Cheap Airfare Manila - Queen Mary 2 Cruise Ship Review

Making the Queen Mary cruise ship one of the most expensive of all times, the cost to build was over $800 million. 400 gross tonnes; 236.2 feet high and weighs approximately 151, 132 feet long, she is 1, the statistics of this extraordinary ships are mightily impressive. One of the most magnificent passenger ocean liners to ever take to the waves, quite simply, the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship is.

And is currently the flagship for established and prestigious liner company Cunard, the Queen Mary 2 was built in 2003. Which sailed the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967, this cruise ship was the successor to the Queen Mary cruise ship. 253 members of staff, and the ship is staffed by 1, 056 berths on board, there is a maximum of 3.

This Queen Mary sails the transatlantic route, like her predecessor. Who was Queen Consort to George V, comes from Mary of Teck, used for both the original Queen Mary and her successor, the name of Mary.

With a top speed of 35 knots (some 35 miles per hour), these engines also help make her one of the fastest cruise ships. But is instead powered by gas turbines and diesel engines which help make her one of the most environmentally friendly ships currently crossing the ocean, this cruise ship is not a steam liner, unlike most ships of her size. One of the more interesting design specifications is how she is powered.

This ship was completed on schedule and took to the seas for her maiden voyage on 12th January 2004, nevertheless. An accident during the final stages of construction - where a gangway fell over - cost 16 lives, however. Between Saint Nazaire and the off-shore islands of Ile d'Yeu and Belle-Ill, the Queen Mary 2 completed her sea trials between September and November 2003.

US President George W Bush and French President Jacques Chirac stayed aboard, and the likes of British prime minister Tony Blair, she was used for two weeks as a hotel ship during the Athens Olympics. Docking at Piraeus, the Queen Mary 2 sailed to Athens, in 2004. Has an interesting history, despite it's youth, the liner.

Owners Cunard claim this to be the first time a book has travelled to an international release on an ocean liner. In a locked steam trunk, signed by author JK Rowling, the liner crossed the Atlantic carrying the first US copy of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Price', in 2005. This cruise ship also has a unique place in popular culture.

All of this combines to make the Queen Mary 2 an experience no one will ever forget. Several spas and a planetarium, a computer store, an art gallery, a theatre, a ballroom, a casino, five swimming pools, the ship boasts 15 restaurants and bars. For anyone travelling on the Queen Mary 2 - and not just well-known wizard stories - the experience is full of luxury and opulence beyond their wildest dreams.