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Grumpy Old Guy

(4,395 posts)
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 03:22 AM Feb 2026

The Queen Mary 2 leaving L.A. Harbor

Here is an interesting factoid. The QM2 was actually backing out of the harbor. There wasn't enough room in the channel for it to turn around. It did a 360 once it got into the outer harbor.



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The Queen Mary 2 leaving L.A. Harbor (Original Post) Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2026 OP
Magnificent riversedge Feb 2026 #1
Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2026 #2
Gorgeous Easterncedar Feb 2026 #3
It was stunning to see in person. Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2026 #7
Those images are beautiful. She is going to San Francisco, then to Honolulu nexxt. irisblue Feb 2026 #4
I wish I could go with her. Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2026 #8
Beautiful, for a ship! 2naSalit Feb 2026 #5
Thanks! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2026 #10
Fabulous photos Grumpy! Wonder if she had her backup beeps on . . . Thank You! George McGovern Feb 2026 #6
LOL! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2026 #11
Magnificent photos, my dear Grumpy! Love 'em both. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2026 #9
Thanks Dear Peggy! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2026 #12
Aw, thanks, Grumpy! I'm hanging in there, waiting for a surgery date. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2026 #13
gorgeous night shots! mike_c Feb 2026 #14
Thanks! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2026 #15

Grumpy Old Guy

(4,395 posts)
11. LOL!
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 03:38 PM
Feb 2026

That's what I was thinking. She didn't even blow her horn because it was so late at night.

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