All hail the queen of the high seas

The Queen Mary 2 returned to Namibian shores on 10 April. The vessel arrived from Cape Town in the port of Walvis Bay with more than 2 000 guests. She is on a 120 day-tour which commenced in Southampton on 11 January and will visit 18 countries, 31 ports, and 18 UNESCO sites on the journey. Queen Mary 2 docked at 05:30 and set sail at 18:00 on the same day for Santa Fe, Argentina, where she is expected to arrive on 19 April. The 15-deck vessel, which is 343 meters in length and boasts the first planetarium at sea, previously paid a visit in 2020. The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) is set to receive another six-passenger vessel between now and May 2023 before the season ends in November 2023. PHOTO OTIS DANIELS