Meanwhile, another development company hopes to buy the Queen Mary and has grand plans for the ship - restoring it to seaworthiness and turning it once again into a luxury ocean liner. Is that plan a pipe dream - one in a seemingly endless series of plans and proposals for the Queen Mary that never came to fruition - or would city leaders actually consider selling the vessel that has been a symbol of Long Beach for more than four decades?
This article (New ideas floted for Queen Mary) says that there are possibly plans developing to return Mary to sea worthiness. Whilst I would love to see this, I am not sure it will happen. As is stated in the article, it would require a huge amount of money, and, more importantly, Cunard's permission to use her as a passenger vessel. Also, hasn't it been mentioned that, when compared to current liners, she would be move to much in the water to be comfortable to modern passengers?
I would personally love to see her sail into Liverpool, even just watching. I think it would generate 10 times as much interest as either QM2's first or QE2's last arrival.
Imagine, one of the original Cunard Queens plying the Atlantic again(albeit somewhat bumpily). That really would be a sight to behold.
What do you think, will it happen, can it happen?
J
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