The Queen Mary 2 pulled into Red Hook’s Pier 12 early Saturday
morning. PHOTO BY CALLALILLIE. It’s the first ship to dock at the new Brooklyn cruise ship terminal. From NY 1:
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Borough President Marty Markowitz
marked the arrival with a tour of the $56 million facility, which the
city says will bring 290 permanent jobs to the Brooklyn waterfront.
Although the 2,200 passengers say they enjoyed being on the ship some
say it was absolute chaos when they got off."We had a fantastic trip on the Queen Mary 2. It’s been wonderful,”
said passenger Doreen Missing. “But it’s just organized chaos here;
absolute organized chaos. Nobody seems to know where to direct anybody.
The coach obviously is not coming in."Despite the complaints, many passengers say they understand facing
a few kinks on the first day. The Queen Mary 2 is leaving Brooklyn this
afternoon on its way back to the United Kingdom.
Had heard about the impending docking of the Queen Mary 2 in Red Hook and had hoped to bike over there on Saturday, but family plans had me headed for Jersey. Not wanting to miss a glimpse, I rerouted our journey so that I, along with my wife and kids, could see the big ship. We actually were able to see it from both the Bklyn and NJ sides. Callalilly’s photo captures the magnitude of this liner. I’m not particularly interested in cruises as a vacation, but would love to wander the halls and decks of such a ship for a few minutes.