5 Amazing QM2 facts to wow your friends! Things you might not know about Cunard Queen Mary 2!
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the queen mary 2 is probably the best known passenger ship in service today with her graceful lines and her immense size
she was the first ocean liner built for 30 years and the last ocean liner in service
you can take your dog or your cat if you want to go on transatlantic crossing
the starboard whistle is actually an original from the rms queen mary built in the 1930s
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5 AMAZING facts about the Queen Mary 2 that you may not know are: 1: QM2 was the first ocean liner built in 30 years, and is the last ocean liner in service. When QM2 entered service in 2004 she was the first liner built since Vistafjord entered service in 1973. It was also over 30 years since QE2's maiden voyage in 1969. 2) You can take your dog and your cat on a transatlantic crossing aboard the Queen Mary 2 thanks to the ship's kennels. QM2 is the only ship to offer kennels on the Atlantic, but she wasn't the first to do so. QE2 had kennels. So did RMS Queen Mary and RMS Queen Elizabeth. There were even kennels aboard Titanic - which had 12 dogs aboard during the maiden voyage. 3) One of QM2's whistles come from the original RMS Queen Mary - yes, the starboard whistle on QM2's funnel dates back to the 1930s and travelled with RMS Queen Mary from 1936-1967! It even went to war! 4) QM2's pods weigh as much as a jumbo jet! Sounds crazy but its true. QM2 is powered by four Rolls Royce Alstom Mermaid Pods which pull the ship through the water. Each one weighs over 300 tonnes making it about the same as a Boeing 747 jet! 5) QM2 is a very fast ship. She is faster than all other cruise ships and can easily outperform cruise ships. But QM2 is not the fastest ocean liner ever, and is slower than Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth and the QE2. -- 🚢 Cunard History Website: https://www.chriscunard.com/ 📚 Buy books: https://www.chrisframe.com.au/books 👕 Buy cruise merch: https://chrisframeofficial.Teemill.com/ 🛳️ Learn about cruising: https://www.chrisframe.com.au/ 🎧 Big Cruise Podcast: https://thebigcruisepodcast.com/ 🌐 Frame & Cross Consultancy: https://frameandcross.com/ -- More facts about QM2: Name: Queen Mary 2 (QM2). Gross Tonnage: 149,215 tons. Length: 1132 feet / 345.03 metres. Beam: 135 feet / 41.14 metres. Beam at Bridge Wings: 147.5 feet / 44.95 metres. Draft: 32 feet, 10 inches / 9.75 metres. Height (Keel to Funnel): 237 feet / 72.23 metres. Passenger Capacity: 2,695 people. Standard Crew Capacity: 1,253 people. Top Speed: Approximately 30 knots (34.5 mph / 55.56km/h). Power: 157,000 hp / 117074.88 kW. Propulsion: Four pods of 20 MW each; 2 fixed and 2 rotating (360 degrees). Stabilisers: Two sets of Denny Brown stabilisers. Port of Registry: Hamilton (2011 – ) Southampton (2003 – 2011). Callsign: ZCEF6 (2011 – ) GBQM (2003 – 2011). Fleet Status: Flagship of the Cunard Fleet. Cost: $800 million USD. You can learn about the Queen Mary 2’s history at my website: https://www.chriscunard.com/qm2/qm2-facts/ -- Image Support: Henderson & Cremer Collection Stephen Payne Andrew Sassoli-Walker - https://www.solentphotographer.com/ Hudson Le Teace (via Emma) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA Arrow: Matt Scribner CC. By Attribution via Adobe Spark. -- Thank you to Stephen Payne for your insight and support. -- Music: YouTube Audio Library -- #Cunard #QueenMary2 #cruisenews #qm2 #cruiseline