Queen Mary 2 leaves on Maiden voyage
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-01-13 10:39

A firework display accompanies the departure of the world's biggest and most expensive cruise liner, the Queen Mary 2, as it set sail on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, Monday Jan.12, 2004. Thousands of people lined the waterfront to wave off the 150-000 tonne Cunard ship as it embarked on its first fare-paying passenger journey to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.  [AP]

The world's biggest and most expensive cruise liner, the Queen Mary 2 sails on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, Monday Jan.12, 2004.  [AP]

Passengers wave from one of the decks as the world's biggest and most expensive cruise liner, the Queen Mary 2, as it set sail on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, Monday Jan.12, 2004.  [AP]

The Queen Mary 2, the largest cruise liner ever built, departs on its maiden voyage from Southampton, in southern England, January 12, 2004. The 150,000 ton Cunard liner left Southampton bound for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on its first passenger voyage. [Reuters]