE2 here:
http://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php/topic,404.0.html

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Blue Bombay
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posted 08-18-2010 10:38 AM      Profile for Blue Bombay   Email Blue Bombay   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Blue Bombay keeps an excellent blog of his fascinating life aboard QE2 here:
http://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php/topic,404.0.html
quote:

Not any more, now you can follow it here

http://www.qe2-the-legend.com/qe2-my-story-f46/

Cheers Louis


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LeBarryboat
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posted 08-18-2010 01:01 PM      Profile for LeBarryboat   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Louis, You and I worked on the QE2 at the same time. Were you onboard when she ran aground in Martha's Vineyard?
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Blue Bombay
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Yes Barry i was onboard when hitting the rocks and i do recall seeing you around the ship.
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