Queen Mary 2 Profile Page

THE BASICS

Class:                    Queen (individual design)
Registry:               Bermuda
Line:                      Cunard

SIZE

Gross tonnage: 1

Length: 1,132 feet

Beam: 135 feet at the waterline

Draft: 32 feet

inches

Height: 236 feet keel to funnel

TECHNICAL

Speed: 30 knots (max); 26 knots (service)

Power Plant

: 4 diesels (each capable of

producing

6.8 MW), 2 gas turbines

(each

apable

of producing 25 MW)

Propulsion: 2 fixed pods; 2 azipods

Thrusters: 3 (3.2 MW)

PEOPLE

Passengers: 2,620 (1,330 cabins, 173 suites)

rew

178

Officers: British

and international

Cunard bridge and navigation fact sheet

Cunard engineering and technical fact sheet

QM2 IN PICTURES
(In-depth Photo Tour of the ship with Commentary)

QM2's funnel clears New York's
Veranzano Narrows Bridge with
only 12 feet to spare.

VITAL STATISTICS

Above: QM2 tendering during a Canada cruise in
2006.

Below: QM2 in St. Thomas 2011.

CUNARD

INTERVIEWS, REVIEWS AND
FEATURE ARTICLES We have an
extensive collection of articles about Queen
Mary 2 including interviews with
commodores, captains, deputy captains, hotel
managers, chief engineers, chefs, entertainers
and other officers and managers. The
objective is to provide a behind-the-scenes
perspective.

QUEEN MARY 2

Commodore Christopher Rynd

DECK PLANS
(courtesy of Cunard)

QUEEN
MARY 2
PROFILE
PAGE

QM2 in Norway June 2007 with MSC
OPERA and CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Above: In New York harbor 2012.
Right: QM2 at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal shortly after the
facility opened in 2006.
Below right: QM2 at the Manhattan Passenger Ship Terminal
in 2004.

DAILY PROGRAMMES - - A
selection of daily programmes listing the
activities and entertainment onboard during
various crossings and cruises plus other
information.

MENUS - - a selection of menus from
QM2' various dining venues from over
the years.

L INK TO QM2 B RIDGE CAMERA

QM2 HOLIDAY DECORATIONS 2007
(Photo Essay)

QM2 usually flies the red ensign of
the British merchant marine but
when her captain is also an officer
in the Royal Naval Reserve, she
flies the prestigious blue ensign.

QM2 VIRTUAL BRIDGE TOUR
(Photo Essay and article)

QM2 EASTER BUNNY DECORATIONS 2008
(Photo Essay)

PHOTO FEATURES AND VIDEOS