Homeward Across the Atlantic — Captain’s Daily Briefings | Queen Mary 2 New York to Southampton
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First of all, a very warm welcome to all our guests who embark today in New York.
We will alter course and speed to keep the ship as comfortable as we can until we clear the storm in the next 48 hours.
We are currently sailing over lots of underwater telecommunication cables connecting northwest Europe with Canada and the United States.
We will be just over 1 hour delayed coming into Southampton on Friday morning.
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A west-to-east transatlantic crossing aboard Queen Mary 2, experienced entirely through the voice of the ship’s Master. On this November 2025 voyage from New York to Southampton, each day at sea is marked by Captain Aseem Hashmi’s daily noon briefings — weather, navigation decisions, nautical language, and the quiet rhythm of ocean travel. No presenter, no commentary — just the passage across the Atlantic as it unfolded on board the last true ocean liner. This film forms the return crossing companion to the outbound voyage. Together they show how the same ocean feels completely different depending on direction of travel. While this sailing hosted Transatlantic Fashion Week, here it remains part of the background life of the ship. A separate sister film shows the full onboard experience including events, talks and performances. ▶ Outbound crossing (Southampton → New York): https://youtu.be/6IHK2z1Ad0U ▶ Full voyage experience incl. Transatlantic Fashion Week: https://youtu.be/ZzYllCEX_F8 ▶ Queen Mary 2 complete ship tour: https://youtu.be/LZFtnBTriLs Chapters 00:00 New York sunset sailaway 01:10 Day 1 — Paralleling Nova Scotia 06:38 Day 2 — Gale Force 8 & route altered to avoid Storm Melissa 11:50 Day 3 — Great Circle track & the Newfoundland Basin (4500m) 16:16 Day 4 — Mid-Atlantic Ridge & “turning a blind eye” 21:06 Day 5 — Lost distance & revised arrival time 25:57 Day 6 — Beaver Moon & dawn arrival at Southampton Filmed November 2025 aboard Cunard Line’s flagship ocean liner Queen Mary 2. #QueenMary2 #TransatlanticCrossing #OceanLiner #Cunard #CaptainBriefing #AtlanticCrossing