The Queen Mary 2 turns around... it's a tight fit.
At about 6.30 this morning we were awaken to the sound of helicopters and people. Being American I knew immediately what this meant: someone has been murdered in the neighborhood and the cops are looking for him.
Imagine our surprise when we looked out the window to see Monument Hill packed with people, cars, and even a caravan. We looked towards the port to see what they were looking for and holy cow! The third biggest cruise liner in the world was pulling in. The Queen Mary 2 has come to Australia for the first time and is in Fremantle and all these people came out to see it. So we went to the balcony and snapped some pics and were quite impressed by the site. Actually, all of the neighbors were up, too. This is the biggest ship that’s ever come here.
The most impressive part was when the 345m long boat turned around in the 420m wide shipping channel. They had to clear out a couple of the other ships that were docked there earlier this week. They’re only here for the day but next year will be back twice. A trip will set you back about $4k per person. -jp
This ship is huge.
