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Melbourne Hosts Biggest Ship Yet

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March 5, 2012

QM 2:Photo credit Wiki CCL Tvabutzku

QM 2:Photo credit Wiki CCL Tvabutzku

QM 2 Docks in Melbourne, South Australia

The Queen Mary 2 has docked at Port Melbourne's Station Pier, soon to navigate around the continent.

The luxury $800 million liner's cruise around Australia marks the longest period away from her northern hemisphere home ports of Southampton and New York.

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