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Cunard's Queen Elizabeth's Maiden Call to New York (with Video)

Cunard Line's Queen Elizabeth has her maiden call to New York on January 13, 2011.

Yesterday, New York was host to all three of Cunard Line's magnificent ships including the recently commissioned Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2. In honor of the historic occasion, the day was proclaimed "Cunard Royal Rendezvous Day" by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The highlight of the historic event was a grand fireworks display, produced by Grucci, as the trio sailed past the Statue of Liberty as they began their respective journeys around the world (see video below).

Cunard has a long history with New York. "The great city of New York and Cunard Line have a history that is interwoven," says Peter Shanks, president of Cunard Line. "Our ships have called at New York more than any other port---with the first call being made by Cunard's Hibernia in 1845. Today marks another historic day, as our newest ship, Queen Elizabeth, marks her maiden call into New York, and we continue the legacy we have built with this city."

The ship's captain, Julian Burgess, has more than 30 years of experience at sea and nearly seven years of experience as captain. Burgess was most recently a captain with Princess Cruises. "This is my first Cunard ship and I am honored to be captain of Queen Elizabeth," Burgess told Luxist. "So many people have wonderful memories of the QE2 and there is such an interest in coming on the new Queen. She is very elegant and a great successor."

Luxist had the opportunity to tour the grand ship and found it to be beautiful, much like that of its slightly older sisters, Queen Mary 2 (winner of Luxist's Readers' Choice Award for Best Caribbean Cruise) and Queen Victoria. Remarkably, although Cunard is one of the oldest names in shipping, it operates the youngest fleet in the industry. Queen Elizabeth is the third new ocean liner to be introduced by Cunard in six years and it is the second largest Cunard ship ever built.

Gallery: Cunard's Queen Elizabeth's Maiden Voyage to NYC

Cunard's Queen Elizabeth's Maiden Voyage to New York

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New York City Trades Luxury Suites For Cash

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Sports

Embattled businesses like AIG have taken a public opinion beating for their pricey luxury suites at stadiums, now New York City itself is feeling the heat. The NY Post reports that Mayor Bloomberg has said he will ask both the Yankees and the Mets to sell the boxes to the highest bidder. The money would go into city coffers for the next five years and then the next mayor can if he wants to continue the deal. The arrangement could give the city at least $100,000 a year from the Yankees and a similar amount from the Mets. The boxes at the new Yankee Stadium have sold for $600,000 to $850,000 while those at the Mets' Citi Field sell for $275,000 to $500,000. Both teams have managed to find plenty of takers for the exorbitantly priced suites so far.

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