Boatshed Hamble took a contingent of happy boat spotters out to witness an historic event in the port of Southampton.

The three Cunard cruise ships, "The Three Queens", the famous Queen Elizabeth 2, the Queen Victoria and the Queen Mary 2, were together in the UK for the first time in their history. This momentous occasion was witnessed by tens of thousands of people crowding the shoreline and bobbing on the water in a flotilla of small boats.

The Queen Mary 2, the biggest, tallest, longest and widest passenger cruise ship ever, dwarfed her two sisters as she moved out of the port to begin her first transatlantic crossing of 2008. All three ships sounded their whistles in salute and the noise was fantastic.

Boatshed Hamble, providing the RIB transportation, got us into a great position to be a part of history. Thank you guys!

• Queen Mary 2, QEII (background), Queen Victoria in Southampton docks
• Boatshed Hamble turns tourist boat for the evening
• Queen Mary 2 on her way to the USA
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• Queen Victoria dwarfed by Queen Mary 2
• Everyone came out to watch
• Queen Mary 2 alongside the QE2
• The biggest boat Boatshed Hamble has been asked to list......
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