Queen Mary 2

The Queen Mary 2 is escorted by police boats and tugboats as it cruises into New York Harbor April 22, 2004. Manhattan is on the left, and Jersey City, N.J., is on the right.

The Queen Mary 2, escorted by a New York City police boat, makes its way past the Statue of Liberty April 22, 2004, in New York harbor, on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York.

Here's another view of the Queen Mary 2 and the Statue of Liberty, seen at right, April 22, 2004.

The Queen Mary 2 arrives through the haze in New York Harbor as people watch from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J., April 22, 2004.

The Queen Mary 2 arrives in New York Harbor at sunrise, passing lower Manhattan, April 22, 2004, as seen from Jersey City, N.J.

The Queen Mary 2 sails under the Verazzano Narrows bridge at low tide, April 22, 2004, as she arrives in New York Harbor. The Cunard Line's newest and largest ship left Southampton, England, April 16 for six days and nights at sea for its 2,600 passengers, attended by a crew of 1,250.

Another view of the Queen Mary 2 as she sails under the Verazzano Narrows bridge at low tide, April 22, 2004.

The Queen Mary 2 cruises under the Verazzano Narrows bridge April 22, 2004.

The Queen Mary 2 cruises under the Verazzano Narrows bridge April 22, 2004, as she arrives in New York Harbor.

The Queen Mary 2 arrives in New York Harbor as seen from Jersey City, N.J., April 22, 2004.

Helicopters hover around the Queen Mary 2 as it arrives in New York April 22, 2004.

Tugboats turn the Queen Mary 2 so it can dock in New York April 22, 2004.

Passengers aboard the Queen Mary 2 as the ship docks in New York April 22, 2004.

Passengers aboard the Queen Mary 2 wave U.S. and Union Jack flags as the ship docks in New York April 22, 2004.

Passengers line the railings aboard the Queen Mary 2 as it arrives in New York Harbor April 22, 2004.

The Queen Mary 2 arrives in New York April 22, 2004. Cunard Line's newest ship made its debut in New York City after a leaving Southampton, England, for a six-day transatlantic crossing and docking at the Hudson River terminal.

The Merchant Marine Academy Band from Kingsport, N.Y., plays "God Save The Queen," "A Life On The Ocean Wave" and "New York, New York" as the Queen Mary 2 arrives in New York April 22, 2004.

A bust of Queen Mary adorns the entrance to the Queens Room ballroom aboard the Queen Mary 2 as she sits in port in New York April 22, 2004.

The Queen Elizabeth 2, right, on its final trans-Atlantic voyage, and the Queen Mary 2, left, leave New York together, April 25, 2004.

Fireworks explode as the Queen Mary 2 sails through the New York harbor on its trans-Atlantic return to England, April 25, 2004.