The Facts                                          

• 150,000 tons
• 1,131 foot long
• entered service Jan 2004
• 2,620 passengers
• 1,254 crew
• Passenger space ratio 57.2     (higher space ratio = more space per passenger)

Overview: The QM2 is a ship of superlatives, more than twice the size of the QE2. It has facilities such a planetarium, Mayfair shops, Library and bookshop, swimming pools, cigar club, and all the usual cruise facilities as well.

Suitable for:  Wide range of couples and singles who enjoy cosmopolitan sailing with an extensive range of facilities. And the QM2 has to be the most fabulous way to enter New York.

Cuisine. Dining facilities depend on the grade of accommodation booked. The Britannia restaurant is the main dining room, three decks high, which has good quality food of an international style. The Grill class offers a variety of quality dining in the Queens Grill, or the Princess Grill.

Spa facilities: The health spa is huge, and offers extensive massage and beauty treatments, at a price.

Entertainment: The Royal Court has the main cabaret acts and lectures. There are also a number of bands throughout the ship playing in bars and discos. The ship also has a venture with Oxford University for enriching lectures.