The QE2 has been promised a "spectacular and fitting" send-off for her final voyage in Scottish waters.
The QE2 has been promised a "spectacular and fitting" send-off for her final voyage in Scottish waters.
The liner will make her last voyage in Scotland on October 7 and large crowds are expected to gather on either side of the Firth of Forth to wave her off.
The send-off will include a fly-past by jets from RAF Leuchars, tugs, a water display and a flotilla of yachts.
The events are being organised by Edinburgh and Fife councils, the Forth port authorities, and Cunard.
George Grubb, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, said: "We are planning a spectacular and fitting send-off for the QE2, and one which everyone in Edinburgh can come out and enjoy.
"We are also running a competition which will provide a great opportunity for people of all ages to go on board this historic vessel."
The liner will berth in the Forth in the morning and leave that evening for Southampton before her final voyage to New York and then Dubai.
There she will be decommissioned and berthed at a pier at the world's largest man-made island to begin a new life as a floating hotel, retail and entertainment destination.
Built at Clydebank and launched by the Queen in 1967, the QE2 has been the flagship of the Cunard line for 40 years.
