Sper sa nu te superi, dar as vrea ca cine citeste sa nu ramana cu impresia ca e chiar o barcuta amarata careia i se face reclama meseriasa. Nu am vizitat-o (desi mi-ar placea) dar o gasesc fascinanta. Am avut ocazia sa vad niste poze ale unui apartament duplex (partea privata) si am ramas bouche bee. Greu de crezut ca poate exista asa ceva pe un vapor.
Deci, imi permiti sa pun aici cateva date despre vas, da?
QUEEN MARY 2 (QM2)
Fun Facts
Did you know…
• At 1,132 feet, QM2 is five times longer than Cunard’s first ship, Britannia (230 feet),
and 113 feet longer than the original Queen Mary (1,019 feet).
• She features 17 decks and towers 200 feet above the waterline, equal to the height
of a 23-story building.
• QM2 is more than twice as long as the Washington Monument is tall (550 feet), 147
feet longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall (984 feet), more than 3 ½ times as long as
Big Ben (Westminster Tower) is high (310 feet), as long as 36 double-decker
London buses (31½ feet each), more than three times as long as St. Paul’s
Cathedral (366 feet), and only 117 feet shorter than the height of the Empire State
Building (1248 feet).
• QM2 will stretch nearly four football fields in length.
• There are several dining venues, all featuring ocean views, including Cunard’s
traditional Grill Rooms for the higher stateroom categories and an elegant
restaurant for the deluxe and standard categories. Recalling the classic dining
salons of grand liners of the past, the magnificent three-deck-high main dining room
will span the full width of the ship with a sweeping central staircase creating a
dramatic showcase for those wishing to make the ultimate grand entrance.
• Another classic feature is the 360-degree Promenade Deck, recreating an
environment, which historically served as an important social venue aboard
transatlantic liners. The spacious deck, whose total circumference exceeds onethird
of a mile, is lined with traditional steamer chairs while leaving expansive room
for guests to stroll. Interior promenades circling several decks provide attractive
walking venues, as well.
• The ship has a large indoor swimming pool in the spa as well as four outside pools,
one of which has a retractable glass roof.
• A planetarium on board - the first at sea - offers a variety of constellation shows, as
well as other presentations.
One of the ship’s whistle is an original from Queen Mary so that her famous
predecessor’s voice will once more be heard on the ocean. It is audible for 10
miles.
For the construction of QM2…
…some 300,000 pieces of steel were cut and welded into blocks in specialised
workshops. QM2’s hull is made up of 94 steel blocks (made from 580 panels), some of
which weigh more than 600 tons, involving some 1,500 kilometres of welding. Her
hull weighs 50,000 tons (more than a school of 330 blue whales) – not to be confused
with her gross tonnage, which is 151,400.
Food & Beverage…
• The annual sugar consumption would make eight million scones.
• The QM2 uses almost 7,000 boxes of strawberries each year.
• The annual tea consumption would fill an Olympic size swimming pool.
• The QM2 serves 1.5 million drinks per year, not including wine sales.
• The annual beef consumption would supply a city the size of Southampton each
year.
• The onboard baking requires the use of nearly 8,000 industrial size flour bags.
Stacking them would make a pile five times higher than the Eiffel Tower.
• The weight of pineapples used per year match the weight of 50 SUVs, almost 90
metric tons.
QM2 has…
• 2,500 kilometres of electric cable
• 310 miles (500 kilometres) of ducts, mains and pipes
• 2,000 bathrooms
• 80,000 lighting points
• 280,000 square yards (250,000 square metres) of fitted carpets
• 144,000 square yards (120,000 square metres) of insulating material
• 3,800 square yards (3,200 square metres) of galleys
• 3,000 telephones
• 8,800 loudspeakers
• 5,000 stairs
• 5,000 fire detectors
• 1,100 fire doors
• 8,350 automatic extinguishers
Stateroom Amenities:
Five duplex apartments (Balmoral, Windsor, Holyrood,
Buckingham and Sandringham) are two stories high overlooking
the ship’s stern. These suites provide breathtaking
sea views via a two-story glass wall and measure between
1,566 and 2,249 square feet. Among the largest and most
lavish afloat, each suite uniquely features its own exercise
area, balcony, two full marble bathrooms with both tub and
shower and a guest bathroom with shower. Passengers in
these suites are pampered by the services of a butler and
room service prepared by chefs from the Queens Grill.
For the ultimate in luxury, all five duplex apartments can be
combined together to create a single luxurious living area
totalling more than 9,000 square feet of living space
– a grand suite unrivalled on any other passenger ship.
Four forward suites (Queen Mary, Queen Anne, Queen
Elizabeth and Queen Victoria) overlooking the ship’s bow
measure between 796 and 1,194 square feet. Each
features a marble bathroom with both tub and shower plus
a guest bathroom with shower. Queen Mary and Queen
Elizabeth suites boast a private elevator entrance and
balcony. All four elegant Queen suites can be connected to
create a stunning 3,980-square-foot suite.
75 Junior Suites on Deck 10 measure 381 square feet.
Highlights include a large private balcony, separate bar
and full bathroom with both tub and shower.
All suites feature Frette linens, flat-screen televisions,
state-of-the-art entertainment systems, Xbox game
systems, walk-in closets, selected spirits or wine and soft
drinks, plush terrycloth bathrobes, slippers, personalized
stationery, a Bon Voyage bottle of champagne, and daily
fresh fruit and pre-dinner canapés.
All accommodations feature interactive TV (with multilanguage
film and music channels), direct-dial phone,
individual thermostat control, hair dryer, 110/220 volt
outlets, nightly turn-down service, and full bathroom with
tub and/or shower. Nearly three-fourths (72.9%) of QM2
staterooms include spacious eight-foot-deep balconies.