Queen Mary 2 - The Last Great Ocean Liner

Queen Mary 2 - The Last Great Ocean Liner Home Port: Southampton,
Position: World Voyage 2O24 Queen Mary 2 is Cunard’s flagship and the most magnificent ocean liner ever built. W.

A Transatlantic Crossing to or from New York on this incredible ship is a holiday like no other but her cruises from Southampton are also very special. RMS Queen Mary 2 is a transatlantic ocean liner. She was the first major ocean liner built since Queen Elizabeth 2 in 1969, the vessel she succeeded as flagship of the Cunard Line. The new ship was named Queen Mary 2 by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004 a

fter the first RMS Queen Mary, completed in 1936. Queen Mary was in turn named after Mary of Teck, consort of King George V. With the retirement of Queen Elizabeth 2 from active duty in 2008, Queen Mary 2 is the only transatlantic ocean liner in service running between Southampton and New York, although the ship is often used for cruising, including an annual world cruise. At the time of her construction in 2003 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Queen Mary 2 was the longest, widest, and tallest passenger ship ever built, and with her gross tonnage of 148,528 also the largest. She no longer holds this distinction after the construction of Royal Caribbean International's 154,407 GT Freedom of the Seas in April 2006. Although later cruise ships are larger, Queen Mary 2 remains the largest ocean liner (as opposed to cruise ship) ever built. Queen Mary 2's facilities include fifteen restaurants and bars, five swimming pools, a casino, a ballroom, a theatre, and the first planetarium at sea. There are also kennels on board, as well as a nursery. Queen Mary 2 is one of the few ships afloat today to have remnants of a class system on board, most prominently seen in her dining options. Queen Mary 2 is the flagship of the Cunard Line. The ship was constructed to eventually replace the ageing RMS Queen Elizabeth 2, the Cunard flagship from 1969 to 2004 and the last major ocean liner built before the construction of Queen Mary 2. Queen Mary 2 has the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) title conferred on her, as a gesture to Cunard's history, by Royal Mail when she entered service in 2004 on the Southampton to New York route. Queen Mary 2 is not a steamship like many of her predecessors, but is powered primarily by four diesel engines, with two additional gas turbines used when extra power is required; this integrated electric propulsion configuration is used to produce the power to drive her four electric propulsion pods as well as powering the ship's hotel services. Like her predecessor Queen Elizabeth 2 she is built for crossing the Atlantic Ocean, though she is regularly used for cruising; in the winter season she cruises from New York to the Caribbean on ten or thirteen day tours. Queen Mary 2's 30-knot (56 km/h; 35 mph) open ocean speed sets the ship apart from cruise ships, such as Oasis of the Seas, which has an average speed of 22.6 knots (41.9 km/h; 26.0 mph); QM2's normal service speed is 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)

On 12 January 2004 Queen Mary 2 set sail on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in the United States, carrying 2,620 passengers under the command of captain Ronald Warwick, who had previously commanded Queen Elizabeth 2. Warwick is the son of William (Bill) Warwick who had also been a senior Cunard officer and the first captain of Queen Elizabeth 2. The ship arrived in Southampton late from her maiden voyage after bow doors which covered the thrusters failed to shut in Portugal. During the XXVIII Olympics Queen Mary 2 sailed to Athens and docked at Piraeus for two weeks for use as a floating hotel, serving the then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair and his wife Cherie, French President, Jacques Chirac, former United States President George H. Bush, and the US Olympic men's basketball team. Queen Mary 2's passengers have also included jazz musician Dave Brubeck, comedian and actor John Cleese, actor Richard Dreyfuss, author and editor Harold Evans, director George Lucas, singer Carly Simon, singer Rod Stewart, CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric, and financier Donald Trump. If you like to talk with other cruisers or you are planning a cruise on QUEEN MARY 2 and are looking for recommendations, OR you just want to plain stalk Her every move then do join this group! We keep updating Her position as often as we can, we do this by keeping up with Her webcam and Her GPS locator when She comes to port. If that wasn't enough, our admin team are all experienced cruisers on Her and we even have one member of admin who worked on board CUNARD's SAGAFJORD, VISTAFJORD and QE2! So rest assured we know what we are talking about! We look forward to welcoming you to the page!

Thanks again to John Whaley for this shot of Queen Mary 2 in Cobh, Ireland today. - (Tony)
09/09/2024

Thanks again to John Whaley for this shot of Queen Mary 2 in Cobh, Ireland today. - (Tony)

Queen Mary 2 seen alongside in Liverpool, thanks to John Whaley. - (Tony)
09/09/2024

Queen Mary 2 seen alongside in Liverpool, thanks to John Whaley. - (Tony)

Queen Mary 2 on the River Forth last week, thanks to John Whaley for the photos. - (Tony)
09/09/2024

Queen Mary 2 on the River Forth last week, thanks to John Whaley for the photos. - (Tony)

Good morning everyone! Possible photo opportunity or press photography going on here? Queen Mary 2 has arrived in New Yo...
23/05/2024

Good morning everyone! Possible photo opportunity or press photography going on here? Queen Mary 2 has arrived in New York and will remain here until late afternoon before departing to return to Southampton -Rob-

Big thank you to my friend Adam Faulkner for capturing Mary departing past Cowes this evening on her way to Hamburg, arr...
12/05/2024

Big thank you to my friend Adam Faulkner for capturing Mary departing past Cowes this evening on her way to Hamburg, arriving Tuesday morning -Rob-

Good morning everyone! Queen Mary 2 is approaching New York after completing her 2nd transatlantic voyage of 2024! She w...
05/05/2024

Good morning everyone! Queen Mary 2 is approaching New York after completing her 2nd transatlantic voyage of 2024! She will remain here until late afternoon before departing for Southampton. Arriving next Sunday morning! -Rob-

Good morning everyone! The world voyage of 2024 is complete, Queen Mary 2 is in Southampton and now it’s back to the tra...
28/04/2024

Good morning everyone! The world voyage of 2024 is complete, Queen Mary 2 is in Southampton and now it’s back to the transatlantic routine 🙂 She will depart Southampton late afternoon to make way for New York arriving next Sunday morning -Rob-

Good evening everyone my deepest apologies for no updates for a long while I just haven’t got much time at the moment. A...
23/04/2024

Good evening everyone my deepest apologies for no updates for a long while I just haven’t got much time at the moment. Anyway Mary is now leaving La Palmas, now it’s time for Queen Mary 2s final rescheduled destination on this world voyage Lisbon, arriving Thursday morning -Rob-

Tuesday Morning.
12/04/2024

Tuesday Morning.

https://youtu.be/kheur8kjbs8?si=4NtPNHiRED3HA2Tb hello everyone my sincere apologies for not posting anything lately, I’...
08/04/2024

https://youtu.be/kheur8kjbs8?si=4NtPNHiRED3HA2Tb hello everyone my sincere apologies for not posting anything lately, I’ve taken a monumental step where I travelled to Dallas Texas alone to observe today’s eclipse. If you’re interested, here is the video I got of that eclipse today (apologies for the shaky video I was extremely excited) I will get back to chasing Mary as soon as I get back home! -Rob-

longer version coming soon, unfortunately my phone crashed at the end but unfortunately totality was not seen after that cloud swallowed to spectacle. BUT I ...

Good evening everyone, my apologies for not updating very much I’ve started a new job and I don’t get much spare time no...
29/03/2024

Good evening everyone, my apologies for not updating very much I’ve started a new job and I don’t get much spare time now. As you may be aware Queen Mary 2s itinerary was altered in response to the situation regarding the Red Sea and Suez Canal, this is Mary’s new conclusion to the world voyage. I was actually looking forward to seeing her in Qatar but sadly now that’s not possible -Rob-

Good evening everyone! Queen Mary 2 is approaching Nha Trang Vietnam and will remain here until late evening before depa...
17/03/2024

Good evening everyone! Queen Mary 2 is approaching Nha Trang Vietnam and will remain here until late evening before departing for Saigon Ho Chi Minh City -Rob-

Finally Cunard have a Solar Eclipse Cruise! I’m actually off to Dallas Texas in April for the exact same reason! I’ve be...
15/03/2024

Finally Cunard have a Solar Eclipse Cruise! I’m actually off to Dallas Texas in April for the exact same reason! I’ve been dreaming of viewing an eclipse since 1999, even if I see the one in Dallas I just might have to book Queen Mary 2 for this one too! Bravo Cunard bravo! 🤩 -Rob-

It’s good to be back here in Hong 香港郵輪俱樂部 Hong Kong Cruise Society :) -Rob-
13/03/2024

It’s good to be back here in Hong 香港郵輪俱樂部 Hong Kong Cruise Society :) -Rob-

(2024/03/13)

相隔五年， #瑪麗皇后二號 終於再次在環遊世界行程中訪港，將會在啟德郵輪碼頭過夜停泊至明天晚上。

After 5 years of absence, comes to Hong Kong again today in her world voyage. She will dock at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal for overnight until tomorrow night.

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Queen Mary 2 - The Last Great Ocean Liner

Good morning everyone! Current position since departing Darwin en route to Hong Kong City, arriving Wednesday morning wh...
11/03/2024

Good morning everyone! Current position since departing Darwin en route to Hong Kong City, arriving Wednesday morning where she will have another overnight stay! Mary is also passing very close to where many of her valiant crew and housekeeping members are from! Always be thankful to them as they keep the drinks flowing and the ship running! -Rob-

Good evening everyone and G’day Darwin! Queen Mary 2 is about to arrive in Darwin, this will be her final visit to Austr...
05/03/2024

Good evening everyone and G’day Darwin! Queen Mary 2 is about to arrive in Darwin, this will be her final visit to Australia as she will depart late evening and head to Bitung Sulawesi Indonesia, remember there is no world voyage for Mary next year so if you are in Darwin today make the most of her! -Rob-

The first original royal visit she’s had in a long while, shame Princess Anne didn’t stay on board for the night. Bless ...
05/03/2024

The first original royal visit she’s had in a long while, shame Princess Anne didn’t stay on board for the night. Bless our beloved QE2 -Rob-

Good evening everyone! Queen Mary 2 is about to arrive in Yorkeys K**b and will remain here until early evening before d...
01/03/2024

Good evening everyone! Queen Mary 2 is about to arrive in Yorkeys K**b and will remain here until early evening before departing for Darwin, the final Australian stop on this world voyage so make the most of her! -Rob-

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