ORIANA and QE2's first encounter

17 years ago today the 25th May 1995 while outbound from Southampton for the Mediterranean on her 4th the cruise ORIANA met and exchanged horns with her Cunard's world famous QUEEN ELIZABETH for the first time.
As well as being a interesting sight for passengers on both ships it was also symbolic with the new flagship of the British Merchant fleet exchanging greetings with the previous ones. It is said that while passengers cheered and Commodore Gibb waved from the port bridge wing the crew on board QE2 were less than pleased to see their new and smart rival.
While QE2 was louder Commodore Gibb ensured his ORIANA had the last word,
Below is a brief P&O video of that meeting.