About the Queen Mary 2

The RMS Queen Mary 2

Here are some fun facts about the QM2, most of which can be seen along with great pictures at the web site www.cunard.com

The QM2 is the grandest, most magnificent ocean liner ever built. She's a true heir to the timeless elegance, legacy and inspiration of the great Cunard liners of legend. Facts:

Length: 1,132 feet (a football field is 300 feet, that’s almost four football fields!)
Beam: 135 feet
Height (Keel to Funnel): 236.2 feet (a 23 story building!)
Gross Tonnage: Approximately 151,400 gross tones
Guest Capacity: 2,592 lower berths
3,056 maximum capacity
Crew: 1,253
Strength: Extra thick steel hull for strength and stability for Transatlantic Crossings
QM2 is more than twice as long as the Washington Monument is tall (550 ft.)
QM2 is 147 feet longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall (984 ft.)
QM2 is more than 3½ times as long as Westminster Tower (Big Ben) is high (310 ft.)
Canyon Ranch SpaClub®
Queen Mary 2's 20,000-square foot health club, offers a wide array of pampering possibilities, as the sensational AquaTherapy Centre and well-equipped Fitness Centre.
Empire Casino
The Monte Carlo-inspired Empire Casino offers a full variety of opportunities to tempt Lady Luck - 13 Gaming Tables, over 120 slot machines, even video poker. Also, there is the convenient Casino Bar.
Swimming Pools
There are a total of five swimming pools onboard Queen Mary 2, including the Terrace Pool on Deck 8, The Minnows Pool especially for children on Deck 9, the Sun Deck Splash Pool on the top of the ship, and our most popular Pavilion Pool on Deck 12, which features a retractable dome for any weather!
So here’s the questions everyone always asks:
How many life boats are there and is that enough – after all, we do transatlantic crossings.
There are 22 life boats each able to hold 150 passengers. That’s 3,300 people on the life boats. There are then 60 inflatable life rafts. 30 of them are specifically for the crew, and the other 30 are extra, just in case. So yes, we have plenty of life boats/rafts on board.