Sunday, October 23, 2011 – The five ships encountered between 4pm and 7pm

Captions and All photos & Copyright by Theodore W. Scull

93,558-ton Norwegian Gem outbound for Bermuda

148,528-ton Queen Mary 2 berthed at Red Hook, Brooklyn

90,280-ton Celebrity Summit leaving Bayonne, NJ and bound for Newport, RI

Celebrity Summit

Seastreak Highlands, on a commuter run to the Atlantic Highlands, passes Queen Mary 2, now just underway.

Queen Mary 2 in the Upper Bay

NYC Police Boat escorts Queen Mary 2

Queen Mary 2 begins her seven-night transatlantic crossing.

Queen Mary 2 is outbound to Southampton.

Regent Seven Seas’ 28,550-ton Seven Seas Navigator is outbound to Charleston, SC.

Aida’s 42,289-TON AIDAaura is outbound to Baltimore, MD.