16 - 22 avril 2008 / Océan Atlantique


Transatltantique de New-York à Portsmouth


A peine quatre ans après sa mise en service, le Queen Mary 2, géant des mers et vaisseau amiral de la célèbre compagnie britannique Cunard, effectuait sa première liaison historique entre New-York (USA) et Portsmouth (UK).

Léonard Lièvre (auteur et journaliste) et moi-même étions à bord pour cette transatlantique de six jours, afin de livrer un reportage à la demande du quotidien La Manche Libre. Extraits…


Queen Mary 2 cruise ship docked at port with cargo cranes visible in background.
Queen Mary 2 cruise ship funnel visible among industrial port cranes and equipment.
Side profile of Queen Mary 2 cruise ship showing distinctive red and black funnel design.
Passengers walking along the bright white deck of a cruise ship on a sunny day.
Panoramic view of a cityscape from a cruise ship deck railing on a sunny day.
Passengers gathered on the deck of a cruise ship with city skyline in the background.
Queen Mary 2 ship name written in large letters on white hull of cruise vessel.
Maritime officials conducting business on ship deck with orange crane visible in background.
Passengers relaxing in deck chairs aboard a cruise ship during daytime.
Cruise ship passengers lounging on deck chairs with Manhattan skyline visible in background.
Front page of La Manche newspaper featuring a large cruise ship with the headline 'Bienvenue à bord!'.