As Cunard's Queen Mary 2 prepares to welcome the Duke of Edinburgh on board, as part of celebrations to mark its 10th birthday, here are some fascinating statistics about the vessel
This week, Cunard’s three newest ships - Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary 2 - were photographed side-by-side at sea for the first time ever (pictured above), as part of celebrations to mark the latter ship's 10th birthday. Queen Mary 2 is on the final leg of a world cruise and her sister ships are escorting her back to Southampton ahead of a visit by The Duke of Edinburgh's tomorrow (May 9). The Duke of Edinburgh will attend a luncheon on board after which the "royal” trio will set sail together from Southampton with the QM2 leading the way to the Solent.
The only true ocean liner in service, the QM2 remains the world's fastest passenger ship, ten years after she was launched by the Queen in 2004. Here are some more fascinating statistics about the vessel.
If stood on her stern the QM2 would be the same height (1,132 feet) as the Empire State Building, taller than the Shard and over three times the height of St Paul’s Cathedral
She took 1,000,000 man-hours to design and 8,000,000 to build
Her 151,400 gross tonnage is equivalent to nearly 19,000 London buses
In ten years of service she has sailed the equivalent of three times to the moon and back
The capacity on board. The world's largest cruise ship - Allure of the Seas - has room for 5,400 passengers
Queen Mary 2's maximum speed is just over 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) - considerably faster than other contemporary cruise ships
QM2 is five times longer than Cunard's first ship, Britannia
Over 2,000 dogs have travelled on Queen Mary 2 (five times as many as there are in Battersea Dogs Home)
Over the past decade, the crew have served over 58 million meals, sufficient to feed the combined population of Hong Kong, Sydney, Cape Town, Rio and Dubai for an entire weekend. That includes over 25 million litres of milk; 21.9 million cups of tea and 2.7 million scones
One and a quarter million bottles of champagne drunk since her launch
When, on October 19, 2011, Queen Mary 2 had her registry changed to Hamilton, Bermuda (supposedly to allow the ship to host on-board weddings) it was the first time in 171 years that Cunard did not had a ship registered within the UK
QM2's whistle is audible for 10 miles
She took 1,000,000 man-hours to design and 8,000,000 to build
Her 151,400 gross tonnage is equivalent to nearly 19,000 London buses
In ten years of service she has sailed the equivalent of three times to the moon and back
The capacity on board. The world's largest cruise ship - Allure of the Seas - has room for 5,400 passengers
Queen Mary 2's maximum speed is just over 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) - considerably faster than other contemporary cruise ships
QM2 is five times longer than Cunard's first ship, Britannia
Over 2,000 dogs have travelled on Queen Mary 2 (five times as many as there are in Battersea Dogs Home)
Over the past decade, the crew have served over 58 million meals, sufficient to feed the combined population of Hong Kong, Sydney, Cape Town, Rio and Dubai for an entire weekend. That includes over 25 million litres of milk; 21.9 million cups of tea and 2.7 million scones
One and a quarter million bottles of champagne drunk since her launch
When, on October 19, 2011, Queen Mary 2 had her registry changed to Hamilton, Bermuda (supposedly to allow the ship to host on-board weddings) it was the first time in 171 years that Cunard did not had a ship registered within the UK
QM2's whistle is audible for 10 miles
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