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unusual facts about RMS Queen Elizabeth 2



Elderslie

The village was once the home to Stoddard Carpets which made the carpets for the Cunard liners RMS Queen Mary, RMS Queen Elizabeth and RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 which were built by John Brown & Company in their shipyard in Clydebank.

Gerald Guterman

In September 1986, Guterman drew media attention when he chartered the famed ocean liner RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 along with a crew of over 1,000, for his 13yr old son's Bar Mitzvah party.

Ian Belsey

Belsey has appeared in opera and the works of Gilbert and Sullivan at major theatres and concert halls throughout the United Kingdom and in France, Germany, Holland, Spain, New York, Bermuda, the Far East and aboard the QE2 on the World Cruise.

Jeff Harnar

Jeff has also brought his performances to the high seas on such ships at the QE2, QM2, Crystal Regent Cruises and Holland America Lines.

John Timmons

He played his part in ensuring that the contract for the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 liner went to the Clyde shipyards rather than the Tyne.

Joseph Vassallo

Vassallo sailed around the world multiple times on board the luxurious ship QE2, where he worked as a Chef De Rang.

Mike Pender's Searchers

In 1994 Mike Pender's Searchers were the very first 1960s band to be invited to play on board the QE2 as part of the ocean liner's 25th anniversary celebrations.

MV Royal Daffodil

In 1991, she was used until the two sisters returned in time for the QE2's first visit to Liverpool.

Pete Price

Shortly after, Price made his first appearance on the comedy scene at Liverpool's 'The Shakespeare', working at various venues which include The Palladium and the QE2.


see also

QE1

RMS Queen Elizabeth, Cunard oceanliner replaced by RMS Queen Elizabeth 2