On board the Queen Elizabeth

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Fri, 18 Feb 2011 4:55a.m.

President and Managing Director of Cunard Peter Shanks, left, Ann Sherry, CEO of Carnival Australia and the liner's master, Captain Julian Burgess onboard the luxury 90,900-tonne Queen Elizabeth liner berthed at Princes Wharf on her maiden visit (NZPA)

President and Managing Director of Cunard Peter Shanks, left, Ann Sherry, CEO of Carnival Australia and the liner's master, Captain Julian Burgess onboard the luxury 90,900-tonne Queen Elizabeth liner berthed at Princes Wharf on her maiden visit (NZPA)

The luxury cruise liner Queen Elizabeth departed for Wellington overnight.

Hundreds of people turned out to watch the ship cruise into Auckland harbour early this morning; where she stayed for one day..

The Queen Elizabeth, which belongs to Cunard Line, weighs more than 90,000 tonnes and can carry about 2,000 passengers and 1,000 crew members.

She is midway through her 103-night voyage around the world.

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