There are all kinds of metaphors that can be applied to the meeting of “three queens.” Good poker hand, for one. Inclusive modernization of a Christmas carol (We Three ‘Kings’) for another. Let your imagination — or CNN queen of quirkiness Jeanne Moos — run with any more creative concoctions.
For we who spend a lot of time in the cruise world, “Three Queens” can only mean the good ships of Cunard: Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth. They don’t get 
together for Royal Family reunions often — the last such company celebration (above) was in 2008, but tomorrow is one such occasion.
The sister ships will be rubbing shoulders, or hulls (almost), twice tomorrow. The first time will be under the Verrazzano Bridge (don’t read anything into their social status because they’re meeting under a bridge) as they arrive in tandem — all things being equal — from England (2) and the Caribbean (1). You’ll know who came from where by Queen Mary’s tan, which should contrast dramatically with New York’s anticipated snowfall.
The second meeting will be later that day, after they’ve been properly primped in port, Mary in Brooklyn and the others in Manhattan – too bad they couldn’t all be in the borough of Queens. They would spend a day in The Big Apple doing the things three sisters do in New York City, but 
there are some physical limitations, so they’ll probably have to settle for texting each other until evening.
That’s when they’ll make their grand departure from New York Harbor, gathering in front of the Statue of Liberty for a fireworks farewell that will be watched by thousands, including couples who paid $595 to watch from front row suites at the Ritz-Carlton in Battery Park.
And given that the clever queen of quirkiness lives in New York, what do you think the chances are Jeanne Moos will be there, too?