5 Amazing Facts You Didn’t Know About the Queen Mary 2

1) The Last True Ocean Liner Queen Mary 2 isn’t just another cruise ship — she’s the first ocean liner built in more than 30 years and the very last one still in service today. When she entered service in 2004, she became the first liner launched since Vistafjord in 1973. It was also over three decades since the famous QE2 made her maiden voyage back in 1969. 2) Pets at Sea Believe it or not, you can take your dog or cat across the Atlantic aboard Queen Mary 2. She’s the only ship still offering kennels for transatlantic crossings, carrying on a tradition from earlier Cunard liners. The QE2, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth all had kennels, and even the Titanic had dogs on board during her maiden voyage — twelve of them, in fact, though only three survived the disaster. 3) A Whistle with History One of QM2’s whistles has a remarkable story. Her starboard whistle actually came from the original Queen Mary of 1936. That same whistle crossed the Atlantic thousands of times, served during World War II, and today it lives on aboard QM2, sounding a deep, unmistakable note that connects her to her legendary predecessor. 4) Power the Size of a Jumbo Jet QM2 is powered by four Rolls-Royce Alstom Mermaid pods, which literally pull the ship through the water. Each one weighs more than 300 tonnes — about the same as a fully loaded Boeing 747. These enormous pods give her the power and maneuverability to cross the ocean like no other modern vessel. 5) Speed to Spare Unlike today’s cruise ships, Queen Mary 2 was designed for speed. She’s faster than any cruise ship afloat and can easily outpace them on a crossing. However, she isn’t the fastest ocean liner ever built — that honor still belongs to her predecessors, the Queen Mary, the Queen Elizabeth, and the QE2, all of which could push the limits of ocean travel even further. 👉 Check out this video: https://youtu.be/EDXM5cStBq0?si=M6m35MTIZE_cgLiZ 👉 Check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/@Me-Ocean/videos