QM2 Cunard Queen Mary Ship Cruise
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The QM2 ship is the most expensive cruise liner in the world - Queen Mary 2 cost US $900 million (2004). You may compare all the Queen Mary 2 cruise prices at Cunard QM2 cruise itinerary schedule.
The list of the best Queen Mary cruise specials for 2012 and 2013 includes:
- Queen Mary cruise to Norway Fjords, Scandinavian cruises 2012 from Southampton (May, June, July, August).
- QM2 cruise England Ireland Scotland Tours 2012 (September 2012, May 2013).
- Quee Mary cruise to Canary from Southampton (October, November and December 2012, and November 2013)
- 106-night QM2 World Cruise 2013 from UK Southampton (January 10 - April 28).
- cruise London to Paris (Southampton to Le Havre) - in June, October and November 2012, and November and December 2013.
- And, of course, the Queen Mary cruise New York Southampton.
As the Line's flagship, Cunard specials pertain mostly to the Queen Mary ship - the largest ocean liner ever built, Illuminations Theatre - the first planetarium at sea, the largest Library at sea (more than 8,000 volumes), the first Canyon Ranch SpaClub at sea, 5th in the world's largest cruise ships list, 15 dining venues, 5 swimming pools, 620m promenade deck, on-board kennels (available only on the transatlantic crossings).
MV Queen Mary 2 Ship specifications and Statistics
- QM2 Queen Mary ship passenger capacity 2,640 (max 3,060), Crew 1,250.
- year built 2003 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique (STX Europe, Saint-Nazaire yards in France), Identification IMO 9241061, Flag (Bermuda). The vessel changed its flag in 2011 from UK to Bermuda in order to be able to offer on-board weddings.
- cost to built US $900 million (UK L460 million) - one of the TOP 5 most expensive cruise ships in the world, the biggest ocean liner ever built.
- QM ship first cruise - January 12th 2004.
- Queen Mary 2 Weight-Tonnage 151,400 GT, Length 1,132ft (345m), Width 135ft (41m), Draft (10m, 33ft), the Queen Mary 2 ship speed (the world's fastest cruise passenger ship) 56km/h, 35 mph - 30kn (service speed).
- 12 passenger decks, post-Panamax class vessel (can't pass through Panama Canal), designed specifically for Transatlantic crossings.
- The Queen Mary ship is the first cruise ship with CODAG propulsion system ("combined diesel and gas"). "RMS" stands for "Royal Mail Ship" - a gesture to Cunard Line's history.