Queen Mary 2
Cunard Line

Built in 2007

Guest Accommodation 990 staterooms
Guest Capacity 2,000
Guest Decks 12
Gross Tonnage 90,000 tons
Length 964.5 feet
Width 106 feet
Draft 25.9 feet
Height 179 feet

FAST FACTS

Anchoring the Grand Lobby's main staircase is its signature artwork—a three dimensional sculpture depicting Queen Victoria parting the sea.

Aboard Queen Victoria, 86% of staterooms are outside and 71% of staterooms feature balconies.

Passengers can browse maritime memorabilia and artifacts in Cunardia, the first museum at sea and purchase items from Cunard Collection in the nearby gift shop.

Impressive beer and cider selections complement tasty gastro pub-style menus in The Golden Lion Pub, an authentic and traditional Cunard venue.

Queen Victoria's 6,000 titles comprise one of the most impressive library collections at sea in the serene, stately ambience of warm mahogany, an ornate spiral staircase, and cushy leather sofas. 

In the Queen's Room, sip afternoon tea and soak in the ambience reminiscent of that enjoyed by Queen Victoria in her much loved home, Osborne House. The Queens Room is two decks in height with a 1,000 square foot dance floor centered beneath a shimmering crystal chandelier.

Queen Victoria's dramatic double- and triple-height spaces flow easily into intimate alcoves.

Artwork commissioned especially for the ship doesn't overpower the simplicity of original etchings created by Britain's Queen Victoria and her husband and consort Prince Albert in 1840 that are hung in the Queens Arcade.

As on other Cunard vessels, the level of accommodations you reserve determines your assigned dining room. The Grand, Master, Penthouse, and Queens Suites dine in Queens Grill, Princess Suites dine in Princess Grill, and all others in Britannia Restaurant.

Simply one of the most stunning dining rooms at sea, Britannia Restaurant's two-deck height is emphasized by repeated by Art Deco "cloud" patterns and the ten-foot world globe that visually anchors the lower level. Dinner is served in two assigned seatings.

Draped columns and alcoves give Queen Victoria's Todd English Restaurant a faintly Moroccan atmosphere and create an other-worldly backdrop for dining on celebrity chef English's superb Mediterranean cuisine. Reservations are required and there is a fee.

Should you be a bit hungry before dinner, satisfy your craving for canapés and a martini (shaken tableside) in the Commodore Club forward on Deck 10.

Churchill's Cigar Lounge is the ideal retreat for an after-dinner cigar from the well-stocked humidor and a single malt scotch or fine port.

The Hemisphere Club a great spot for cocktails with a commanding 270-degree view from atop the ship, but late at night it morphs into a pulsating dance club. Even if you aren't a dance fan, you may find yourself being entertained at a lecture while seated beneath Hemisphere's sparkling chandelier.

Very 19th century in feel, the walls of the three-tiered Royal Court Theatre are covered in rich brocades and a red velvet curtain adorns the stage, which is framed by sixteen sumptuous private boxes.

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