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Queen Mary 2: Get the best view
Queen Mary 2: Get the best view
Ports of Auckland will welcome the Queen Mary 2, the largest cruise ship to visit New Zealand, for the third time on Thursday 4 March.
The luxury transatlantic liner will make her way down the Waitemata Harbour and arrive alongside the Jellicoe wharf at approximately 6:30 am, presenting Aucklanders with first-class viewing opportunities.
From 5:15 am:
•
Areas along the east cost of the North Shore as the ship
rounds Rangitoto Island
Between 05:30am and 6:30am
•
Ports of Auckland public walkway alongside the Fergusson
container terminal (no parking available)
•
Fred Ambler Lookout, Gladstone Road, Parnell
•
Mt Victoria, North Head and Devonport Wharf on the North
Shore
• East Coast Bays beaches
The ship will be carrying up to 2,700 passengers and crew.
The Queen Mary 2 will provide another stunning view for ship spotters as she leaves port, lit for the night's journey. The ship will depart at 8:00pm the same day.
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