Q.E. 2 Makes Final Visit to New York

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/nyregion/17ship.html?bl&ex=1224302400&en=2dc94ea08df22d41&ei=5087%0A

The Queen Elizabeth 2 was gone in the twilight, steaming out of New York Harbor on its 806th — and last — trans-Atlantic crossing after nearly 40 years as the fastest passenger ocean liner in service. There are a lot of last events going on in New York. This is the first of many.