As we approached the bay on what was Super-Bowl Sunday (February 4, 2007) it was never more clear how much a professional sports town San Francisco wasn’t. The ship was due to enter the bay at about the same time as kickoff of the national football demonstration and there were at least 10,000 people standing on the docks waiting.

The Queen Mary is the largest ship (apparently) that’s ever crossed the Golden Gate and come into the Bay, clearing the Golden Gate Bridge by just 25 feet.