The $1 billion grand lady of the sea, the Queen Mary 2, docked in Sydney Harbor early yesterday. Too tall to sail under the Harbour Bridge and too long to berth at the International Terminal in Circular Quay, QM2 had to dock at the Garden Island naval base. Later that evening her sister ship Queen Elizabeth 2 entered the harbour. Even though the two ships sailed together from Florida, they set different courses around the world and this was their first reunion. They saluted each other with their foghorns and thousands of Sydneysiders lined the harbour foreshore to watch fireworks in their honour. At 11pm, the QM2 began its departure on its way to Hong Kong. She leaves behind her smaller sister, with the QE2 remaining in Sydney until Thursday evening when she departs for Brisbane.
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